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

Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-DAY (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 21.42%

For the Locality Pay Area of Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH

Total Increase: 1.94%

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 18.47 19.09 19.71 20.32 20.93 21.29 21.90 22.51 22.53 23.11
O 27.71 28.64 29.57 30.48 31.40 31.94 32.85 33.77 33.80 34.67
2 B 20.33 20.82 21.49 22.06 22.31 22.96 23.62 24.27 24.93 25.59
O 30.50 31.23 32.24 33.09 33.47 34.44 35.43 36.41 37.40 38.39
3 B 21.71 22.43 23.15 23.88 24.60 25.32 26.05 26.77 27.49 28.22
O 32.57 33.65 34.73 35.82 36.90 37.98 39.08 40.16 41.24 42.33
4 B 23.83 24.62 25.42 26.21 27.01 27.80 28.60 29.39 30.19 30.98
O 35.75 36.93 38.13 39.32 40.52 41.70 42.90 44.09 45.29 46.47
5 B 26.06 26.93 27.79 28.66 29.53 30.40 31.27 32.14 33.00 33.87
O 39.09 40.40 41.69 42.99 44.30 45.60 46.91 48.21 49.50 50.81
6 B 28.38 29.32 30.27 31.22 32.16 33.11 34.05 35.00 35.94 36.89
O 42.57 43.98 45.41 46.83 48.24 49.67 51.08 52.50 53.91 55.34
7 B 30.79 31.82 32.84 33.87 34.90 35.92 36.95 37.98 39.00 40.03
O 46.19 47.73 49.26 50.81 52.35 53.88 55.43 56.97 57.69 57.69
8 B 33.27 34.38 35.49 36.60 37.71 38.82 39.93 41.04 42.15 43.26
O 49.91 51.57 53.24 54.90 56.57 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69
9 B 35.84 37.03 38.23 39.42 40.62 41.81 43.01 44.20 45.40 46.59
O 53.76 55.55 57.35 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69
10 B 38.46 39.75 41.03 42.31 43.59 44.87 46.16 47.44 48.72 50.00
O 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69
11 B 41.16 42.53 43.90 45.27 46.64 48.02 49.39 50.76 52.13 53.50
O 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69
12 B 48.01 49.61 51.21 52.81 54.41 56.01 57.61 59.21 60.81 62.41
O 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 57.69 59.21 60.81 62.41
13 B 55.52 57.37 59.22 61.07 62.92 64.77 66.62 68.47 70.32 72.17
O 57.69 57.69 59.22 61.07 62.92 64.77 66.62 68.47 70.32 72.17
14 B 63.75 65.87 68.00 70.12 72.25 74.37 76.50 78.62 80.75 82.87
O 63.75 65.87 68.00 70.12 72.25 74.37 76.50 78.62 80.75 82.87
15 B 73.89 76.36 78.82 81.28 83.75 86.21 88.67 91.13 93.53 93.53
O 73.89 76.36 78.82 81.28 83.75 86.21 88.67 91.13 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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