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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-RUS (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 17.06%

For the Locality Pay Area of Rest of U.S.

Total Increase: 1.91%

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 17.81 18.41 19.00 19.59 20.18 20.53 21.11 21.70 21.73 22.28
O 26.72 27.62 28.50 29.39 30.27 30.80 31.67 32.55 32.60 33.42
2 B 19.60 20.07 20.72 21.27 21.51 22.14 22.77 23.40 24.03 24.67
O 29.40 30.11 31.08 31.91 32.27 33.21 34.16 35.10 36.05 37.01
3 B 20.93 21.62 22.32 23.02 23.72 24.41 25.11 25.81 26.51 27.20
O 31.40 32.43 33.48 34.53 35.58 36.62 37.67 38.72 39.77 40.80
4 B 22.97 23.74 24.51 25.27 26.04 26.80 27.57 28.34 29.10 29.87
O 34.46 35.61 36.77 37.91 39.06 40.20 41.36 42.51 43.65 44.81
5 B 25.12 25.96 26.80 27.63 28.47 29.31 30.15 30.98 31.82 32.66
O 37.68 38.94 40.20 41.45 42.71 43.97 45.23 46.47 47.73 48.99
6 B 27.36 28.27 29.18 30.09 31.01 31.92 32.83 33.74 34.65 35.56
O 41.04 42.41 43.77 45.14 46.52 47.88 49.25 50.61 51.98 53.34
7 B 29.68 30.67 31.66 32.65 33.64 34.63 35.62 36.61 37.60 38.59
O 44.52 46.01 47.49 48.98 50.46 51.95 53.43 54.92 55.62 55.62
8 B 32.08 33.15 34.22 35.29 36.36 37.43 38.50 39.57 40.63 41.70
O 48.12 49.73 51.33 52.94 54.54 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62
9 B 34.55 35.70 36.86 38.01 39.16 40.31 41.46 42.61 43.77 44.92
O 51.83 53.55 55.29 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62
10 B 37.08 38.32 39.55 40.79 42.03 43.26 44.50 45.73 46.97 48.21
O 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62
11 B 39.68 41.00 42.32 43.65 44.97 46.29 47.61 48.94 50.26 51.58
O 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62
12 B 46.29 47.83 49.37 50.91 52.46 54.00 55.54 57.09 58.63 60.17
O 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 55.62 57.09 58.63 60.17
13 B 53.53 55.31 57.09 58.88 60.66 62.45 64.23 66.01 67.80 69.58
O 55.62 55.62 57.09 58.88 60.66 62.45 64.23 66.01 67.80 69.58
14 B 61.46 63.51 65.56 67.61 69.65 71.70 73.75 75.80 77.85 79.90
O 61.46 63.51 65.56 67.61 69.65 71.70 73.75 75.80 77.85 79.90
15 B 71.24 73.61 75.99 78.36 80.74 83.11 85.49 87.86 90.24 92.61
O 71.24 73.61 75.99 78.36 80.74 83.11 85.49 87.86 90.24 92.61

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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