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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-DFW (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 27.26%

For the Locality Pay Area of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK

Total Increase: 1.98%

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 19.36 20.01 20.65 21.30 21.94 22.31 22.95 23.59 23.62 24.22
O 29.04 30.02 30.98 31.95 32.91 33.47 34.43 35.39 35.43 36.33
2 B 21.31 21.82 22.52 23.12 23.38 24.07 24.75 25.44 26.13 26.82
O 31.97 32.73 33.78 34.68 35.07 36.11 37.13 38.16 39.20 40.23
3 B 22.75 23.51 24.27 25.02 25.78 26.54 27.30 28.06 28.82 29.57
O 34.13 35.27 36.41 37.53 38.67 39.81 40.95 42.09 43.23 44.36
4 B 24.97 25.81 26.64 27.47 28.31 29.14 29.97 30.80 31.64 32.47
O 37.46 38.72 39.96 41.21 42.47 43.71 44.96 46.20 47.46 48.71
5 B 27.31 28.22 29.13 30.04 30.95 31.86 32.77 33.68 34.59 35.50
O 40.97 42.33 43.70 45.06 46.43 47.79 49.16 50.52 51.89 53.25
6 B 29.74 30.73 31.73 32.72 33.71 34.70 35.69 36.68 37.67 38.66
O 44.61 46.10 47.60 49.08 50.57 52.05 53.54 55.02 56.51 57.99
7 B 32.27 33.35 34.42 35.50 36.57 37.65 38.73 39.80 40.88 41.95
O 48.41 50.03 51.63 53.25 54.86 56.48 58.10 59.70 60.47 60.47
8 B 34.87 36.04 37.20 38.36 39.52 40.69 41.85 43.01 44.18 45.34
O 52.31 54.06 55.80 57.54 59.28 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47
9 B 37.56 38.82 40.07 41.32 42.57 43.82 45.08 46.33 47.58 48.83
O 56.34 58.23 60.11 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47
10 B 40.31 41.66 43.00 44.34 45.69 47.03 48.38 49.72 51.06 52.41
O 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47
11 B 43.14 44.57 46.01 47.45 48.89 50.33 51.76 53.20 54.64 56.08
O 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47
12 B 50.32 52.00 53.67 55.35 57.03 58.71 60.38 62.06 63.74 65.42
O 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 60.47 62.06 63.74 65.42
13 B 58.19 60.13 62.07 64.01 65.95 67.89 69.83 71.77 73.71 75.65
O 60.47 60.47 62.07 64.01 65.95 67.89 69.83 71.77 73.71 75.65
14 B 66.82 69.04 71.27 73.50 75.72 77.95 80.18 82.40 84.63 86.86
O 66.82 69.04 71.27 73.50 75.72 77.95 80.18 82.40 84.63 86.86
15 B 77.45 80.03 82.61 85.19 87.77 90.36 92.94 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 77.45 80.03 82.61 85.19 87.77 90.36 92.94 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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