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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

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 20.02 20.69 21.35 22.02 22.68 23.07 23.73 24.39 24.42 25.04
O 30.03 31.04 32.03 33.03 34.02 34.61 35.60 36.59 36.63 37.56
2 B 22.03 22.56 23.29 23.90 24.17 24.88 25.59 26.30 27.01 27.72
O 33.05 33.84 34.94 35.85 36.26 37.32 38.39 39.45 40.52 41.58
3 B 23.52 24.30 25.09 25.87 26.66 27.44 28.22 29.01 29.79 30.57
O 35.28 36.45 37.64 38.81 39.99 41.16 42.33 43.52 44.69 45.86
4 B 25.82 26.68 27.54 28.40 29.26 30.13 30.99 31.85 32.71 33.57
O 38.73 40.02 41.31 42.60 43.89 45.20 46.49 47.78 49.07 50.36
5 B 28.24 29.18 30.12 31.06 32.00 32.94 33.88 34.82 35.76 36.70
O 42.36 43.77 45.18 46.59 48.00 49.41 50.82 52.23 53.64 55.05
6 B 30.75 31.77 32.80 33.83 34.85 35.87 36.90 37.92 38.95 39.97
O 46.13 47.66 49.20 50.75 52.28 53.81 55.35 56.88 58.43 59.96
7 B 33.36 34.48 35.59 36.70 37.81 38.93 40.04 41.15 42.26 43.38
O 50.04 51.72 53.39 55.05 56.72 58.40 60.06 61.73 62.52 62.52
8 B 36.05 37.26 38.46 39.66 40.86 42.07 43.27 44.47 45.67 46.87
O 54.08 55.89 57.69 59.49 61.29 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52
9 B 38.84 40.13 41.42 42.72 44.01 45.31 46.60 47.90 49.19 50.49
O 58.26 60.20 62.13 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52
10 B 41.68 43.07 44.46 45.85 47.24 48.62 50.01 51.40 52.79 54.18
O 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52
11 B 44.60 46.08 47.57 49.06 50.54 52.03 53.52 55.00 56.49 57.97
O 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52
12 B 52.02 53.76 55.49 57.23 58.96 60.69 62.43 64.16 65.90 67.63
O 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 62.52 64.16 65.90 67.63
13 B 60.16 62.17 64.17 66.18 68.18 70.19 72.19 74.20 76.20 78.21
O 62.52 62.52 64.17 66.18 68.18 70.19 72.19 74.20 76.20 78.21
14 B 69.08 71.38 73.68 75.99 78.29 80.59 82.89 85.20 87.50 89.80
O 69.08 71.38 73.68 75.99 78.29 80.59 82.89 85.20 87.50 89.80
15 B 80.07 82.74 85.41 88.08 90.75 93.42 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 80.07 82.74 85.41 88.08 90.75 93.42 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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