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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-CIN (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 21.93%

For the Locality Pay Area of Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN

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 18.55 19.17 19.79 20.40 21.02 21.38 21.99 22.60 22.63 23.20
O 27.83 28.76 29.69 30.60 31.53 32.07 32.99 33.90 33.95 34.80
2 B 20.42 20.90 21.58 22.15 22.40 23.06 23.72 24.38 25.03 25.69
O 30.63 31.35 32.37 33.23 33.60 34.59 35.58 36.57 37.55 38.54
3 B 21.80 22.52 23.25 23.98 24.70 25.43 26.16 26.88 27.61 28.33
O 32.70 33.78 34.88 35.97 37.05 38.15 39.24 40.32 41.42 42.50
4 B 23.93 24.73 25.52 26.32 27.12 27.92 28.72 29.52 30.31 31.11
O 35.90 37.10 38.28 39.48 40.68 41.88 43.08 44.28 45.47 46.67
5 B 26.17 27.04 27.91 28.78 29.66 30.53 31.40 32.27 33.14 34.02
O 39.26 40.56 41.87 43.17 44.49 45.80 47.10 48.41 49.71 51.03
6 B 28.50 29.45 30.40 31.35 32.30 33.25 34.20 35.15 36.10 37.04
O 42.75 44.18 45.60 47.03 48.45 49.88 51.30 52.73 54.15 55.56
7 B 30.92 31.95 32.98 34.01 35.04 36.07 37.10 38.14 39.17 40.20
O 46.38 47.93 49.47 51.02 52.56 54.11 55.65 57.21 57.93 57.93
8 B 33.41 34.53 35.64 36.76 37.87 38.98 40.10 41.21 42.33 43.44
O 50.12 51.80 53.46 55.14 56.81 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93
9 B 35.99 37.19 38.39 39.59 40.79 41.99 43.19 44.39 45.59 46.79
O 53.99 55.79 57.59 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93
10 B 38.62 39.91 41.20 42.49 43.77 45.06 46.35 47.64 48.92 50.21
O 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93
11 B 41.33 42.71 44.09 45.46 46.84 48.22 49.59 50.97 52.35 53.73
O 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93
12 B 48.21 49.82 51.43 53.03 54.64 56.25 57.86 59.46 61.07 62.68
O 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 59.46 61.07 62.68
13 B 55.75 57.61 59.47 61.33 63.19 65.04 66.90 68.76 70.62 72.48
O 57.93 57.93 59.47 61.33 63.19 65.04 66.90 68.76 70.62 72.48
14 B 64.02 66.15 68.28 70.42 72.55 74.69 76.82 78.95 81.09 83.22
O 64.02 66.15 68.28 70.42 72.55 74.69 76.82 78.95 81.09 83.22
15 B 74.20 76.68 79.15 81.62 84.10 86.57 89.04 91.52 93.53 93.53
O 74.20 76.68 79.15 81.62 84.10 86.57 89.04 91.52 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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