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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-PB (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 17.93%

For the Locality Pay Area of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Total Increase: 1.99%

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 17.94 18.54 19.14 19.73 20.33 20.68 21.27 21.86 21.89 22.44
O 26.91 27.81 28.71 29.60 30.50 31.02 31.91 32.79 32.84 33.66
2 B 19.75 20.22 20.87 21.42 21.66 22.30 22.94 23.58 24.21 24.85
O 29.63 30.33 31.31 32.13 32.49 33.45 34.41 35.37 36.32 37.28
3 B 21.08 21.79 22.49 23.19 23.89 24.59 25.30 26.00 26.70 27.40
O 31.62 32.69 33.74 34.79 35.84 36.89 37.95 39.00 40.05 41.10
4 B 23.14 23.92 24.69 25.46 26.23 27.00 27.77 28.55 29.32 30.09
O 34.71 35.88 37.04 38.19 39.35 40.50 41.66 42.83 43.98 45.14
5 B 25.31 26.15 27.00 27.84 28.68 29.53 30.37 31.21 32.06 32.90
O 37.97 39.23 40.50 41.76 43.02 44.30 45.56 46.82 48.09 49.35
6 B 27.56 28.48 29.40 30.32 31.24 32.16 33.07 33.99 34.91 35.83
O 41.34 42.72 44.10 45.48 46.86 48.24 49.61 50.99 52.37 53.75
7 B 29.90 30.90 31.90 32.90 33.89 34.89 35.89 36.88 37.88 38.88
O 44.85 46.35 47.85 49.35 50.84 52.34 53.84 55.32 56.04 56.04
8 B 32.32 33.39 34.47 35.55 36.63 37.70 38.78 39.86 40.94 42.01
O 48.48 50.09 51.71 53.33 54.95 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04
9 B 34.81 35.97 37.13 38.29 39.45 40.61 41.77 42.93 44.09 45.25
O 52.22 53.96 55.70 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04
10 B 37.36 38.60 39.85 41.09 42.34 43.58 44.83 46.07 47.32 48.56
O 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04
11 B 39.97 41.31 42.64 43.97 45.30 46.64 47.97 49.30 50.63 51.96
O 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04
12 B 46.63 48.18 49.74 51.29 52.85 54.40 55.96 57.51 59.07 60.62
O 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 56.04 57.51 59.07 60.62
13 B 53.92 55.72 57.52 59.32 61.11 62.91 64.71 66.51 68.30 70.10
O 56.04 56.04 57.52 59.32 61.11 62.91 64.71 66.51 68.30 70.10
14 B 61.92 63.98 66.04 68.11 70.17 72.24 74.30 76.36 78.43 80.49
O 61.92 63.98 66.04 68.11 70.17 72.24 74.30 76.36 78.43 80.49
15 B 71.77 74.16 76.55 78.95 81.34 83.73 86.12 88.52 90.91 93.30
O 71.77 74.16 76.55 78.95 81.34 83.73 86.12 88.52 90.91 93.30

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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