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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-RT (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 17.88%

For the Locality Pay Area of Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY

Total Increase: 2.16%

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 17.93 18.54 19.13 19.73 20.32 20.67 21.26 21.85 21.88 22.43
O 26.90 27.81 28.70 29.60 30.48 31.01 31.89 32.78 32.82 33.65
2 B 19.74 20.21 20.86 21.42 21.66 22.29 22.93 23.57 24.20 24.84
O 29.61 30.32 31.29 32.13 32.49 33.44 34.40 35.36 36.30 37.26
3 B 21.07 21.78 22.48 23.18 23.88 24.58 25.29 25.99 26.69 27.39
O 31.61 32.67 33.72 34.77 35.82 36.87 37.94 38.99 40.04 41.09
4 B 23.13 23.91 24.68 25.45 26.22 26.99 27.76 28.53 29.31 30.08
O 34.70 35.87 37.02 38.18 39.33 40.49 41.64 42.80 43.97 45.12
5 B 25.30 26.14 26.98 27.83 28.67 29.51 30.36 31.20 32.04 32.89
O 37.95 39.21 40.47 41.75 43.01 44.27 45.54 46.80 48.06 49.34
6 B 27.55 28.47 29.39 30.31 31.22 32.14 33.06 33.98 34.90 35.81
O 41.33 42.71 44.09 45.47 46.83 48.21 49.59 50.97 52.35 53.72
7 B 29.89 30.89 31.89 32.88 33.88 34.88 35.87 36.87 37.86 38.86
O 44.84 46.34 47.84 49.32 50.82 52.32 53.81 55.31 56.01 56.01
8 B 32.30 33.38 34.46 35.53 36.61 37.69 38.77 39.84 40.92 42.00
O 48.45 50.07 51.69 53.30 54.92 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01
9 B 34.79 35.95 37.11 38.27 39.43 40.59 41.75 42.91 44.07 45.23
O 52.19 53.93 55.67 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01
10 B 37.34 38.59 39.83 41.08 42.32 43.56 44.81 46.05 47.30 48.54
O 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01
11 B 39.96 41.29 42.62 43.95 45.28 46.62 47.95 49.28 50.61 51.94
O 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01
12 B 46.61 48.16 49.72 51.27 52.83 54.38 55.93 57.49 59.04 60.60
O 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 56.01 57.49 59.04 60.60
13 B 53.90 55.70 57.49 59.29 61.09 62.88 64.68 66.48 68.27 70.07
O 56.01 56.01 57.49 59.29 61.09 62.88 64.68 66.48 68.27 70.07
14 B 61.89 63.95 66.02 68.08 70.14 72.21 74.27 76.33 78.39 80.46
O 61.89 63.95 66.02 68.08 70.14 72.21 74.27 76.33 78.39 80.46
15 B 71.74 74.13 76.52 78.91 81.30 83.70 86.09 88.48 90.87 93.26
O 71.74 74.13 76.52 78.91 81.30 83.70 86.09 88.48 90.87 93.26

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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