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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-DET (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 29.12%

For the Locality Pay Area of Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

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 19.64 20.30 20.96 21.61 22.26 22.64 23.29 23.94 23.96 24.57
O 29.46 30.45 31.44 32.42 33.39 33.96 34.94 35.91 35.94 36.86
2 B 21.62 22.14 22.85 23.46 23.72 24.42 25.12 25.81 26.51 27.21
O 32.43 33.21 34.28 35.19 35.58 36.63 37.68 38.72 39.77 40.82
3 B 23.08 23.85 24.62 25.39 26.16 26.93 27.70 28.47 29.24 30.01
O 34.62 35.78 36.93 38.09 39.24 40.40 41.55 42.71 43.86 45.02
4 B 25.34 26.18 27.03 27.87 28.72 29.57 30.41 31.26 32.10 32.95
O 38.01 39.27 40.55 41.81 43.08 44.36 45.62 46.89 48.15 49.43
5 B 27.71 28.63 29.56 30.48 31.40 32.33 33.25 34.17 35.10 36.02
O 41.57 42.95 44.34 45.72 47.10 48.50 49.88 51.26 52.65 54.03
6 B 30.18 31.18 32.19 33.20 34.20 35.21 36.21 37.22 38.22 39.23
O 45.27 46.77 48.29 49.80 51.30 52.82 54.32 55.83 57.33 58.85
7 B 32.74 33.83 34.93 36.02 37.11 38.20 39.29 40.38 41.48 42.57
O 49.11 50.75 52.40 54.03 55.67 57.30 58.94 60.57 61.35 61.35
8 B 35.38 36.56 37.74 38.92 40.10 41.28 42.46 43.64 44.82 46.00
O 53.07 54.84 56.61 58.38 60.15 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35
9 B 38.11 39.38 40.65 41.92 43.19 44.46 45.73 47.00 48.28 49.55
O 57.17 59.07 60.98 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35
10 B 40.90 42.27 43.63 44.99 46.36 47.72 49.08 50.45 51.81 53.17
O 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35
11 B 43.77 45.23 46.68 48.14 49.60 51.06 52.52 53.98 55.44 56.90
O 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35
12 B 51.05 52.76 54.46 56.16 57.86 59.56 61.27 62.97 64.67 66.37
O 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 61.35 62.97 64.67 66.37
13 B 59.04 61.01 62.98 64.94 66.91 68.88 70.85 72.82 74.78 76.75
O 61.35 61.35 62.98 64.94 66.91 68.88 70.85 72.82 74.78 76.75
14 B 67.79 70.05 72.31 74.57 76.83 79.09 81.35 83.61 85.87 88.13
O 67.79 70.05 72.31 74.57 76.83 79.09 81.35 83.61 85.87 88.13
15 B 78.58 81.20 83.82 86.44 89.06 91.68 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 78.58 81.20 83.82 86.44 89.06 91.68 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.

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