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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-SAC (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 29.76%

For the Locality Pay Area of Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV

Total Increase: 2.17%

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 19.74 20.40 21.06 21.71 22.37 22.75 23.40 24.06 24.08 24.69
O 29.61 30.60 31.59 32.57 33.56 34.13 35.10 36.09 36.12 37.04
2 B 21.73 22.25 22.97 23.57 23.84 24.54 25.24 25.94 26.64 27.34
O 32.60 33.38 34.46 35.36 35.76 36.81 37.86 38.91 39.96 41.01
3 B 23.20 23.97 24.74 25.52 26.29 27.06 27.83 28.61 29.38 30.15
O 34.80 35.96 37.11 38.28 39.44 40.59 41.75 42.92 44.07 45.23
4 B 25.47 26.31 27.16 28.01 28.86 29.71 30.56 31.41 32.26 33.11
O 38.21 39.47 40.74 42.02 43.29 44.57 45.84 47.12 48.39 49.67
5 B 27.85 28.78 29.70 30.63 31.56 32.49 33.42 34.34 35.27 36.20
O 41.78 43.17 44.55 45.95 47.34 48.74 50.13 51.51 52.91 54.30
6 B 30.33 31.34 32.35 33.36 34.37 35.38 36.39 37.40 38.41 39.42
O 45.50 47.01 48.53 50.04 51.56 53.07 54.59 56.10 57.62 59.13
7 B 32.90 34.00 35.10 36.20 37.29 38.39 39.49 40.58 41.68 42.78
O 49.35 51.00 52.65 54.30 55.94 57.59 59.24 60.87 61.67 61.67
8 B 35.56 36.74 37.93 39.12 40.30 41.49 42.67 43.86 45.04 46.23
O 53.34 55.11 56.90 58.68 60.45 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67
9 B 38.30 39.58 40.85 42.13 43.41 44.68 45.96 47.24 48.51 49.79
O 57.45 59.37 61.28 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67
10 B 41.11 42.48 43.85 45.22 46.59 47.96 49.33 50.70 52.07 53.44
O 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67
11 B 43.98 45.45 46.92 48.38 49.85 51.31 52.78 54.25 55.71 57.18
O 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67
12 B 51.31 53.02 54.73 56.44 58.15 59.86 61.57 63.28 64.99 66.70
O 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 61.67 63.28 64.99 66.70
13 B 59.33 61.31 63.29 65.27 67.24 69.22 71.20 73.18 75.15 77.13
O 61.67 61.67 63.29 65.27 67.24 69.22 71.20 73.18 75.15 77.13
14 B 68.13 70.40 72.67 74.94 77.21 79.48 81.75 84.02 86.30 88.57
O 68.13 70.40 72.67 74.94 77.21 79.48 81.75 84.02 86.30 88.57
15 B 78.97 81.60 84.23 86.87 89.50 92.13 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 78.97 81.60 84.23 86.87 89.50 92.13 93.53 93.53 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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