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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-COL (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 22.15%

For the Locality Pay Area of Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Total Increase: 1.99%

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 18.58 19.21 19.82 20.44 21.06 21.42 22.03 22.65 22.67 23.25
O 27.87 28.82 29.73 30.66 31.59 32.13 33.05 33.98 34.01 34.88
2 B 20.45 20.94 21.62 22.19 22.44 23.10 23.76 24.42 25.08 25.74
O 30.68 31.41 32.43 33.29 33.66 34.65 35.64 36.63 37.62 38.61
3 B 21.84 22.56 23.29 24.02 24.75 25.47 26.20 26.93 27.66 28.39
O 32.76 33.84 34.94 36.03 37.13 38.21 39.30 40.40 41.49 42.59
4 B 23.97 24.77 25.57 26.37 27.17 27.97 28.77 29.57 30.37 31.17
O 35.96 37.16 38.36 39.56 40.76 41.96 43.16 44.36 45.56 46.76
5 B 26.22 27.09 27.96 28.84 29.71 30.58 31.46 32.33 33.20 34.08
O 39.33 40.64 41.94 43.26 44.57 45.87 47.19 48.50 49.80 51.12
6 B 28.55 29.50 30.45 31.40 32.35 33.31 34.26 35.21 36.16 37.11
O 42.83 44.25 45.68 47.10 48.53 49.97 51.39 52.82 54.24 55.67
7 B 30.97 32.01 33.04 34.07 35.11 36.14 37.17 38.20 39.24 40.27
O 46.46 48.02 49.56 51.11 52.67 54.21 55.76 57.30 58.04 58.04
8 B 33.47 34.59 35.71 36.82 37.94 39.05 40.17 41.29 42.40 43.52
O 50.21 51.89 53.57 55.23 56.91 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04
9 B 36.06 37.26 38.46 39.66 40.86 42.06 43.27 44.47 45.67 46.87
O 54.09 55.89 57.69 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04
10 B 38.69 39.98 41.27 42.56 43.85 45.14 46.43 47.72 49.01 50.30
O 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04
11 B 41.41 42.78 44.16 45.54 46.92 48.30 49.68 51.06 52.44 53.82
O 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04
12 B 48.30 49.91 51.52 53.13 54.74 56.35 57.96 59.57 61.18 62.79
O 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 58.04 59.57 61.18 62.79
13 B 55.85 57.71 59.58 61.44 63.30 65.16 67.02 68.89 70.75 72.61
O 58.04 58.04 59.58 61.44 63.30 65.16 67.02 68.89 70.75 72.61
14 B 64.13 66.27 68.41 70.55 72.68 74.82 76.96 79.10 81.23 83.37
O 64.13 66.27 68.41 70.55 72.68 74.82 76.96 79.10 81.23 83.37
15 B 74.34 76.82 79.29 81.77 84.25 86.73 89.20 91.68 93.53 93.53
O 74.34 76.82 79.29 81.77 84.25 86.73 89.20 91.68 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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