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.