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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-LR (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 21.59%

For the Locality Pay Area of Laredo, TX

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 18.50 19.12 19.73 20.35 20.96 21.32 21.93 22.54 22.57 23.14
O 27.75 28.68 29.60 30.53 31.44 31.98 32.90 33.81 33.86 34.71
2 B 20.36 20.85 21.52 22.09 22.34 22.99 23.65 24.31 24.96 25.62
O 30.54 31.28 32.28 33.14 33.51 34.49 35.48 36.47 37.44 38.43
3 B 21.74 22.46 23.19 23.91 24.63 25.36 26.08 26.81 27.53 28.26
O 32.61 33.69 34.79 35.87 36.95 38.04 39.12 40.22 41.30 42.39
4 B 23.86 24.66 25.45 26.25 27.05 27.84 28.64 29.43 30.23 31.02
O 35.79 36.99 38.18 39.38 40.58 41.76 42.96 44.15 45.35 46.53
5 B 26.09 26.96 27.83 28.70 29.57 30.44 31.31 32.18 33.05 33.92
O 39.14 40.44 41.75 43.05 44.36 45.66 46.97 48.27 49.58 50.88
6 B 28.42 29.36 30.31 31.26 32.21 33.15 34.10 35.05 35.99 36.94
O 42.63 44.04 45.47 46.89 48.32 49.73 51.15 52.58 53.99 55.41
7 B 30.83 31.86 32.89 33.92 34.94 35.97 37.00 38.03 39.06 40.09
O 46.25 47.79 49.34 50.88 52.41 53.96 55.50 57.05 57.78 57.78
8 B 33.32 34.43 35.54 36.65 37.76 38.87 39.99 41.10 42.21 43.32
O 49.98 51.65 53.31 54.98 56.64 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78
9 B 35.89 37.09 38.28 39.48 40.67 41.87 43.07 44.26 45.46 46.66
O 53.84 55.64 57.42 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78
10 B 38.52 39.80 41.08 42.37 43.65 44.94 46.22 47.50 48.79 50.07
O 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78
11 B 41.22 42.59 43.96 45.34 46.71 48.08 49.46 50.83 52.20 53.58
O 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78
12 B 48.08 49.68 51.28 52.89 54.49 56.09 57.69 59.30 60.90 62.50
O 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 57.78 59.30 60.90 62.50
13 B 55.60 57.45 59.30 61.16 63.01 64.86 66.72 68.57 70.42 72.28
O 57.78 57.78 59.30 61.16 63.01 64.86 66.72 68.57 70.42 72.28
14 B 63.84 65.97 68.09 70.22 72.35 74.48 76.61 78.73 80.86 82.99
O 63.84 65.97 68.09 70.22 72.35 74.48 76.61 78.73 80.86 82.99
15 B 74.00 76.46 78.93 81.40 83.86 86.33 88.80 91.26 93.53 93.53
O 74.00 76.46 78.93 81.40 83.86 86.33 88.80 91.26 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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