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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-DM

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 January 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 12.64 13.07 13.49 13.91 14.33 14.57 14.99 15.41 15.42 15.82
O 18.96 19.61 20.24 20.87 21.50 21.86 22.49 23.12 23.13 23.73
2 B 14.22 14.55 15.03 15.42 15.60 16.06 16.51 16.97 17.43 17.89
O 21.33 21.83 22.55 23.13 23.40 24.09 24.77 25.46 26.15 26.84
3 B 15.51 16.03 16.55 17.06 17.58 18.10 18.61 19.13 19.65 20.16
O 23.27 24.05 24.83 25.59 26.37 27.15 27.92 28.70 29.48 30.24
4 B 17.41 17.99 18.57 19.16 19.74 20.32 20.90 21.48 22.06 22.64
O 26.12 26.99 27.86 28.74 29.61 30.48 31.35 32.22 33.09 33.96
5 B 19.48 20.13 20.78 21.43 22.08 22.73 23.38 24.03 24.68 25.32
O 29.22 30.20 31.17 32.15 33.12 34.10 35.07 36.05 37.02 37.98
6 B 21.72 22.44 23.16 23.89 24.61 25.34 26.06 26.78 27.51 28.23
O 32.58 33.66 34.74 35.84 36.92 38.01 39.09 40.17 41.27 42.35
7 B 24.13 24.94 25.74 26.55 27.35 28.16 28.96 29.77 30.57 31.37
O 36.20 37.41 38.61 39.83 41.03 42.24 43.44 44.66 45.86 47.06
8 B 26.73 27.62 28.51 29.40 30.29 31.18 32.07 32.96 33.86 34.75
O 40.10 41.43 42.77 44.10 45.44 46.77 48.11 48.77 48.77 48.77
9 B 29.52 30.50 31.49 32.47 33.46 34.44 35.42 36.41 37.39 38.37
O 44.28 45.75 47.24 48.71 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77
10 B 32.51 33.59 34.67 35.76 36.84 37.92 39.01 40.09 41.17 42.26
O 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77
11 B 35.72 36.91 38.10 39.29 40.48 41.67 42.86 44.05 45.24 46.43
O 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77
12 B 42.81 44.24 45.66 47.09 48.52 49.94 51.37 52.80 54.23 55.65
O 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 49.94 51.37 52.80 54.23 55.65
13 B 50.91 52.60 54.30 56.00 57.69 59.39 61.09 62.78 64.48 66.18
O 50.91 52.60 54.30 56.00 57.69 59.39 61.09 62.78 64.48 66.18
14 B 60.15 62.16 64.16 66.17 68.17 70.18 72.18 74.19 76.19 78.20
O 60.15 62.16 64.16 66.17 68.17 70.18 72.18 74.19 76.19 78.20
15 B 70.76 73.12 75.47 77.83 80.19 82.55 84.91 87.27 89.62 91.98
O 70.76 73.12 75.47 77.83 80.19 82.55 84.91 87.27 89.62 91.98

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