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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-IND (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 18.15%

For the Locality Pay Area of Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN

Total Increase: 1.92%

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 17.98 18.58 19.18 19.77 20.37 20.72 21.31 21.90 21.93 22.48
O 26.97 27.87 28.77 29.66 30.56 31.08 31.97 32.85 32.90 33.72
2 B 19.78 20.26 20.91 21.46 21.71 22.34 22.98 23.62 24.26 24.90
O 29.67 30.39 31.37 32.19 32.57 33.51 34.47 35.43 36.39 37.35
3 B 21.12 21.83 22.53 23.23 23.94 24.64 25.34 26.05 26.75 27.46
O 31.68 32.75 33.80 34.85 35.91 36.96 38.01 39.08 40.13 41.19
4 B 23.19 23.96 24.73 25.51 26.28 27.05 27.83 28.60 29.37 30.15
O 34.79 35.94 37.10 38.27 39.42 40.58 41.75 42.90 44.06 45.23
5 B 25.36 26.20 27.05 27.89 28.74 29.58 30.43 31.27 32.12 32.96
O 38.04 39.30 40.58 41.84 43.11 44.37 45.65 46.91 48.18 49.44
6 B 27.61 28.53 29.45 30.37 31.29 32.22 33.14 34.06 34.98 35.90
O 41.42 42.80 44.18 45.56 46.94 48.33 49.71 51.09 52.47 53.85
7 B 29.96 30.96 31.96 32.96 33.96 34.96 35.95 36.95 37.95 38.95
O 44.94 46.44 47.94 49.44 50.94 52.44 53.93 55.43 56.15 56.15
8 B 32.38 33.46 34.54 35.62 36.69 37.77 38.85 39.93 41.01 42.09
O 48.57 50.19 51.81 53.43 55.04 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15
9 B 34.87 36.04 37.20 38.36 39.52 40.69 41.85 43.01 44.17 45.34
O 52.31 54.06 55.80 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15
10 B 37.43 38.68 39.92 41.17 42.42 43.66 44.91 46.16 47.41 48.65
O 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15
11 B 40.05 41.38 42.72 44.05 45.39 46.72 48.06 49.39 50.73 52.06
O 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15
12 B 46.72 48.27 49.83 51.39 52.95 54.50 56.06 57.62 59.18 60.73
O 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 56.15 57.62 59.18 60.73
13 B 54.02 55.82 57.63 59.43 61.23 63.03 64.83 66.63 68.43 70.23
O 56.15 56.15 57.63 59.43 61.23 63.03 64.83 66.63 68.43 70.23
14 B 62.03 64.10 66.17 68.24 70.30 72.37 74.44 76.51 78.57 80.64
O 62.03 64.10 66.17 68.24 70.30 72.37 74.44 76.51 78.57 80.64
15 B 71.90 74.30 76.70 79.09 81.49 83.89 86.28 88.68 91.08 93.47
O 71.90 74.30 76.70 79.09 81.49 83.89 86.28 88.68 91.08 93.47

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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