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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-DM (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 18.01%

For the Locality Pay Area of Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA

Total Increase: 1.99%

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 17.95 18.56 19.15 19.75 20.34 20.69 21.28 21.88 21.90 22.46
O 26.93 27.84 28.73 29.63 30.51 31.04 31.92 32.82 32.85 33.69
2 B 19.76 20.23 20.89 21.44 21.68 22.32 22.95 23.59 24.23 24.87
O 29.64 30.35 31.34 32.16 32.52 33.48 34.43 35.39 36.35 37.31
3 B 21.10 21.80 22.50 23.21 23.91 24.61 25.31 26.02 26.72 27.42
O 31.65 32.70 33.75 34.82 35.87 36.92 37.97 39.03 40.08 41.13
4 B 23.16 23.93 24.70 25.48 26.25 27.02 27.79 28.57 29.34 30.11
O 34.74 35.90 37.05 38.22 39.38 40.53 41.69 42.86 44.01 45.17
5 B 25.33 26.17 27.01 27.86 28.70 29.55 30.39 31.23 32.08 32.92
O 38.00 39.26 40.52 41.79 43.05 44.33 45.59 46.85 48.12 49.38
6 B 27.58 28.50 29.42 30.34 31.26 32.18 33.10 34.02 34.93 35.85
O 41.37 42.75 44.13 45.51 46.89 48.27 49.65 51.03 52.40 53.78
7 B 29.92 30.92 31.92 32.92 33.92 34.91 35.91 36.91 37.91 38.90
O 44.88 46.38 47.88 49.38 50.88 52.37 53.87 55.37 56.07 56.07
8 B 32.34 33.42 34.50 35.57 36.65 37.73 38.81 39.89 40.97 42.04
O 48.51 50.13 51.75 53.36 54.98 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07
9 B 34.83 35.99 37.15 38.32 39.48 40.64 41.80 42.96 44.12 45.28
O 52.25 53.99 55.73 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07
10 B 37.38 38.63 39.87 41.12 42.37 43.61 44.86 46.10 47.35 48.60
O 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07
11 B 40.00 41.33 42.67 44.00 45.33 46.67 48.00 49.33 50.67 52.00
O 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07
12 B 46.66 48.22 49.77 51.33 52.88 54.44 56.00 57.55 59.11 60.66
O 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 56.07 57.55 59.11 60.66
13 B 53.96 55.76 57.56 59.36 61.15 62.95 64.75 66.55 68.35 70.15
O 56.07 56.07 57.56 59.36 61.15 62.95 64.75 66.55 68.35 70.15
14 B 61.96 64.02 66.09 68.15 70.22 72.28 74.35 76.42 78.48 80.55
O 61.96 64.02 66.09 68.15 70.22 72.28 74.35 76.42 78.48 80.55
15 B 71.82 74.21 76.61 79.00 81.39 83.79 86.18 88.58 90.97 93.36
O 71.82 74.21 76.61 79.00 81.39 83.79 86.18 88.58 90.97 93.36

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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