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OPM.gov / Policy / Pay & Leave / Salaries & Wages

Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-HOU (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 35.00%

For the Locality Pay Area of Houston-The Woodlands, TX

Total Increase: 1.91%

Effective March 23, 2025

Annual Rates by Grade and Step

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1

42864

44302

45726

47146

48569

49401

50813

52233

52290

53618

2

47178

48302

49864

51185

51759

53282

54803

56325

57848

59369

3

50369

52047

53725

55403

57081

58759

60437

62116

63794

65472

4

55292

57136

58980

60824

62668

64512

66357

68201

70045

71889

5

60467

62482

64496

66510

68526

70540

72556

74570

76584

78600

6

65849

68043

70238

72433

74627

76822

79016

81211

83406

85599

7

71445

73826

76209

78592

80973

83356

85737

88120

90501

92884

8

77208

79782

82357

84931

87504

90079

92653

95228

97802

100377

9

83163

85934

88706

91479

94250

97022

99793

102565

105338

108109

10

89251

92227

95201

98176

101150

104124

107100

110074

113049

116023

11

95503

98685

101868

105050

108234

111417

114599

117782

120964

124147

12

111402

115116

118830

122544

126257

129971

133686

137400

141114

144828

13

128826

133121

137415

141710

146004

150298

154593

158887

163181

167476

14

147924

152855

157785

162717

167647

172577

177509

182439

187371

192301

15

171464

177179

182894

188610

194324

195200 *

195200 *

195200 *

195200 *

195200 *

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Note: These 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.

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