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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-SD (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 33.72%

For the Locality Pay Area of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Total Increase: 2.21%

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 20.34 21.03 21.70 22.38 23.05 23.45 24.12 24.79 24.82 25.45
O 30.51 31.55 32.55 33.57 34.58 35.18 36.18 37.19 37.23 38.18
2 B 22.39 22.92 23.67 24.29 24.57 25.29 26.01 26.73 27.46 28.18
O 33.59 34.38 35.51 36.44 36.86 37.94 39.02 40.10 41.19 42.27
3 B 23.91 24.70 25.50 26.29 27.09 27.89 28.68 29.48 30.28 31.07
O 35.87 37.05 38.25 39.44 40.64 41.84 43.02 44.22 45.42 46.61
4 B 26.24 27.12 27.99 28.87 29.74 30.62 31.49 32.37 33.24 34.12
O 39.36 40.68 41.99 43.31 44.61 45.93 47.24 48.56 49.86 51.18
5 B 28.70 29.66 30.61 31.57 32.52 33.48 34.44 35.39 36.35 37.30
O 43.05 44.49 45.92 47.36 48.78 50.22 51.66 53.09 54.53 55.95
6 B 31.25 32.29 33.34 34.38 35.42 36.46 37.50 38.54 39.59 40.63
O 46.88 48.44 50.01 51.57 53.13 54.69 56.25 57.81 59.39 60.95
7 B 33.91 35.04 36.17 37.30 38.43 39.56 40.69 41.82 42.95 44.08
O 50.87 52.56 54.26 55.95 57.65 59.34 61.04 62.73 63.54 63.54
8 B 36.64 37.87 39.09 40.31 41.53 42.75 43.97 45.20 46.42 47.64
O 54.96 56.81 58.64 60.47 62.30 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54
9 B 39.47 40.79 42.10 43.42 44.73 46.05 47.36 48.68 49.99 51.31
O 59.21 61.19 63.15 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54
10 B 42.36 43.77 45.18 46.60 48.01 49.42 50.83 52.24 53.65 55.07
O 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54
11 B 45.33 46.84 48.35 49.86 51.37 52.88 54.39 55.90 57.41 58.92
O 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54
12 B 52.87 54.64 56.40 58.16 59.92 61.69 63.45 65.21 66.97 68.74
O 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 63.54 65.21 66.97 68.74
13 B 61.14 63.18 65.22 67.26 69.30 71.33 73.37 75.41 77.45 79.49
O 63.54 63.54 65.22 67.26 69.30 71.33 73.37 75.41 77.45 79.49
14 B 70.21 72.55 74.89 77.23 79.57 81.91 84.25 86.59 88.93 91.27
O 70.21 72.55 74.89 77.23 79.57 81.91 84.25 86.59 88.93 91.27
15 B 81.38 84.09 86.80 89.52 92.23 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 81.38 84.09 86.80 89.52 92.23 93.53 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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