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.