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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-VB (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 18.80%

For the Locality Pay Area of Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC

Total Increase: 1.99%

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 21.43 22.02 22.05 22.61
O 27.11 28.02 28.92 29.82 30.72 31.25 32.15 33.03 33.08 33.92
2 B 19.89 20.37 21.03 21.58 21.82 22.47 23.11 23.75 24.39 25.03
O 29.84 30.56 31.55 32.37 32.73 33.71 34.67 35.63 36.59 37.55
3 B 21.24 21.95 22.65 23.36 24.07 24.78 25.48 26.19 26.90 27.61
O 31.86 32.93 33.98 35.04 36.11 37.17 38.22 39.29 40.35 41.42
4 B 23.31 24.09 24.87 25.65 26.42 27.20 27.98 28.76 29.53 30.31
O 34.97 36.14 37.31 38.48 39.63 40.80 41.97 43.14 44.30 45.47
5 B 25.50 26.35 27.20 28.04 28.89 29.74 30.59 31.44 32.29 33.14
O 38.25 39.53 40.80 42.06 43.34 44.61 45.89 47.16 48.44 49.71
6 B 27.77 28.69 29.62 30.54 31.47 32.39 33.32 34.24 35.17 36.09
O 41.66 43.04 44.43 45.81 47.21 48.59 49.98 51.36 52.76 54.14
7 B 30.13 31.13 32.13 33.14 34.14 35.15 36.15 37.16 38.16 39.17
O 45.20 46.70 48.20 49.71 51.21 52.73 54.23 55.74 56.45 56.45
8 B 32.56 33.64 34.73 35.81 36.90 37.98 39.07 40.15 41.24 42.32
O 48.84 50.46 52.10 53.72 55.35 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45
9 B 35.07 36.23 37.40 38.57 39.74 40.91 42.08 43.25 44.42 45.59
O 52.61 54.35 56.10 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45
10 B 37.63 38.89 40.14 41.40 42.65 43.90 45.16 46.41 47.67 48.92
O 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45
11 B 40.27 41.61 42.95 44.30 45.64 46.98 48.32 49.66 51.01 52.35
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 48.54 50.11 51.67 53.24 54.80 56.37 57.94 59.50 61.07
O 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 56.45 57.94 59.50 61.07
13 B 54.32 56.13 57.94 59.75 61.56 63.37 65.18 67.00 68.81 70.62
O 56.45 56.45 57.94 59.75 61.56 63.37 65.18 67.00 68.81 70.62
14 B 62.37 64.45 66.53 68.61 70.69 72.77 74.85 76.93 79.01 81.09
O 62.37 64.45 66.53 68.61 70.69 72.77 74.85 76.93 79.01 81.09
15 B 72.30 74.71 77.12 79.53 81.94 84.35 86.76 89.17 91.58 93.53
O 72.30 74.71 77.12 79.53 81.94 84.35 86.76 89.17 91.58 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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