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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-RCH (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 22.28%

For the Locality Pay Area of Richmond, VA

Total Increase: 2.01%

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 18.60 19.23 19.85 20.46 21.08 21.44 22.05 22.67 22.69 23.27
O 27.90 28.85 29.78 30.69 31.62 32.16 33.08 34.01 34.04 34.91
2 B 20.48 20.96 21.64 22.21 22.46 23.12 23.79 24.45 25.11 25.77
O 30.72 31.44 32.46 33.32 33.69 34.68 35.69 36.68 37.67 38.66
3 B 21.86 22.59 23.32 24.05 24.77 25.50 26.23 26.96 27.69 28.42
O 32.79 33.89 34.98 36.08 37.16 38.25 39.35 40.44 41.54 42.63
4 B 24.00 24.80 25.60 26.40 27.20 28.00 28.80 29.60 30.40 31.20
O 36.00 37.20 38.40 39.60 40.80 42.00 43.20 44.40 45.60 46.80
5 B 26.24 27.12 27.99 28.87 29.74 30.62 31.49 32.36 33.24 34.11
O 39.36 40.68 41.99 43.31 44.61 45.93 47.24 48.54 49.86 51.17
6 B 28.58 29.53 30.48 31.44 32.39 33.34 34.29 35.25 36.20 37.15
O 42.87 44.30 45.72 47.16 48.59 50.01 51.44 52.88 54.30 55.73
7 B 31.01 32.04 33.08 34.11 35.14 36.18 37.21 38.24 39.28 40.31
O 46.52 48.06 49.62 51.17 52.71 54.27 55.82 57.36 58.11 58.11
8 B 33.51 34.63 35.74 36.86 37.98 39.09 40.21 41.33 42.45 43.56
O 50.27 51.95 53.61 55.29 56.97 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11
9 B 36.09 37.30 38.50 39.70 40.91 42.11 43.31 44.51 45.72 46.92
O 54.14 55.95 57.75 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11
10 B 38.74 40.03 41.32 42.61 43.90 45.19 46.48 47.77 49.06 50.36
O 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11
11 B 41.45 42.83 44.21 45.59 46.97 48.36 49.74 51.12 52.50 53.88
O 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11
12 B 48.35 49.96 51.57 53.18 54.80 56.41 58.02 59.63 61.24 62.86
O 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 58.11 59.63 61.24 62.86
13 B 55.91 57.78 59.64 61.50 63.37 65.23 67.09 68.96 70.82 72.69
O 58.11 58.11 59.64 61.50 63.37 65.23 67.09 68.96 70.82 72.69
14 B 64.20 66.34 68.48 70.62 72.76 74.90 77.04 79.18 81.32 83.46
O 64.20 66.34 68.48 70.62 72.76 74.90 77.04 79.18 81.32 83.46
15 B 74.42 76.90 79.38 81.86 84.34 86.82 89.30 91.78 93.53 93.53
O 74.42 76.90 79.38 81.86 84.34 86.82 89.30 91.78 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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