Salary Table 2025-PHL (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 28.99%
For the Locality Pay Area of Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total Increase: 2.05%
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
|
19.62 |
20.28 |
20.93 |
21.58 |
22.24 |
22.62 |
23.26 |
23.91 |
23.94 |
24.55 |
O
|
29.43 |
30.42 |
31.40 |
32.37 |
33.36 |
33.93 |
34.89 |
35.87 |
35.91 |
36.83 |
2
|
B
|
21.60 |
22.11 |
22.83 |
23.43 |
23.70 |
24.39 |
25.09 |
25.79 |
26.48 |
27.18 |
O
|
32.40 |
33.17 |
34.25 |
35.15 |
35.55 |
36.59 |
37.64 |
38.69 |
39.72 |
40.77 |
3
|
B
|
23.06 |
23.83 |
24.60 |
25.36 |
26.13 |
26.90 |
27.67 |
28.44 |
29.21 |
29.98 |
O
|
34.59 |
35.75 |
36.90 |
38.04 |
39.20 |
40.35 |
41.51 |
42.66 |
43.82 |
44.97 |
4
|
B
|
25.31 |
26.16 |
27.00 |
27.85 |
28.69 |
29.54 |
30.38 |
31.22 |
32.07 |
32.91 |
O
|
37.97 |
39.24 |
40.50 |
41.78 |
43.04 |
44.31 |
45.57 |
46.83 |
48.11 |
49.37 |
5
|
B
|
27.68 |
28.61 |
29.53 |
30.45 |
31.37 |
32.30 |
33.22 |
34.14 |
35.06 |
35.99 |
O
|
41.52 |
42.92 |
44.30 |
45.68 |
47.06 |
48.45 |
49.83 |
51.21 |
52.59 |
53.99 |
6
|
B
|
30.15 |
31.15 |
32.16 |
33.16 |
34.17 |
35.17 |
36.18 |
37.18 |
38.19 |
39.19 |
O
|
45.23 |
46.73 |
48.24 |
49.74 |
51.26 |
52.76 |
54.27 |
55.77 |
57.29 |
58.79 |
7
|
B
|
32.71 |
33.80 |
34.89 |
35.98 |
37.07 |
38.16 |
39.25 |
40.34 |
41.43 |
42.52 |
O
|
49.07 |
50.70 |
52.34 |
53.97 |
55.61 |
57.24 |
58.88 |
60.51 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
8
|
B
|
35.35 |
36.53 |
37.70 |
38.88 |
40.06 |
41.24 |
42.42 |
43.60 |
44.78 |
45.95 |
O
|
53.03 |
54.80 |
56.55 |
58.32 |
60.09 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
9
|
B
|
38.07 |
39.34 |
40.61 |
41.88 |
43.15 |
44.42 |
45.69 |
46.96 |
48.23 |
49.49 |
O
|
57.11 |
59.01 |
60.92 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
10
|
B
|
40.86 |
42.22 |
43.59 |
44.95 |
46.31 |
47.67 |
49.03 |
50.39 |
51.76 |
53.12 |
O
|
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
11
|
B
|
43.72 |
45.18 |
46.64 |
48.09 |
49.55 |
51.01 |
52.47 |
53.92 |
55.38 |
56.84 |
O
|
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
12
|
B
|
51.00 |
52.70 |
54.40 |
56.10 |
57.80 |
59.50 |
61.21 |
62.91 |
64.61 |
66.31 |
O
|
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
61.29 |
62.91 |
64.61 |
66.31 |
13
|
B
|
58.98 |
60.95 |
62.91 |
64.88 |
66.84 |
68.81 |
70.78 |
72.74 |
74.71 |
76.67 |
O
|
61.29 |
61.29 |
62.91 |
64.88 |
66.84 |
68.81 |
70.78 |
72.74 |
74.71 |
76.67 |
14
|
B
|
67.72 |
69.98 |
72.24 |
74.50 |
76.75 |
79.01 |
81.27 |
83.53 |
85.78 |
88.04 |
O
|
67.72 |
69.98 |
72.24 |
74.50 |
76.75 |
79.01 |
81.27 |
83.53 |
85.78 |
88.04 |
15
|
B
|
78.50 |
81.12 |
83.73 |
86.35 |
88.97 |
91.58 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
93.53 |
O
|
78.50 |
81.12 |
83.73 |
86.35 |
88.97 |
91.58 |
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.