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
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
|
19.91 |
20.58 |
21.24 |
21.90 |
22.56 |
22.94 |
23.60 |
24.26 |
24.29 |
24.90 |
O
|
29.87 |
30.87 |
31.86 |
32.85 |
33.84 |
34.41 |
35.40 |
36.39 |
36.44 |
37.35 |
2
|
B
|
21.91 |
22.43 |
23.16 |
23.77 |
24.04 |
24.75 |
25.45 |
26.16 |
26.87 |
27.57 |
O
|
32.87 |
33.65 |
34.74 |
35.66 |
36.06 |
37.13 |
38.18 |
39.24 |
40.31 |
41.36 |
3
|
B
|
23.39 |
24.17 |
24.95 |
25.73 |
26.51 |
27.29 |
28.07 |
28.85 |
29.63 |
30.41 |
O
|
35.09 |
36.26 |
37.43 |
38.60 |
39.77 |
40.94 |
42.11 |
43.28 |
44.45 |
45.62 |
4
|
B
|
25.68 |
26.54 |
27.39 |
28.25 |
29.11 |
29.96 |
30.82 |
31.68 |
32.53 |
33.39 |
O
|
38.52 |
39.81 |
41.09 |
42.38 |
43.67 |
44.94 |
46.23 |
47.52 |
48.80 |
50.09 |
5
|
B
|
28.08 |
29.02 |
29.96 |
30.89 |
31.83 |
32.76 |
33.70 |
34.63 |
35.57 |
36.51 |
O
|
42.12 |
43.53 |
44.94 |
46.34 |
47.75 |
49.14 |
50.55 |
51.95 |
53.36 |
54.77 |
6
|
B
|
30.58 |
31.60 |
32.62 |
33.64 |
34.66 |
35.68 |
36.70 |
37.72 |
38.74 |
39.76 |
O
|
45.87 |
47.40 |
48.93 |
50.46 |
51.99 |
53.52 |
55.05 |
56.58 |
58.11 |
59.64 |
7
|
B
|
33.18 |
34.29 |
35.40 |
36.50 |
37.61 |
38.72 |
39.82 |
40.93 |
42.03 |
43.14 |
O
|
49.77 |
51.44 |
53.10 |
54.75 |
56.42 |
58.08 |
59.73 |
61.40 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
8
|
B
|
35.86 |
37.06 |
38.25 |
39.45 |
40.64 |
41.84 |
43.03 |
44.23 |
45.43 |
46.62 |
O
|
53.79 |
55.59 |
57.38 |
59.18 |
60.96 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
9
|
B
|
38.63 |
39.91 |
41.20 |
42.49 |
43.78 |
45.06 |
46.35 |
47.64 |
48.93 |
50.21 |
O
|
57.95 |
59.87 |
61.80 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
10
|
B
|
41.45 |
42.84 |
44.22 |
45.60 |
46.98 |
48.36 |
49.74 |
51.13 |
52.51 |
53.89 |
O
|
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
11
|
B
|
44.36 |
45.84 |
47.31 |
48.79 |
50.27 |
51.75 |
53.23 |
54.71 |
56.18 |
57.66 |
O
|
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
12
|
B
|
51.74 |
53.47 |
55.19 |
56.92 |
58.64 |
60.37 |
62.09 |
63.82 |
65.54 |
67.27 |
O
|
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
62.18 |
63.82 |
65.54 |
67.27 |
13
|
B
|
59.84 |
61.83 |
63.82 |
65.82 |
67.81 |
69.81 |
71.80 |
73.80 |
75.79 |
77.79 |
O
|
62.18 |
62.18 |
63.82 |
65.82 |
67.81 |
69.81 |
71.80 |
73.80 |
75.79 |
77.79 |
14
|
B
|
68.70 |
71.00 |
73.29 |
75.58 |
77.87 |
80.16 |
82.45 |
84.74 |
87.03 |
89.32 |
O
|
68.70 |
71.00 |
73.29 |
75.58 |
77.87 |
80.16 |
82.45 |
84.74 |
87.03 |
89.32 |
15
|
B
|
79.64 |
82.29 |
84.95 |
87.60 |
90.26 |
92.91 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
O
|
79.64 |
82.29 |
84.95 |
87.60 |
90.26 |
92.91 |
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.