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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-LA (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 36.47%

For the Locality Pay Area of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

Total Increase: 2.17%

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 20.76 21.46 22.15 22.84 23.53 23.93 24.61 25.30 25.33 25.97
O 31.14 32.19 33.23 34.26 35.30 35.90 36.92 37.95 38.00 38.96
2 B 22.85 23.40 24.15 24.79 25.07 25.81 26.55 27.28 28.02 28.76
O 34.28 35.10 36.23 37.19 37.61 38.72 39.83 40.92 42.03 43.14
3 B 24.40 25.21 26.02 26.84 27.65 28.46 29.27 30.09 30.90 31.71
O 36.60 37.82 39.03 40.26 41.48 42.69 43.91 45.14 46.35 47.57
4 B 26.78 27.68 28.57 29.46 30.36 31.25 32.14 33.03 33.93 34.82
O 40.17 41.52 42.86 44.19 45.54 46.88 48.21 49.55 50.90 52.23
5 B 29.29 30.26 31.24 32.22 33.19 34.17 35.14 36.12 37.10 38.07
O 43.94 45.39 46.86 48.33 49.79 51.26 52.71 54.18 55.65 57.11
6 B 31.90 32.96 34.02 35.08 36.15 37.21 38.27 39.34 40.40 41.46
O 47.85 49.44 51.03 52.62 54.23 55.82 57.41 59.01 60.60 62.19
7 B 34.61 35.76 36.91 38.07 39.22 40.38 41.53 42.68 43.84 44.99
O 51.92 53.64 55.37 57.11 58.83 60.57 62.30 64.02 64.85 64.85
8 B 37.40 38.64 39.89 41.14 42.38 43.63 44.88 46.13 47.37 48.62
O 56.10 57.96 59.84 61.71 63.57 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85
9 B 40.28 41.62 42.97 44.31 45.65 46.99 48.34 49.68 51.02 52.37
O 60.42 62.43 64.46 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85
10 B 43.23 44.67 46.11 47.55 48.99 50.44 51.88 53.32 54.76 56.20
O 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85
11 B 46.26 47.80 49.34 50.88 52.43 53.97 55.51 57.05 58.59 60.13
O 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85
12 B 53.96 55.76 57.56 59.36 61.16 62.95 64.75 66.55 68.35 70.15
O 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 64.85 66.55 68.35 70.15
13 B 62.40 64.48 66.56 68.64 70.72 72.80 74.88 76.96 79.04 81.12
O 64.85 64.85 66.56 68.64 70.72 72.80 74.88 76.96 79.04 81.12
14 B 71.65 74.04 76.43 78.82 81.20 83.59 85.98 88.37 90.76 93.15
O 71.65 74.04 76.43 78.82 81.20 83.59 85.98 88.37 90.76 93.15
15 B 83.05 85.82 88.59 91.36 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 83.05 85.82 88.59 91.36 93.53 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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