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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-BOS (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 32.58%

For the Locality Pay Area of Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT

Total Increase: 2.17%

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 20.17 20.85 21.52 22.19 22.85 23.25 23.91 24.58 24.61 25.23
O 30.26 31.28 32.28 33.29 34.28 34.88 35.87 36.87 36.92 37.85
2 B 22.20 22.73 23.46 24.09 24.36 25.07 25.79 26.50 27.22 27.94
O 33.30 34.10 35.19 36.14 36.54 37.61 38.69 39.75 40.83 41.91
3 B 23.70 24.49 25.28 26.07 26.86 27.65 28.44 29.23 30.02 30.81
O 35.55 36.74 37.92 39.11 40.29 41.48 42.66 43.85 45.03 46.22
4 B 26.02 26.89 27.75 28.62 29.49 30.36 31.23 32.09 32.96 33.83
O 39.03 40.34 41.63 42.93 44.24 45.54 46.85 48.14 49.44 50.75
5 B 28.45 29.40 30.35 31.30 32.25 33.19 34.14 35.09 36.04 36.99
O 42.68 44.10 45.53 46.95 48.38 49.79 51.21 52.64 54.06 55.49
6 B 30.99 32.02 33.05 34.08 35.12 36.15 37.18 38.22 39.25 40.28
O 46.49 48.03 49.58 51.12 52.68 54.23 55.77 57.33 58.88 60.42
7 B 33.62 34.74 35.86 36.98 38.10 39.22 40.34 41.47 42.59 43.71
O 50.43 52.11 53.79 55.47 57.15 58.83 60.51 62.21 63.00 63.00
8 B 36.33 37.54 38.75 39.97 41.18 42.39 43.60 44.81 46.02 47.23
O 54.50 56.31 58.13 59.96 61.77 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00
9 B 39.13 40.44 41.74 43.05 44.35 45.66 46.96 48.26 49.57 50.87
O 58.70 60.66 62.61 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00
10 B 42.00 43.40 44.80 46.20 47.60 49.00 50.40 51.80 53.20 54.60
O 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00
11 B 44.94 46.44 47.94 49.43 50.93 52.43 53.93 55.42 56.92 58.42
O 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00
12 B 52.42 54.17 55.92 57.67 59.41 61.16 62.91 64.66 66.40 68.15
O 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 64.66 66.40 68.15
13 B 60.62 62.64 64.66 66.68 68.70 70.73 72.75 74.77 76.79 78.81
O 63.00 63.00 64.66 66.68 68.70 70.73 72.75 74.77 76.79 78.81
14 B 69.61 71.93 74.25 76.57 78.89 81.21 83.53 85.85 88.17 90.49
O 69.61 71.93 74.25 76.57 78.89 81.21 83.53 85.85 88.17 90.49
15 B 80.69 83.37 86.06 88.75 91.44 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 80.69 83.37 86.06 88.75 91.44 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 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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