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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

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 18.63 19.25 19.87 20.49 21.11 21.47 22.08 22.70 22.73 23.30
O 27.95 28.88 29.81 30.74 31.67 32.21 33.12 34.05 34.10 34.95
2 B 20.50 20.99 21.67 22.25 22.49 23.16 23.82 24.48 25.14 25.80
O 30.75 31.49 32.51 33.38 33.74 34.74 35.73 36.72 37.71 38.70
3 B 21.89 22.62 23.35 24.08 24.81 25.54 26.27 27.00 27.73 28.46
O 32.84 33.93 35.03 36.12 37.22 38.31 39.41 40.50 41.60 42.69
4 B 24.03 24.83 25.63 26.44 27.24 28.04 28.84 29.64 30.44 31.24
O 36.05 37.25 38.45 39.66 40.86 42.06 43.26 44.46 45.66 46.86
5 B 26.28 27.16 28.03 28.91 29.78 30.66 31.53 32.41 33.28 34.16
O 39.42 40.74 42.05 43.37 44.67 45.99 47.30 48.62 49.92 51.24
6 B 28.62 29.57 30.53 31.48 32.43 33.39 34.34 35.30 36.25 37.20
O 42.93 44.36 45.80 47.22 48.65 50.09 51.51 52.95 54.38 55.80
7 B 31.05 32.09 33.12 34.16 35.19 36.23 37.26 38.30 39.33 40.37
O 46.58 48.14 49.68 51.24 52.79 54.35 55.89 57.45 58.19 58.19
8 B 33.56 34.67 35.79 36.91 38.03 39.15 40.27 41.39 42.51 43.62
O 50.34 52.01 53.69 55.37 57.05 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19
9 B 36.14 37.35 38.55 39.76 40.96 42.17 43.37 44.58 45.78 46.99
O 54.21 56.03 57.83 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19
10 B 38.79 40.08 41.38 42.67 43.96 45.25 46.55 47.84 49.13 50.43
O 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19
11 B 41.51 42.89 44.27 45.66 47.04 48.42 49.81 51.19 52.57 53.96
O 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19
12 B 48.42 50.03 51.64 53.26 54.87 56.49 58.10 59.72 61.33 62.94
O 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 58.19 59.72 61.33 62.94
13 B 55.99 57.86 59.72 61.59 63.46 65.32 67.19 69.05 70.92 72.79
O 58.19 58.19 59.72 61.59 63.46 65.32 67.19 69.05 70.92 72.79
14 B 64.29 66.43 68.58 70.72 72.86 75.00 77.15 79.29 81.43 83.58
O 64.29 66.43 68.58 70.72 72.86 75.00 77.15 79.29 81.43 83.58
15 B 74.52 77.00 79.49 81.97 84.46 86.94 89.42 91.91 93.53 93.53
O 74.52 77.00 79.49 81.97 84.46 86.94 89.42 91.91 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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