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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-HNT (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 21.91%

For the Locality Pay Area of Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN

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 18.55 19.17 19.79 20.40 21.02 21.38 21.99 22.60 22.63 23.20
O 27.83 28.76 29.69 30.60 31.53 32.07 32.99 33.90 33.95 34.80
2 B 20.41 20.90 21.58 22.15 22.40 23.05 23.71 24.37 25.03 25.69
O 30.62 31.35 32.37 33.23 33.60 34.58 35.57 36.56 37.55 38.54
3 B 21.79 22.52 23.25 23.97 24.70 25.42 26.15 26.88 27.60 28.33
O 32.69 33.78 34.88 35.96 37.05 38.13 39.23 40.32 41.40 42.50
4 B 23.92 24.72 25.52 26.32 27.12 27.91 28.71 29.51 30.31 31.11
O 35.88 37.08 38.28 39.48 40.68 41.87 43.07 44.27 45.47 46.67
5 B 26.16 27.04 27.91 28.78 29.65 30.52 31.39 32.27 33.14 34.01
O 39.24 40.56 41.87 43.17 44.48 45.78 47.09 48.41 49.71 51.02
6 B 28.49 29.44 30.39 31.34 32.29 33.24 34.19 35.14 36.09 37.04
O 42.74 44.16 45.59 47.01 48.44 49.86 51.29 52.71 54.14 55.56
7 B 30.91 31.94 32.98 34.01 35.04 36.07 37.10 38.13 39.16 40.19
O 46.37 47.91 49.47 51.02 52.56 54.11 55.65 57.20 57.93 57.93
8 B 33.41 34.52 35.64 36.75 37.86 38.98 40.09 41.20 42.32 43.43
O 50.12 51.78 53.46 55.13 56.79 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93
9 B 35.98 37.18 38.38 39.58 40.78 41.98 43.18 44.38 45.58 46.78
O 53.97 55.77 57.57 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93
10 B 38.62 39.91 41.19 42.48 43.77 45.05 46.34 47.63 48.92 50.20
O 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93
11 B 41.32 42.70 44.08 45.45 46.83 48.21 49.59 50.96 52.34 53.72
O 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93
12 B 48.20 49.81 51.42 53.02 54.63 56.24 57.85 59.45 61.06 62.67
O 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 57.93 59.45 61.06 62.67
13 B 55.74 57.60 59.46 61.32 63.18 65.03 66.89 68.75 70.61 72.47
O 57.93 57.93 59.46 61.32 63.18 65.03 66.89 68.75 70.61 72.47
14 B 64.01 66.14 68.27 70.41 72.54 74.67 76.81 78.94 81.07 83.21
O 64.01 66.14 68.27 70.41 72.54 74.67 76.81 78.94 81.07 83.21
15 B 74.19 76.67 79.14 81.61 84.08 86.56 89.03 91.50 93.53 93.53
O 74.19 76.67 79.14 81.61 84.08 86.56 89.03 91.50 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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