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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-BN (GW)

Wildland Firefighters under Pay Plan GW

Including Special Base Rates at Grades GS-1 through GS-15 and

Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 19.45%

For the Locality Pay Area of Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT

Total Increase: 2.11%

Effective March 23, 2025

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 18.17 18.78 19.39 19.99 20.59 20.94 21.54 22.14 22.17 22.73
O 27.26 28.17 29.09 29.99 30.89 31.41 32.31 33.21 33.26 34.10
2 B 20.00 20.48 21.14 21.70 21.94 22.59 23.23 23.88 24.53 25.17
O 30.00 30.72 31.71 32.55 32.91 33.89 34.85 35.82 36.80 37.76
3 B 21.35 22.07 22.78 23.49 24.20 24.91 25.62 26.33 27.05 27.76
O 32.03 33.11 34.17 35.24 36.30 37.37 38.43 39.50 40.58 41.64
4 B 23.44 24.22 25.01 25.79 26.57 27.35 28.13 28.91 29.70 30.48
O 35.16 36.33 37.52 38.69 39.86 41.03 42.20 43.37 44.55 45.72
5 B 25.64 26.49 27.34 28.20 29.05 29.91 30.76 31.62 32.47 33.32
O 38.46 39.74 41.01 42.30 43.58 44.87 46.14 47.43 48.71 49.98
6 B 27.92 28.85 29.78 30.71 31.64 32.57 33.50 34.43 35.36 36.29
O 41.88 43.28 44.67 46.07 47.46 48.86 50.25 51.65 53.04 54.44
7 B 30.29 31.30 32.31 33.32 34.33 35.34 36.35 37.36 38.37 39.38
O 45.44 46.95 48.47 49.98 51.50 53.01 54.53 56.04 56.76 56.76
8 B 32.73 33.83 34.92 36.01 37.10 38.19 39.28 40.37 41.46 42.56
O 49.10 50.75 52.38 54.02 55.65 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76
9 B 35.26 36.43 37.61 38.78 39.96 41.13 42.31 43.48 44.66 45.83
O 52.89 54.65 56.42 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76
10 B 37.84 39.10 40.36 41.62 42.88 44.15 45.41 46.67 47.93 49.19
O 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76
11 B 40.49 41.84 43.19 44.54 45.89 47.24 48.59 49.94 51.28 52.63
O 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76
12 B 47.23 48.80 50.38 51.95 53.53 55.10 56.68 58.25 59.83 61.40
O 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 56.76 58.25 59.83 61.40
13 B 54.62 56.44 58.26 60.08 61.90 63.72 65.54 67.36 69.18 71.00
O 56.76 56.76 58.26 60.08 61.90 63.72 65.54 67.36 69.18 71.00
14 B 62.71 64.80 66.90 68.99 71.08 73.17 75.26 77.35 79.44 81.53
O 62.71 64.80 66.90 68.99 71.08 73.17 75.26 77.35 79.44 81.53
15 B 72.69 75.12 77.54 79.96 82.39 84.81 87.23 89.66 92.08 93.53
O 72.69 75.12 77.54 79.96 82.39 84.81 87.23 89.66 92.08 93.53

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Note: These hourly locality rates apply to employees who meet the definition of "wildland firefighter" in 5 U.S.C. 5332a and receive special base rates under that section for service on or after March 23, 2025. Also, the wildland firefighter special base rate for GS-10, step 1, is used in computing the applicable title 5 overtime hourly rate cap under 5 U.S.C. 5542 and 5 CFR 550.113 for all FLSA-exempt wildland firefighters.

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