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OPM.gov / Policy / Pay & Leave / Salaries & Wages

Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-SEA (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 31.57%

For the Locality Pay Area of Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Total Increase: 2.29%

Effective March 23, 2025

Annual Rates by Grade and Step

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1

41775

43176

44564

45948

47335

48145

49522

50906

50961

52256

2

45980

47074

48597

49885

50444

51928

53411

54894

56378

57861

3

49089

50724

52360

53995

55630

57266

58901

60538

62173

63809

4

53887

55684

57482

59279

61076

62873

64671

66468

68265

70062

5

58930

60895

62858

64821

66785

68748

70712

72675

74638

76603

6

64176

66314

68453

70593

72731

74870

77008

79147

81287

83425

7

69629

71950

74273

76595

78916

81238

83559

85881

88202

90524

8

75246

77755

80264

82773

85281

87790

90299

92808

95317

97826

9

81050

83751

86452

89154

91856

94557

97258

99959

102661

105363

10

86984

89883

92782

95682

98580

101479

104378

107277

110177

113075

11

93077

96178

99280

102381

105484

108586

111687

114790

117891

120993

12

108572

112191

115811

119430

123050

126669

130290

133909

137529

141148

13

125553

129739

133924

138109

142294

146480

150665

154850

159035

163220

14

144165

148971

153776

158583

163388

168193

172999

177804

182610

187415

15

167107

172678

178247

183818

189387

194958

195200 *

195200 *

195200 *

195200 *

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Note: These 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.

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