{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-550.1305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 550.1305","heading":"Treatment as basic pay.","body":"(a) The sum of pay for nonovertime hours that are part of a firefighter's regular tour of duty (as computed under § 550.1303) and the straight-time portion of overtime pay for hours in a firefighter's regular tour of duty is treated as basic pay only for the following purposes:\n(1) Retirement deductions and benefits under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code;\n(2) Life insurance premiums and benefits under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code;\n(3) Severance pay under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code;\n(4) Cost-of-living allowances and post differentials under section 5941 of title 5, United States Code; and\n(5) Advances in pay under section 5524a of title 5, United States Code.\n(b) The straight-time portion of overtime pay for hours in a firefighter's regular tour of duty is derived by multiplying the applicable firefighter hourly rate of basic pay computed under § 550.1303(a) and (b)(2) by the number of overtime hours in the firefighter's regular tour of duty.\n(c) Pay for any nonovertime hours outside a firefighter's regular tour of duty is computed using the firefighter hourly rate of basic pay as provided in § 550.1303(a) and (b)(2), but that pay is not considered basic pay for any purpose, except in applying §§ 550.105 and 550.106.\n(d) For firefighters compensated under § 550.1303(b), pay for nonovertime hours within the regular tour of duty, but outside the basic 40-hour workweek, is basic pay only for the purposes listed in paragraph (a) of this section and for the purpose of applying § 410.402(b)(6) of this chapter and §§ 550.105 and 550.106.\n(e) Locality pay under 5 U.S.C. 5304 is basic pay for firefighters only to the extent provided in this subpart, § 531.610 of this chapter, or other specific provision of law.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 550—PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)","Subpart M—Firefighter Pay"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"b8fb57486be1db0444b43cdc05d87359bc938d9c36c5116952407cad44a401b6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-550.1304","next":"us/5-cfr-550.1306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}