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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-SN (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 17.67%

For the Locality Pay Area of Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID

Total Increase: 2.13%

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 17.90 18.50 19.10 19.69 20.28 20.63 21.22 21.82 21.84 22.39
O 26.85 27.75 28.65 29.54 30.42 30.95 31.83 32.73 32.76 33.59
2 B 19.70 20.17 20.83 21.38 21.62 22.25 22.89 23.52 24.16 24.80
O 29.55 30.26 31.25 32.07 32.43 33.38 34.34 35.28 36.24 37.20
3 B 21.04 21.74 22.44 23.14 23.84 24.54 25.24 25.94 26.64 27.34
O 31.56 32.61 33.66 34.71 35.76 36.81 37.86 38.91 39.96 41.01
4 B 23.09 23.86 24.63 25.40 26.17 26.94 27.71 28.48 29.25 30.02
O 34.64 35.79 36.95 38.10 39.26 40.41 41.57 42.72 43.88 45.03
5 B 25.25 26.10 26.94 27.78 28.62 29.46 30.30 31.14 31.99 32.83
O 37.88 39.15 40.41 41.67 42.93 44.19 45.45 46.71 47.99 49.25
6 B 27.50 28.42 29.33 30.25 31.17 32.08 33.00 33.92 34.83 35.75
O 41.25 42.63 44.00 45.38 46.76 48.12 49.50 50.88 52.25 53.63
7 B 29.84 30.83 31.83 32.82 33.82 34.81 35.81 36.80 37.80 38.79
O 44.76 46.25 47.75 49.23 50.73 52.22 53.72 55.20 55.92 55.92
8 B 32.25 33.32 34.40 35.47 36.55 37.62 38.70 39.77 40.85 41.92
O 48.38 49.98 51.60 53.21 54.83 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92
9 B 34.73 35.89 37.05 38.21 39.36 40.52 41.68 42.84 43.99 45.15
O 52.10 53.84 55.58 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92
10 B 37.28 38.52 39.76 41.00 42.24 43.49 44.73 45.97 47.21 48.46
O 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92
11 B 39.89 41.22 42.54 43.87 45.20 46.53 47.86 49.19 50.52 51.85
O 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92
12 B 46.53 48.08 49.63 51.18 52.73 54.28 55.83 57.38 58.94 60.49
O 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 55.92 57.38 58.94 60.49
13 B 53.80 55.60 57.39 59.18 60.98 62.77 64.56 66.36 68.15 69.95
O 55.92 55.92 57.39 59.18 60.98 62.77 64.56 66.36 68.15 69.95
14 B 61.78 63.84 65.90 67.96 70.02 72.08 74.14 76.20 78.25 80.31
O 61.78 63.84 65.90 67.96 70.02 72.08 74.14 76.20 78.25 80.31
15 B 71.61 74.00 76.39 78.77 81.16 83.55 85.93 88.32 90.71 93.09
O 71.61 74.00 76.39 78.77 81.16 83.55 85.93 88.32 90.71 93.09

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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