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Salary Table 2026-AK (GW)

Wildland Firefighters under Pay Plan GW

Including Special Base Rates at Grades GS-1 through GS-15 and

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 32.36%

State of Alaska

Total Increase: 1%

Effective January 2026

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 20.34 21.02 21.70 22.37 23.04 23.44 24.11 24.78 24.81 25.44
O 30.51 31.53 32.55 33.56 34.56 35.16 36.17 37.17 37.22 38.16
2 B 22.39 22.92 23.66 24.29 24.56 25.28 26.00 26.72 27.45 28.17
O 33.59 34.38 35.49 36.44 36.84 37.92 39.00 40.08 41.18 42.26
3 B 23.90 24.70 25.49 26.29 27.09 27.88 28.68 29.48 30.27 31.07
O 35.85 37.05 38.24 39.44 40.64 41.82 43.02 44.22 45.41 46.61
4 B 26.24 27.11 27.98 28.86 29.73 30.61 31.48 32.36 33.23 34.11
O 39.36 40.67 41.97 43.29 44.60 45.92 47.22 48.54 49.85 51.17
5 B 28.69 29.65 30.60 31.56 32.52 33.47 34.43 35.39 36.34 37.30
O 43.04 44.48 45.90 47.34 48.78 50.21 51.65 53.09 54.51 55.95
6 B 31.24 32.29 33.33 34.37 35.41 36.45 37.49 38.53 39.58 40.62
O 46.86 48.44 50.00 51.56 53.12 54.68 56.24 57.80 59.37 60.93
7 B 33.90 35.03 36.16 37.29 38.42 39.55 40.68 41.81 42.94 44.07
O 50.85 52.55 54.24 55.94 57.63 59.33 61.02 62.72 63.53 63.53
8 B 36.63 37.85 39.08 40.30 41.52 42.74 43.96 45.18 46.40 47.62
O 54.95 56.78 58.62 60.45 62.28 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53
9 B 39.46 40.77 42.09 43.41 44.72 46.04 47.35 48.67 49.98 51.30
O 59.19 61.16 63.14 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53
10 B 42.35 43.76 45.17 46.58 47.99 49.40 50.82 52.23 53.64 55.05
O 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53
11 B 45.31 46.83 48.34 49.85 51.36 52.87 54.38 55.89 57.40 58.91
O 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53
12 B 52.86 54.62 56.38 58.14 59.91 61.67 63.43 65.19 66.95 68.72
O 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 63.53 65.19 66.95 68.72
13 B 61.13 63.16 65.20 67.24 69.28 71.31 73.35 75.39 77.43 79.46
O 63.53 63.53 65.20 67.24 69.28 71.31 73.35 75.39 77.43 79.46
14 B 70.19 72.53 74.87 77.21 79.55 81.89 84.23 86.57 88.91 91.25
O 70.19 72.53 74.87 77.21 79.55 81.89 84.23 86.57 88.91 91.25
15 B 81.36 84.07 86.78 89.49 92.21 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 81.36 84.07 86.78 89.49 92.21 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49

* 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. 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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