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OPM.gov / Policy / Pay & Leave / Salaries & Wages

Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-CLE (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 22.23%

For the Locality Pay Area of Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA

Total Increase: 1.88%

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

38809

40111

41401

42686

43975

44728

46006

47292

47343

48546

2

42716

43733

45147

46344

46863

48242

49619

50997

52376

53753

3

45604

47123

48643

50162

51681

53201

54720

56240

57760

59279

4

50062

51731

53401

55071

56740

58410

60080

61749

63419

65089

5

54747

56572

58395

60219

62044

63868

65693

67516

69340

71165

6

59620

61606

63594

65581

67568

69555

71541

73529

75516

77502

7

64687

66843

69000

71157

73314

75471

77627

79784

81941

84098

8

69905

72235

74566

76897

79227

81558

83889

86220

88551

90882

9

75296

77806

80315

82825

85335

87844

90354

92863

95374

97883

10

80809

83503

86195

88889

91582

94275

96969

99661

102355

105048

11

86469

89350

92232

95113

97995

100878

103759

106641

109522

112404

12

100864

104227

107589

110952

114314

117677

121041

124403

127766

131128

13

116640

120529

124417

128305

132193

136081

139969

143857

147746

151634

14

133931

138396

142860

147325

151789

156253

160718

165182

169647

174111

15

155244

160420

165594

170769

175943

181118

186292

191467

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.

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