In some cases, the new, permanent pay scale for federal wildland firefighters will give frontline employees a more than 30% pay raise.

House lawmakers' plans to overhaul military pay tables next year would result in a nearly 20% basic salary boost for troops ranked E-4 and below and a substantial bump for E-5s as well.

Federal wildland firefighters secured new special salary pay tables at all levels through the six-month continuing resolution ...