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

Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-CS (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 20.15%

For the Locality Pay Area of Colorado Springs, CO

Total Increase: 2.06%

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

38149

39428

40696

41960

43226

43966

45223

46487

46538

47720

2

41989

42988

44379

45555

46066

47421

48775

50129

51484

52838

3

44828

46321

47815

49308

50802

52295

53789

55283

56777

58270

4

49210

50851

52492

54134

55775

57416

59057

60699

62340

63981

5

53815

55609

57402

59194

60988

62781

64575

66367

68160

69954

6

58606

60558

62512

64465

66418

68371

70324

72277

74231

76184

7

63586

65705

67826

69947

72066

74187

76306

78427

80546

82667

8

68715

71006

73298

75589

77879

80170

82461

84753

87044

89335

9

74015

76481

78948

81416

83883

86349

88816

91283

93751

96217

10

79434

82082

84729

87377

90024

92670

95319

97966

100614

103261

11

84998

87830

90663

93495

96328

99161

101993

104826

107658

110491

12

99148

102453

105758

109064

112369

115674

118981

122286

125592

128897

13

114656

118478

122299

126121

129943

133765

137587

141409

145231

149053

14

131652

136041

140429

144818

149206

153594

157983

162371

166760

171148

15

152603

157690

162776

167863

172949

178036

183122

188209

193296

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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