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OPM.gov / Policy / Pay & Leave / Salaries & Wages

Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-PX (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 22.45%

For the Locality Pay Area of Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

Total Increase: 2.06%

Effective March 23, 2025

Annual Rates by Grade and Step

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1

38879

40183

41475

42763

44054

44808

46089

47377

47429

48633

2

42793

43811

45228

46427

46947

48329

49709

51089

52470

53850

3

45686

47208

48730

50252

51774

53296

54818

56342

57864

59386

4

50152

51825

53497

55170

56843

58515

60188

61861

63533

65206

5

54845

56674

58500

60327

62156

63983

65811

67638

69465

71293

6

59727

61717

63708

65699

67689

69680

71670

73661

75652

77642

7

64803

66963

69124

71285

73446

75607

77767

79928

82088

84249

8

70030

72366

74701

77036

79370

81705

84040

86375

88710

91045

9

75432

77946

80459

82975

85488

88002

90516

93030

95545

98059

10

80954

83653

86351

89049

91747

94444

97143

99841

102540

105237

11

86625

89511

92398

95284

98172

101059

103945

106833

109719

112606

12

101046

104414

107783

111152

114520

117889

121259

124627

127996

131364

13

116850

120745

124641

128536

132431

136326

140221

144116

148011

151907

14

134172

138645

143117

147590

152062

156534

161007

165479

169952

174424

15

155524

160708

165892

171076

176259

181444

186627

191812

195200 *

195200 *

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Note: These 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.

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