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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-SO (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 18.78%

For the Locality Pay Area of San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

Total Increase: 1.95%

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 18.07 18.68 19.28 19.88 20.48 20.83 21.42 22.02 22.04 22.60
O 27.11 28.02 28.92 29.82 30.72 31.25 32.13 33.03 33.06 33.90
2 B 19.89 20.36 21.02 21.58 21.82 22.46 23.10 23.75 24.39 25.03
O 29.84 30.54 31.53 32.37 32.73 33.69 34.65 35.63 36.59 37.55
3 B 21.23 21.94 22.65 23.36 24.06 24.77 25.48 26.19 26.89 27.60
O 31.85 32.91 33.98 35.04 36.09 37.16 38.22 39.29 40.34 41.40
4 B 23.31 24.09 24.87 25.64 26.42 27.20 27.98 28.75 29.53 30.31
O 34.97 36.14 37.31 38.46 39.63 40.80 41.97 43.13 44.30 45.47
5 B 25.49 26.34 27.19 28.04 28.89 29.74 30.59 31.44 32.29 33.14
O 38.24 39.51 40.79 42.06 43.34 44.61 45.89 47.16 48.44 49.71
6 B 27.76 28.69 29.61 30.54 31.46 32.39 33.31 34.24 35.16 36.09
O 41.64 43.04 44.42 45.81 47.19 48.59 49.97 51.36 52.74 54.14
7 B 30.12 31.12 32.13 33.13 34.14 35.14 36.15 37.15 38.15 39.16
O 45.18 46.68 48.20 49.70 51.21 52.71 54.23 55.73 56.45 56.45
8 B 32.55 33.64 34.72 35.81 36.89 37.98 39.06 40.15 41.23 42.32
O 48.83 50.46 52.08 53.72 55.34 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45
9 B 35.06 36.23 37.40 38.57 39.73 40.90 42.07 43.24 44.41 45.58
O 52.59 54.35 56.10 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45
10 B 37.63 38.88 40.14 41.39 42.64 43.90 45.15 46.41 47.66 48.91
O 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45
11 B 40.26 41.60 42.95 44.29 45.63 46.97 48.31 49.66 51.00 52.34
O 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45
12 B 46.97 48.53 50.10 51.66 53.23 54.79 56.36 57.93 59.49 61.06
O 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 57.93 59.49 61.06
13 B 54.31 56.12 57.93 59.74 61.55 63.36 65.17 66.98 68.79 70.61
O 56.45 56.45 57.93 59.74 61.55 63.36 65.17 66.98 68.79 70.61
14 B 62.36 64.44 66.52 68.60 70.68 72.76 74.84 76.91 78.99 81.07
O 62.36 64.44 66.52 68.60 70.68 72.76 74.84 76.91 78.99 81.07
15 B 72.29 74.70 77.11 79.52 81.92 84.33 86.74 89.15 91.56 93.53
O 72.29 74.70 77.11 79.52 81.92 84.33 86.74 89.15 91.56 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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