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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

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 18.10 18.71 19.31 19.91 20.51 20.86 21.46 22.06 22.08 22.64
O 27.15 28.07 28.97 29.87 30.77 31.29 32.19 33.09 33.12 33.96
2 B 19.92 20.40 21.06 21.61 21.86 22.50 23.14 23.78 24.43 25.07
O 29.88 30.60 31.59 32.42 32.79 33.75 34.71 35.67 36.65 37.61
3 B 21.27 21.98 22.69 23.39 24.10 24.81 25.52 26.23 26.94 27.65
O 31.91 32.97 34.04 35.09 36.15 37.22 38.28 39.35 40.41 41.48
4 B 23.35 24.13 24.91 25.68 26.46 27.24 28.02 28.80 29.58 30.36
O 35.03 36.20 37.37 38.52 39.69 40.86 42.03 43.20 44.37 45.54
5 B 25.53 26.38 27.23 28.08 28.94 29.79 30.64 31.49 32.34 33.19
O 38.30 39.57 40.85 42.12 43.41 44.69 45.96 47.24 48.51 49.79
6 B 27.81 28.73 29.66 30.59 31.51 32.44 33.37 34.29 35.22 36.15
O 41.72 43.10 44.49 45.89 47.27 48.66 50.06 51.44 52.83 54.23
7 B 30.17 31.17 32.18 33.19 34.19 35.20 36.20 37.21 38.22 39.22
O 45.26 46.76 48.27 49.79 51.29 52.80 54.30 55.82 56.54 56.54
8 B 32.60 33.69 34.78 35.86 36.95 38.04 39.12 40.21 41.30 42.39
O 48.90 50.54 52.17 53.79 55.43 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54
9 B 35.12 36.29 37.46 38.63 39.80 40.97 42.14 43.31 44.48 45.65
O 52.68 54.44 56.19 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54
10 B 37.69 38.94 40.20 41.46 42.71 43.97 45.22 46.48 47.74 48.99
O 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54
11 B 40.33 41.67 43.01 44.36 45.70 47.05 48.39 49.74 51.08 52.42
O 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54
12 B 47.04 48.61 50.18 51.75 53.31 54.88 56.45 58.02 59.59 61.16
O 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 56.54 58.02 59.59 61.16
13 B 54.40 56.21 58.02 59.84 61.65 63.47 65.28 67.09 68.91 70.72
O 56.54 56.54 58.02 59.84 61.65 63.47 65.28 67.09 68.91 70.72
14 B 62.46 64.54 66.63 68.71 70.79 72.87 74.95 77.04 79.12 81.20
O 62.46 64.54 66.63 68.71 70.79 72.87 74.95 77.04 79.12 81.20
15 B 72.40 74.82 77.23 79.64 82.06 84.47 86.88 89.30 91.71 93.53
O 72.40 74.82 77.23 79.64 82.06 84.47 86.88 89.30 91.71 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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