Salary Table 2025-DCB (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 33.94%
For the Locality Pay Area of Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
Total Increase: 2.22%
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
|
20.38 |
21.06 |
21.74 |
22.41 |
23.09 |
23.48 |
24.16 |
24.83 |
24.86 |
25.49 |
O
|
30.57 |
31.59 |
32.61 |
33.62 |
34.64 |
35.22 |
36.24 |
37.25 |
37.29 |
38.24 |
2
|
B
|
22.43 |
22.96 |
23.70 |
24.33 |
24.61 |
25.33 |
26.05 |
26.78 |
27.50 |
28.22 |
O
|
33.65 |
34.44 |
35.55 |
36.50 |
36.92 |
38.00 |
39.08 |
40.17 |
41.25 |
42.33 |
3
|
B
|
23.94 |
24.74 |
25.54 |
26.34 |
27.14 |
27.93 |
28.73 |
29.53 |
30.33 |
31.13 |
O
|
35.91 |
37.11 |
38.31 |
39.51 |
40.71 |
41.90 |
43.10 |
44.30 |
45.50 |
46.70 |
4
|
B
|
26.29 |
27.16 |
28.04 |
28.92 |
29.79 |
30.67 |
31.55 |
32.42 |
33.30 |
34.18 |
O
|
39.44 |
40.74 |
42.06 |
43.38 |
44.69 |
46.01 |
47.33 |
48.63 |
49.95 |
51.27 |
5
|
B
|
28.75 |
29.70 |
30.66 |
31.62 |
32.58 |
33.53 |
34.49 |
35.45 |
36.41 |
37.37 |
O
|
43.13 |
44.55 |
45.99 |
47.43 |
48.87 |
50.30 |
51.74 |
53.18 |
54.62 |
56.06 |
6
|
B
|
31.30 |
32.35 |
33.39 |
34.43 |
35.48 |
36.52 |
37.56 |
38.61 |
39.65 |
40.69 |
O
|
46.95 |
48.53 |
50.09 |
51.65 |
53.22 |
54.78 |
56.34 |
57.92 |
59.48 |
61.04 |
7
|
B
|
33.96 |
35.10 |
36.23 |
37.36 |
38.49 |
39.63 |
40.76 |
41.89 |
43.02 |
44.16 |
O
|
50.94 |
52.65 |
54.35 |
56.04 |
57.74 |
59.45 |
61.14 |
62.84 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
8
|
B
|
36.70 |
37.93 |
39.15 |
40.38 |
41.60 |
42.82 |
44.05 |
45.27 |
46.49 |
47.72 |
O
|
55.05 |
56.90 |
58.73 |
60.57 |
62.40 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
9
|
B
|
39.54 |
40.85 |
42.17 |
43.49 |
44.81 |
46.12 |
47.44 |
48.76 |
50.08 |
51.39 |
O
|
59.31 |
61.28 |
63.26 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
10
|
B
|
42.43 |
43.84 |
45.26 |
46.67 |
48.09 |
49.50 |
50.91 |
52.33 |
53.74 |
55.16 |
O
|
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
11
|
B
|
45.40 |
46.91 |
48.43 |
49.94 |
51.45 |
52.97 |
54.48 |
55.99 |
57.51 |
59.02 |
O
|
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
12
|
B
|
52.96 |
54.73 |
56.49 |
58.26 |
60.02 |
61.79 |
63.55 |
65.32 |
67.08 |
68.85 |
O
|
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
63.65 |
65.32 |
67.08 |
68.85 |
13
|
B
|
61.24 |
63.29 |
65.33 |
67.37 |
69.41 |
71.45 |
73.49 |
75.53 |
77.58 |
79.62 |
O
|
63.65 |
63.65 |
65.33 |
67.37 |
69.41 |
71.45 |
73.49 |
75.53 |
77.58 |
79.62 |
14
|
B
|
70.32 |
72.67 |
75.01 |
77.35 |
79.70 |
82.04 |
84.39 |
86.73 |
89.07 |
91.42 |
O
|
70.32 |
72.67 |
75.01 |
77.35 |
79.70 |
82.04 |
84.39 |
86.73 |
89.07 |
91.42 |
15
|
B
|
81.51 |
84.23 |
86.95 |
89.66 |
92.38 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
O
|
81.51 |
84.23 |
86.95 |
89.66 |
92.38 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
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.