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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-CC (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 17.63%

For the Locality Pay Area of Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX

Total Increase: 1.90%

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 17.90 18.50 19.09 19.68 20.28 20.62 21.21 21.81 21.83 22.39
O 26.85 27.75 28.64 29.52 30.42 30.93 31.82 32.72 32.75 33.59
2 B 19.70 20.17 20.82 21.37 21.61 22.25 22.88 23.52 24.15 24.79
O 29.55 30.26 31.23 32.06 32.42 33.38 34.32 35.28 36.23 37.19
3 B 21.03 21.73 22.43 23.13 23.83 24.53 25.23 25.93 26.63 27.33
O 31.55 32.60 33.65 34.70 35.75 36.80 37.85 38.90 39.95 41.00
4 B 23.08 23.85 24.62 25.39 26.16 26.93 27.70 28.47 29.24 30.01
O 34.62 35.78 36.93 38.09 39.24 40.40 41.55 42.71 43.86 45.02
5 B 25.24 26.09 26.93 27.77 28.61 29.45 30.29 31.13 31.97 32.82
O 37.86 39.14 40.40 41.66 42.92 44.18 45.44 46.70 47.96 49.23
6 B 27.49 28.41 29.32 30.24 31.16 32.07 32.99 33.91 34.82 35.74
O 41.24 42.62 43.98 45.36 46.74 48.11 49.49 50.87 52.23 53.61
7 B 29.83 30.82 31.82 32.81 33.81 34.80 35.80 36.79 37.78 38.78
O 44.75 46.23 47.73 49.22 50.72 52.20 53.70 55.19 55.89 55.89
8 B 32.23 33.31 34.38 35.46 36.53 37.61 38.68 39.76 40.83 41.91
O 48.35 49.97 51.57 53.19 54.80 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89
9 B 34.72 35.88 37.03 38.19 39.35 40.51 41.66 42.82 43.98 45.14
O 52.08 53.82 55.55 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89
10 B 37.26 38.51 39.75 40.99 42.23 43.47 44.71 45.96 47.20 48.44
O 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89
11 B 39.87 41.20 42.53 43.86 45.19 46.52 47.85 49.17 50.50 51.83
O 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89
12 B 46.51 48.06 49.61 51.16 52.71 54.26 55.81 57.37 58.92 60.47
O 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 57.37 58.92 60.47
13 B 53.79 55.58 57.37 59.16 60.96 62.75 64.54 66.34 68.13 69.92
O 55.89 55.89 57.37 59.16 60.96 62.75 64.54 66.34 68.13 69.92
14 B 61.76 63.82 65.88 67.94 69.99 72.05 74.11 76.17 78.23 80.29
O 61.76 63.82 65.88 67.94 69.99 72.05 74.11 76.17 78.23 80.29
15 B 71.59 73.97 76.36 78.75 81.13 83.52 85.90 88.29 90.68 93.06
O 71.59 73.97 76.36 78.75 81.13 83.52 85.90 88.29 90.68 93.06

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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