Salary Table 2025-CHI (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 30.86%
For the Locality Pay Area of Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Total Increase: 2.05%
Effective March 23, 2025
Annual Rates by Grade and Step
|
Grade
|
Step 1
|
Step 2
|
Step 3
|
Step 4
|
Step 5
|
Step 6
|
Step 7
|
Step 8
|
Step 9
|
Step 10
|
|
1
|
41549 |
42943 |
44324 |
45700 |
47080 |
47886 |
49254 |
50631 |
50686 |
51974 |
|
2
|
45732 |
46820 |
48334 |
49616 |
50172 |
51648 |
53123 |
54597 |
56074 |
57548 |
|
3
|
48824 |
50450 |
52077 |
53704 |
55330 |
56957 |
58583 |
60211 |
61838 |
63464 |
|
4
|
53596 |
55384 |
57171 |
58959 |
60747 |
62534 |
64322 |
66109 |
67897 |
69684 |
|
5
|
58612 |
60566 |
62518 |
64471 |
66425 |
68377 |
70331 |
72283 |
74236 |
76189 |
|
6
|
63830 |
65956 |
68084 |
70212 |
72338 |
74466 |
76592 |
78720 |
80848 |
82974 |
|
7
|
69254 |
71562 |
73872 |
76181 |
78490 |
80800 |
83108 |
85418 |
87726 |
90036 |
|
8
|
74840 |
77336 |
79831 |
82327 |
84821 |
87316 |
89812 |
92307 |
94803 |
97298 |
|
9
|
80612 |
83299 |
85985 |
88673 |
91360 |
94046 |
96733 |
99420 |
102107 |
104794 |
|
10
|
86514 |
89398 |
92281 |
95165 |
98048 |
100931 |
103815 |
106698 |
109582 |
112465 |
|
11
|
92574 |
95659 |
98744 |
101829 |
104914 |
108000 |
111084 |
114170 |
117254 |
120340 |
|
12
|
107986 |
111586 |
115186 |
118786 |
122386 |
125985 |
129587 |
133187 |
136787 |
140387 |
|
13
|
124876 |
129038 |
133201 |
137364 |
141526 |
145689 |
149852 |
154014 |
158177 |
162340 |
|
14
|
143387 |
148168 |
152947 |
157727 |
162506 |
167285 |
172065 |
176844 |
181625 |
186404 |
|
15
|
166205 |
171746 |
177285 |
182826 |
188365 |
193906 |
195200 * |
195200 * |
195200 * |
195200 * |
* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
Note: These 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.
