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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-HAR (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 32.08%

For the Locality Pay Area of Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA

Total Increase: 2.06%

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 20.09 20.77 21.44 22.10 22.77 23.16 23.82 24.49 24.51 25.14
O 30.14 31.16 32.16 33.15 34.16 34.74 35.73 36.74 36.77 37.71
2 B 22.12 22.64 23.38 24.00 24.26 24.98 25.69 26.40 27.12 27.83
O 33.18 33.96 35.07 36.00 36.39 37.47 38.54 39.60 40.68 41.75
3 B 23.61 24.40 25.19 25.97 26.76 27.55 28.33 29.12 29.91 30.69
O 35.42 36.60 37.79 38.96 40.14 41.33 42.50 43.68 44.87 46.04
4 B 25.92 26.78 27.65 28.51 29.38 30.24 31.11 31.97 32.84 33.70
O 38.88 40.17 41.48 42.77 44.07 45.36 46.67 47.96 49.26 50.55
5 B 28.35 29.29 30.24 31.18 32.12 33.07 34.01 34.96 35.90 36.85
O 42.53 43.94 45.36 46.77 48.18 49.61 51.02 52.44 53.85 55.28
6 B 30.87 31.90 32.93 33.96 34.98 36.01 37.04 38.07 39.10 40.13
O 46.31 47.85 49.40 50.94 52.47 54.02 55.56 57.11 58.65 60.20
7 B 33.49 34.61 35.73 36.84 37.96 39.08 40.19 41.31 42.43 43.54
O 50.24 51.92 53.60 55.26 56.94 58.62 60.29 61.97 62.76 62.76
8 B 36.19 37.40 38.61 39.82 41.02 42.23 43.44 44.64 45.85 47.06
O 54.29 56.10 57.92 59.73 61.53 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76
9 B 38.99 40.29 41.58 42.88 44.18 45.48 46.78 48.08 49.38 50.68
O 58.49 60.44 62.37 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76
10 B 41.84 43.24 44.63 46.02 47.42 48.81 50.21 51.60 53.00 54.39
O 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76
11 B 44.77 46.26 47.76 49.25 50.74 52.23 53.72 55.22 56.71 58.20
O 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76
12 B 52.22 53.97 55.71 57.45 59.19 60.93 62.67 64.41 66.15 67.89
O 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 62.76 64.41 66.15 67.89
13 B 60.39 62.41 64.42 66.43 68.45 70.46 72.47 74.48 76.50 78.51
O 62.76 62.76 64.42 66.43 68.45 70.46 72.47 74.48 76.50 78.51
14 B 69.35 71.66 73.97 76.28 78.59 80.90 83.21 85.53 87.84 90.15
O 69.35 71.66 73.97 76.28 78.59 80.90 83.21 85.53 87.84 90.15
15 B 80.38 83.06 85.74 88.42 91.10 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 80.38 83.06 85.74 88.42 91.10 93.53 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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