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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-SEA

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 January 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 14.10 14.57 15.04 15.50 15.97 16.25 16.71 17.18 17.20 17.63
O 21.15 21.86 22.56 23.25 23.96 24.38 25.07 25.77 25.80 26.45
2 B 15.85 16.23 16.75 17.20 17.39 17.90 18.41 18.92 19.43 19.95
O 23.78 24.35 25.13 25.80 26.09 26.85 27.62 28.38 29.15 29.93
3 B 17.30 17.87 18.45 19.02 19.60 20.18 20.75 21.33 21.90 22.48
O 25.95 26.81 27.68 28.53 29.40 30.27 31.13 32.00 32.85 33.72
4 B 19.41 20.06 20.71 21.36 22.00 22.65 23.30 23.95 24.59 25.24
O 29.12 30.09 31.07 32.04 33.00 33.98 34.95 35.93 36.89 37.86
5 B 21.72 22.44 23.17 23.89 24.62 25.34 26.06 26.79 27.51 28.23
O 32.58 33.66 34.76 35.84 36.93 38.01 39.09 40.19 41.27 42.35
6 B 24.21 25.02 25.83 26.63 27.44 28.25 29.05 29.86 30.67 31.48
O 36.32 37.53 38.75 39.95 41.16 42.38 43.58 44.79 46.01 47.22
7 B 26.91 27.80 28.70 29.60 30.49 31.39 32.29 33.19 34.08 34.98
O 40.37 41.70 43.05 44.40 45.74 47.09 48.44 49.79 51.12 52.47
8 B 29.80 30.79 31.78 32.78 33.77 34.76 35.76 36.75 37.75 38.74
O 44.70 46.19 47.67 49.17 50.66 52.14 53.64 54.36 54.36 54.36
9 B 32.91 34.01 35.11 36.20 37.30 38.40 39.49 40.59 41.69 42.78
O 49.37 51.02 52.67 54.30 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36
10 B 36.24 37.45 38.66 39.87 41.07 42.28 43.49 44.70 45.91 47.11
O 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36
11 B 39.82 41.15 42.47 43.80 45.13 46.45 47.78 49.11 50.44 51.76
O 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36
12 B 47.73 49.32 50.91 52.50 54.09 55.68 57.27 58.87 60.46 62.05
O 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 54.36 55.68 57.27 58.87 60.46 62.05
13 B 56.75 58.65 60.54 62.43 64.32 66.21 68.11 70.00 71.89 73.78
O 56.75 58.65 60.54 62.43 64.32 66.21 68.11 70.00 71.89 73.78
14 B 67.07 69.30 71.54 73.77 76.01 78.24 80.48 82.71 84.95 87.19
O 67.07 69.30 71.54 73.77 76.01 78.24 80.48 82.71 84.95 87.19
15 B 78.89 81.52 84.15 86.78 89.41 92.03 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 78.89 81.52 84.15 86.78 89.41 92.03 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)).

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