Wildland Firefighter Pay in Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA

2025 Wildland Firefighter Pay Scale by Grade

Wildland Firefighter pay scale listing grades with annual salaries for steps one through ten within the selected locality.
GW Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GW1$37,469.00$38,726.00$39,971.00$41,213.00$42,456.00$43,183.00$44,418.00$45,659.00$45,709.00$46,870.00
GW2$41,241.00$42,223.00$43,588.00$44,743.00$45,245.00$46,576.00$47,906.00$49,236.00$50,567.00$51,897.00
GW3$44,030.00$45,496.00$46,963.00$48,430.00$49,897.00$51,364.00$52,831.00$54,299.00$55,766.00$57,232.00
GW4$48,333.00$49,945.00$51,557.00$53,169.00$54,781.00$56,393.00$58,005.00$59,617.00$61,229.00$62,842.00
GW5$52,857.00$54,619.00$56,379.00$58,140.00$59,902.00$61,663.00$63,424.00$65,185.00$66,946.00$68,708.00
GW6$57,562.00$59,479.00$61,398.00$63,317.00$65,235.00$67,154.00$69,071.00$70,990.00$72,909.00$74,827.00
GW7$62,453.00$64,535.00$66,618.00$68,701.00$70,782.00$72,865.00$74,947.00$77,030.00$79,112.00$81,194.00
GW8$67,491.00$69,742.00$71,992.00$74,242.00$76,492.00$78,742.00$80,993.00$83,243.00$85,494.00$87,744.00
GW9$72,697.00$75,119.00$77,542.00$79,966.00$82,389.00$84,811.00$87,234.00$89,657.00$92,081.00$94,504.00
GW10$78,019.00$80,620.00$83,219.00$85,820.00$88,420.00$91,020.00$93,621.00$96,221.00$98,822.00$101,421.00
GW11$83,484.00$86,265.00$89,048.00$91,829.00$94,612.00$97,395.00$100,176.00$102,959.00$105,741.00$108,523.00
GW12$97,382.00$100,628.00$103,875.00$107,121.00$110,368.00$113,614.00$116,862.00$120,108.00$123,355.00$126,601.00
GW13$112,613.00$116,367.00$120,121.00$123,875.00$127,629.00$131,383.00$135,137.00$138,891.00$142,645.00$146,398.00
GW14$129,307.00$133,618.00$137,928.00$142,239.00$146,548.00$150,858.00$155,169.00$159,479.00$163,790.00$168,099.00
GW15$149,885.00$154,881.00$159,876.00$164,873.00$169,868.00$174,865.00$179,860.00$184,857.00$189,853.00$194,849.00