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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-FN (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 17.65%

For the Locality Pay Area of Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA

Total Increase: 2.13%

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 17.90 18.50 19.09 19.69 20.28 20.63 21.22 21.81 21.83 22.39
O 26.85 27.75 28.64 29.54 30.42 30.95 31.83 32.72 32.75 33.59
2 B 19.70 20.17 20.82 21.37 21.61 22.25 22.88 23.52 24.16 24.79
O 29.55 30.26 31.23 32.06 32.42 33.38 34.32 35.28 36.24 37.19
3 B 21.03 21.73 22.43 23.13 23.84 24.54 25.24 25.94 26.64 27.34
O 31.55 32.60 33.65 34.70 35.76 36.81 37.86 38.91 39.96 41.01
4 B 23.09 23.86 24.63 25.40 26.17 26.94 27.71 28.48 29.25 30.02
O 34.64 35.79 36.95 38.10 39.26 40.41 41.57 42.72 43.88 45.03
5 B 25.25 26.09 26.93 27.77 28.61 29.46 30.30 31.14 31.98 32.82
O 37.88 39.14 40.40 41.66 42.92 44.19 45.45 46.71 47.97 49.23
6 B 27.50 28.41 29.33 30.25 31.16 32.08 33.00 33.91 34.83 35.74
O 41.25 42.62 44.00 45.38 46.74 48.12 49.50 50.87 52.25 53.61
7 B 29.83 30.83 31.82 32.82 33.81 34.81 35.80 36.80 37.79 38.79
O 44.75 46.25 47.73 49.23 50.72 52.22 53.70 55.20 55.91 55.91
8 B 32.24 33.32 34.39 35.47 36.54 37.61 38.69 39.76 40.84 41.91
O 48.36 49.98 51.59 53.21 54.81 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91
9 B 34.73 35.88 37.04 38.20 39.36 40.51 41.67 42.83 43.99 45.14
O 52.10 53.82 55.56 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91
10 B 37.27 38.51 39.75 41.00 42.24 43.48 44.72 45.96 47.21 48.45
O 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91
11 B 39.88 41.21 42.54 43.87 45.20 46.53 47.85 49.18 50.51 51.84
O 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91
12 B 46.52 48.07 49.62 51.17 52.72 54.27 55.82 57.38 58.93 60.48
O 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 55.91 57.38 58.93 60.48
13 B 53.79 55.59 57.38 59.17 60.97 62.76 64.55 66.35 68.14 69.93
O 55.91 55.91 57.38 59.17 60.97 62.76 64.55 66.35 68.14 69.93
14 B 61.77 63.83 65.89 67.95 70.01 72.06 74.12 76.18 78.24 80.30
O 61.77 63.83 65.89 67.95 70.01 72.06 74.12 76.18 78.24 80.30
15 B 71.60 73.99 76.37 78.76 81.15 83.53 85.92 88.31 90.69 93.08
O 71.60 73.99 76.37 78.76 81.15 83.53 85.92 88.31 90.69 93.08

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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