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.