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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-RN (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 17.52%

For the Locality Pay Area of Reno-Fernley, NV

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 17.88 18.48 19.07 19.67 20.26 20.61 21.19 21.79 21.81 22.36
O 26.82 27.72 28.61 29.51 30.39 30.92 31.79 32.69 32.72 33.54
2 B 19.68 20.15 20.80 21.35 21.59 22.22 22.86 23.49 24.13 24.76
O 29.52 30.23 31.20 32.03 32.39 33.33 34.29 35.24 36.20 37.14
3 B 21.01 21.71 22.41 23.11 23.81 24.51 25.21 25.91 26.61 27.31
O 31.52 32.57 33.62 34.67 35.72 36.77 37.82 38.87 39.92 40.97
4 B 23.06 23.83 24.60 25.37 26.14 26.91 27.68 28.45 29.22 29.99
O 34.59 35.75 36.90 38.06 39.21 40.37 41.52 42.68 43.83 44.99
5 B 25.22 26.06 26.90 27.74 28.58 29.42 30.26 31.10 31.94 32.78
O 37.83 39.09 40.35 41.61 42.87 44.13 45.39 46.65 47.91 49.17
6 B 27.47 28.38 29.30 30.21 31.13 32.04 32.96 33.87 34.79 35.70
O 41.21 42.57 43.95 45.32 46.70 48.06 49.44 50.81 52.19 53.55
7 B 29.80 30.79 31.79 32.78 33.77 34.77 35.76 36.76 37.75 38.74
O 44.70 46.19 47.69 49.17 50.66 52.16 53.64 55.14 55.85 55.85
8 B 32.20 33.28 34.35 35.43 36.50 37.57 38.65 39.72 40.79 41.87
O 48.30 49.92 51.53 53.15 54.75 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85
9 B 34.69 35.84 37.00 38.16 39.31 40.47 41.63 42.78 43.94 45.09
O 52.04 53.76 55.50 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85
10 B 37.23 38.47 39.71 40.95 42.19 43.43 44.67 45.91 47.15 48.39
O 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85
11 B 39.84 41.16 42.49 43.82 45.15 46.47 47.80 49.13 50.46 51.78
O 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85
12 B 46.47 48.02 49.57 51.11 52.66 54.21 55.76 57.31 58.86 60.41
O 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 55.85 57.31 58.86 60.41
13 B 53.74 55.53 57.32 59.11 60.90 62.69 64.48 66.27 68.07 69.86
O 55.85 55.85 57.32 59.11 60.90 62.69 64.48 66.27 68.07 69.86
14 B 61.70 63.76 65.81 67.87 69.93 71.98 74.04 76.10 78.16 80.21
O 61.70 63.76 65.81 67.87 69.93 71.98 74.04 76.10 78.16 80.21
15 B 71.52 73.90 76.29 78.67 81.06 83.44 85.82 88.21 90.59 92.98
O 71.52 73.90 76.29 78.67 81.06 83.44 85.82 88.21 90.59 92.98

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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