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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-MSP (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 27.62%

For the Locality Pay Area of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

Total Increase: 2.08%

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 19.42 20.07 20.71 21.36 22.00 22.38 23.02 23.66 23.69 24.29
O 29.13 30.11 31.07 32.04 33.00 33.57 34.53 35.49 35.54 36.44
2 B 21.37 21.88 22.59 23.18 23.45 24.13 24.82 25.51 26.20 26.89
O 32.06 32.82 33.89 34.77 35.18 36.20 37.23 38.27 39.30 40.34
3 B 22.82 23.57 24.34 25.10 25.86 26.62 27.38 28.14 28.90 29.66
O 34.23 35.36 36.51 37.65 38.79 39.93 41.07 42.21 43.35 44.49
4 B 25.05 25.88 26.72 27.55 28.39 29.22 30.06 30.89 31.73 32.56
O 37.58 38.82 40.08 41.33 42.59 43.83 45.09 46.34 47.60 48.84
5 B 27.39 28.30 29.21 30.13 31.04 31.95 32.86 33.78 34.69 35.60
O 41.09 42.45 43.82 45.20 46.56 47.93 49.29 50.67 52.04 53.40
6 B 29.83 30.82 31.82 32.81 33.80 34.80 35.79 36.79 37.78 38.77
O 44.75 46.23 47.73 49.22 50.70 52.20 53.69 55.19 56.67 58.16
7 B 32.36 33.44 34.52 35.60 36.68 37.76 38.84 39.92 40.99 42.07
O 48.54 50.16 51.78 53.40 55.02 56.64 58.26 59.88 60.65 60.65
8 B 34.97 36.14 37.30 38.47 39.64 40.80 41.97 43.13 44.30 45.47
O 52.46 54.21 55.95 57.71 59.46 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65
9 B 37.67 38.93 40.18 41.44 42.69 43.95 45.20 46.46 47.71 48.97
O 56.51 58.40 60.27 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65
10 B 40.43 41.78 43.12 44.47 45.82 47.16 48.51 49.86 51.21 52.55
O 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65
11 B 43.26 44.70 46.14 47.58 49.03 50.47 51.91 53.35 54.79 56.23
O 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65
12 B 50.46 52.14 53.83 55.51 57.19 58.87 60.55 62.24 63.92 65.60
O 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65 62.24 63.92 65.60
13 B 58.35 60.30 62.24 64.19 66.13 68.08 70.02 71.97 73.92 75.86
O 60.65 60.65 62.24 64.19 66.13 68.08 70.02 71.97 73.92 75.86
14 B 67.00 69.24 71.47 73.70 75.94 78.17 80.40 82.64 84.87 87.10
O 67.00 69.24 71.47 73.70 75.94 78.17 80.40 82.64 84.87 87.10
15 B 77.67 80.26 82.84 85.43 88.02 90.61 93.20 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 77.67 80.26 82.84 85.43 88.02 90.61 93.20 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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