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

Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-KC (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 18.97%

For the Locality Pay Area of Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Total Increase: 1.97%

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

37774

39041

40296

41548

42802

43535

44779

46031

46081

47251

2

41576

42566

43943

45107

45613

46955

48296

49637

50979

52319

3

44388

45867

47345

48824

50303

51782

53260

54740

56219

57698

4

48727

50352

51977

53602

55227

56852

58477

60102

61728

63353

5

53287

55063

56838

58613

60389

62164

63940

65715

67490

69267

6

58030

59963

61898

63832

65765

67700

69633

71568

73502

75435

7

62961

65060

67160

69260

71358

73458

75557

77656

79755

81855

8

68040

70309

72578

74846

77114

79383

81651

83920

86189

88458

9

73288

75730

78173

80616

83059

85501

87944

90386

92830

95272

10

78653

81276

83896

86519

89139

91760

94382

97003

99625

102246

11

84163

86967

89772

92577

95382

98187

100991

103797

106601

109406

12

98174

101447

104720

107993

111266

114538

117812

121085

124358

127631

13

113530

117314

121098

124883

128667

132452

136236

140021

143805

147589

14

130359

134705

139050

143396

147741

152085

156431

160776

165122

169467

15

151104

156141

161177

166214

171250

176287

181323

186361

191398

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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