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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-PIT (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 21.03%

For the Locality Pay Area of Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV

Total Increase: 1.91%

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 18.41 19.03 19.64 20.25 20.86 21.22 21.83 22.44 22.46 23.03
O 27.62 28.55 29.46 30.38 31.29 31.83 32.75 33.66 33.69 34.55
2 B 20.27 20.75 21.42 21.99 22.23 22.89 23.54 24.20 24.85 25.50
O 30.41 31.13 32.13 32.99 33.35 34.34 35.31 36.30 37.28 38.25
3 B 21.64 22.36 23.08 23.80 24.52 25.24 25.96 26.68 27.40 28.13
O 32.46 33.54 34.62 35.70 36.78 37.86 38.94 40.02 41.10 42.20
4 B 23.75 24.54 25.34 26.13 26.92 27.71 28.51 29.30 30.09 30.88
O 35.63 36.81 38.01 39.20 40.38 41.57 42.77 43.95 45.14 46.32
5 B 25.97 26.84 27.71 28.57 29.44 30.30 31.17 32.03 32.90 33.76
O 38.96 40.26 41.57 42.86 44.16 45.45 46.76 48.05 49.35 50.64
6 B 28.29 29.23 30.17 31.11 32.06 33.00 33.94 34.89 35.83 36.77
O 42.44 43.85 45.26 46.67 48.09 49.50 50.91 52.34 53.75 55.16
7 B 30.69 31.71 32.74 33.76 34.78 35.81 36.83 37.85 38.88 39.90
O 46.04 47.57 49.11 50.64 52.17 53.72 55.25 56.78 57.51 57.51
8 B 33.17 34.27 35.38 36.48 37.59 38.70 39.80 40.91 42.01 43.12
O 49.76 51.41 53.07 54.72 56.39 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51
9 B 35.72 36.92 38.11 39.30 40.49 41.68 42.87 44.06 45.25 46.44
O 53.58 55.38 57.17 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51
10 B 38.34 39.62 40.90 42.17 43.45 44.73 46.01 47.28 48.56 49.84
O 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51
11 B 41.03 42.39 43.76 45.13 46.49 47.86 49.23 50.60 51.96 53.33
O 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51
12 B 47.86 49.45 51.05 52.64 54.24 55.83 57.43 59.02 60.62 62.21
O 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 57.51 59.02 60.62 62.21
13 B 55.34 57.18 59.03 60.87 62.72 64.56 66.41 68.25 70.10 71.94
O 57.51 57.51 59.03 60.87 62.72 64.56 66.41 68.25 70.10 71.94
14 B 63.54 65.66 67.78 69.90 72.02 74.13 76.25 78.37 80.49 82.61
O 63.54 65.66 67.78 69.90 72.02 74.13 76.25 78.37 80.49 82.61
15 B 73.66 76.11 78.57 81.02 83.48 85.93 88.39 90.84 93.30 93.53
O 73.66 76.11 78.57 81.02 83.48 85.93 88.39 90.84 93.30 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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