special base rate
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
the term “special base rate” means an annual rate of basic pay payable to a wildland firefighter, before any additions or reductions, that replaces the General Schedule base rate otherwise applicable to the wildland firefighter and that is administered in the same manner as a General Schedule base rate; and
Source
- 2026–present5 U.S.C. § 5332aGovernment Organization and Employees · Special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters · in this section