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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-TU (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 19.28%

For the Locality Pay Area of Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Total Increase: 2.01%

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 18.15 18.76 19.36 19.96 20.56 20.91 21.51 22.11 22.14 22.70
O 27.23 28.14 29.04 29.94 30.84 31.37 32.27 33.17 33.21 34.05
2 B 19.97 20.45 21.11 21.67 21.91 22.56 23.20 23.85 24.49 25.13
O 29.96 30.68 31.67 32.51 32.87 33.84 34.80 35.78 36.74 37.70
3 B 21.32 22.03 22.75 23.46 24.17 24.88 25.59 26.30 27.01 27.72
O 31.98 33.05 34.13 35.19 36.26 37.32 38.39 39.45 40.52 41.58
4 B 23.41 24.19 24.97 25.75 26.53 27.31 28.09 28.87 29.65 30.44
O 35.12 36.29 37.46 38.63 39.80 40.97 42.14 43.31 44.48 45.66
5 B 25.60 26.45 27.31 28.16 29.01 29.86 30.72 31.57 32.42 33.28
O 38.40 39.68 40.97 42.24 43.52 44.79 46.08 47.36 48.63 49.92
6 B 27.88 28.81 29.74 30.67 31.59 32.52 33.45 34.38 35.31 36.24
O 41.82 43.22 44.61 46.01 47.39 48.78 50.18 51.57 52.97 54.36
7 B 30.25 31.25 32.26 33.27 34.28 35.29 36.30 37.31 38.31 39.32
O 45.38 46.88 48.39 49.91 51.42 52.94 54.45 55.97 56.69 56.69
8 B 32.69 33.78 34.87 35.96 37.05 38.14 39.23 40.32 41.41 42.50
O 49.04 50.67 52.31 53.94 55.58 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69
9 B 35.21 36.38 37.55 38.73 39.90 41.08 42.25 43.42 44.60 45.77
O 52.82 54.57 56.33 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69
10 B 37.79 39.05 40.30 41.56 42.82 44.08 45.34 46.60 47.86 49.12
O 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69
11 B 40.43 41.78 43.13 44.47 45.82 47.17 48.52 49.86 51.21 52.56
O 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69
12 B 47.16 48.74 50.31 51.88 53.45 55.02 56.60 58.17 59.74 61.31
O 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 56.69 58.17 59.74 61.31
13 B 54.54 56.36 58.18 59.99 61.81 63.63 65.45 67.27 69.08 70.90
O 56.69 56.69 58.18 59.99 61.81 63.63 65.45 67.27 69.08 70.90
14 B 62.63 64.71 66.80 68.89 70.98 73.06 75.15 77.24 79.33 81.41
O 62.63 64.71 66.80 68.89 70.98 73.06 75.15 77.24 79.33 81.41
15 B 72.59 75.01 77.43 79.85 82.27 84.69 87.11 89.53 91.95 93.53
O 72.59 75.01 77.43 79.85 82.27 84.69 87.11 89.53 91.95 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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