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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-NY (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 37.95%

For the Locality Pay Area of New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA

Total Increase: 2.23%

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 20.99 21.69 22.39 23.08 23.78 24.19 24.88 25.57 25.60 26.25
O 31.49 32.54 33.59 34.62 35.67 36.29 37.32 38.36 38.40 39.38
2 B 23.10 23.65 24.41 25.06 25.34 26.09 26.83 27.58 28.32 29.07
O 34.65 35.48 36.62 37.59 38.01 39.14 40.25 41.37 42.48 43.61
3 B 24.66 25.48 26.31 27.13 27.95 28.77 29.59 30.41 31.24 32.06
O 36.99 38.22 39.47 40.70 41.93 43.16 44.39 45.62 46.86 48.09
4 B 27.07 27.98 28.88 29.78 30.68 31.59 32.49 33.39 34.30 35.20
O 40.61 41.97 43.32 44.67 46.02 47.39 48.74 50.09 51.45 52.80
5 B 29.61 30.59 31.58 32.57 33.55 34.54 35.53 36.51 37.50 38.48
O 44.42 45.89 47.37 48.86 50.33 51.81 53.30 54.77 56.25 57.72
6 B 32.24 33.32 34.39 35.47 36.54 37.61 38.69 39.76 40.84 41.91
O 48.36 49.98 51.59 53.21 54.81 56.42 58.04 59.64 61.26 62.87
7 B 34.98 36.15 37.31 38.48 39.65 40.81 41.98 43.15 44.31 45.48
O 52.47 54.23 55.97 57.72 59.48 61.22 62.97 64.73 65.55 65.55
8 B 37.80 39.06 40.32 41.58 42.84 44.10 45.37 46.63 47.89 49.15
O 56.70 58.59 60.48 62.37 64.26 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55
9 B 40.72 42.08 43.43 44.79 46.15 47.50 48.86 50.22 51.58 52.93
O 61.08 63.12 65.15 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55
10 B 43.70 45.16 46.61 48.07 49.53 50.98 52.44 53.90 55.35 56.81
O 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55
11 B 46.76 48.32 49.88 51.44 52.99 54.55 56.11 57.67 59.23 60.79
O 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55
12 B 54.55 56.36 58.18 60.00 61.82 63.64 65.46 67.28 69.09 70.91
O 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 65.55 67.28 69.09 70.91
13 B 63.08 65.18 67.28 69.38 71.49 73.59 75.69 77.80 79.90 82.00
O 65.55 65.55 67.28 69.38 71.49 73.59 75.69 77.80 79.90 82.00
14 B 72.43 74.84 77.26 79.67 82.08 84.50 86.91 89.33 91.74 93.53
O 72.43 74.84 77.26 79.67 82.08 84.50 86.91 89.33 91.74 93.53
15 B 83.95 86.75 89.55 92.35 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 83.95 86.75 89.55 92.35 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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