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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-BU (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 22.41%

For the Locality Pay Area of Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY

Total Increase: 2.05%

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 18.62 19.25 19.87 20.48 21.10 21.46 22.08 22.69 22.72 23.30
O 27.93 28.88 29.81 30.72 31.65 32.19 33.12 34.04 34.08 34.95
2 B 20.50 20.99 21.66 22.24 22.49 23.15 23.81 24.47 25.13 25.79
O 30.75 31.49 32.49 33.36 33.74 34.73 35.72 36.71 37.70 38.69
3 B 21.88 22.61 23.34 24.07 24.80 25.53 26.26 26.99 27.72 28.45
O 32.82 33.92 35.01 36.11 37.20 38.30 39.39 40.49 41.58 42.68
4 B 24.02 24.82 25.63 26.43 27.23 28.03 28.83 29.63 30.43 31.23
O 36.03 37.23 38.45 39.65 40.85 42.05 43.25 44.45 45.65 46.85
5 B 26.27 27.15 28.02 28.90 29.77 30.65 31.52 32.40 33.27 34.15
O 39.41 40.73 42.03 43.35 44.66 45.98 47.28 48.60 49.91 51.23
6 B 28.61 29.56 30.52 31.47 32.42 33.38 34.33 35.28 36.24 37.19
O 42.92 44.34 45.78 47.21 48.63 50.07 51.50 52.92 54.36 55.79
7 B 31.04 32.08 33.11 34.15 35.18 36.22 37.25 38.29 39.32 40.36
O 46.56 48.12 49.67 51.23 52.77 54.33 55.88 57.44 58.17 58.17
8 B 33.54 34.66 35.78 36.90 38.02 39.14 40.25 41.37 42.49 43.61
O 50.31 51.99 53.67 55.35 57.03 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17
9 B 36.13 37.34 38.54 39.74 40.95 42.15 43.36 44.56 45.77 46.97
O 54.20 56.01 57.81 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17
10 B 38.78 40.07 41.36 42.65 43.95 45.24 46.53 47.82 49.12 50.41
O 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17
11 B 41.49 42.88 44.26 45.64 47.02 48.41 49.79 51.17 52.56 53.94
O 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17
12 B 48.40 50.01 51.63 53.24 54.86 56.47 58.08 59.70 61.31 62.92
O 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 58.17 59.70 61.31 62.92
13 B 55.97 57.84 59.70 61.57 63.43 65.30 67.17 69.03 70.90 72.76
O 58.17 58.17 59.70 61.57 63.43 65.30 67.17 69.03 70.90 72.76
14 B 64.27 66.41 68.55 70.70 72.84 74.98 77.12 79.26 81.41 83.55
O 64.27 66.41 68.55 70.70 72.84 74.98 77.12 79.26 81.41 83.55
15 B 74.50 76.98 79.46 81.95 84.43 86.91 89.39 91.88 93.53 93.53
O 74.50 76.98 79.46 81.95 84.43 86.91 89.39 91.88 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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