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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

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 20.54 21.23 21.91 22.59 23.27 23.67 24.35 25.03 25.06 25.69
O 30.81 31.85 32.87 33.89 34.91 35.51 36.53 37.55 37.59 38.54
2 B 22.61 23.14 23.89 24.53 24.80 25.53 26.26 26.99 27.72 28.45
O 33.92 34.71 35.84 36.80 37.20 38.30 39.39 40.49 41.58 42.68
3 B 24.13 24.94 25.74 26.55 27.35 28.15 28.96 29.76 30.57 31.37
O 36.20 37.41 38.61 39.83 41.03 42.23 43.44 44.64 45.86 47.06
4 B 26.49 27.38 28.26 29.14 30.03 30.91 31.80 32.68 33.56 34.45
O 39.74 41.07 42.39 43.71 45.05 46.37 47.70 49.02 50.34 51.68
5 B 28.97 29.94 30.90 31.87 32.83 33.80 34.77 35.73 36.70 37.66
O 43.46 44.91 46.35 47.81 49.25 50.70 52.16 53.60 55.05 56.49
6 B 31.55 32.60 33.66 34.71 35.76 36.81 37.86 38.91 39.96 41.02
O 47.33 48.90 50.49 52.07 53.64 55.22 56.79 58.37 59.94 61.53
7 B 34.23 35.37 36.52 37.66 38.80 39.94 41.08 42.22 43.36 44.51
O 51.35 53.06 54.78 56.49 58.20 59.91 61.62 63.33 64.16 64.16
8 B 36.99 38.23 39.46 40.70 41.93 43.16 44.40 45.63 46.86 48.10
O 55.49 57.35 59.19 61.05 62.90 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16
9 B 39.85 41.18 42.50 43.83 45.16 46.49 47.82 49.14 50.47 51.80
O 59.78 61.77 63.75 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16
10 B 42.77 44.19 45.62 47.04 48.47 49.89 51.32 52.74 54.17 55.59
O 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16
11 B 45.76 47.29 48.81 50.34 51.86 53.39 54.91 56.44 57.96 59.49
O 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16
12 B 53.38 55.16 56.94 58.72 60.50 62.28 64.06 65.84 67.62 69.40
O 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 64.16 65.84 67.62 69.40
13 B 61.73 63.79 65.84 67.90 69.96 72.02 74.07 76.13 78.19 80.25
O 64.16 64.16 65.84 67.90 69.96 72.02 74.07 76.13 78.19 80.25
14 B 70.88 73.24 75.60 77.97 80.33 82.69 85.05 87.42 89.78 92.14
O 70.88 73.24 75.60 77.97 80.33 82.69 85.05 87.42 89.78 92.14
15 B 82.16 84.90 87.63 90.37 93.11 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 82.16 84.90 87.63 90.37 93.11 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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