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
Annual Rates by Grade and Step
|
Grade
|
Step 1
|
Step 2
|
Step 3
|
Step 4
|
Step 5
|
Step 6
|
Step 7
|
Step 8
|
Step 9
|
Step 10
|
|
1
|
42447 |
43869 |
45282 |
46687 |
48094 |
48920 |
50317 |
51722 |
51781 |
53092 |
|
2
|
46718 |
47830 |
49378 |
50687 |
51254 |
52760 |
54266 |
55774 |
57280 |
58788 |
|
3
|
49877 |
51541 |
53203 |
54867 |
56530 |
58193 |
59857 |
61520 |
63183 |
64847 |
|
4
|
54753 |
56579 |
58404 |
60230 |
62056 |
63881 |
65706 |
67531 |
69358 |
71183 |
|
5
|
59878 |
61874 |
63870 |
65866 |
67862 |
69858 |
71854 |
73850 |
75846 |
77842 |
|
6
|
65207 |
67381 |
69554 |
71727 |
73901 |
76074 |
78247 |
80421 |
82594 |
84769 |
|
7
|
70748 |
73106 |
75465 |
77824 |
80182 |
82541 |
84900 |
87258 |
89616 |
91974 |
|
8
|
76455 |
79003 |
81551 |
84099 |
86647 |
89196 |
91744 |
94292 |
96840 |
99388 |
|
9
|
82352 |
85097 |
87843 |
90589 |
93335 |
96080 |
98827 |
101572 |
104317 |
107063 |
|
10
|
88382 |
91327 |
94272 |
97217 |
100163 |
103108 |
106053 |
108998 |
111945 |
114890 |
|
11
|
94571 |
97725 |
100878 |
104031 |
107184 |
110338 |
113491 |
116644 |
119796 |
122951 |
|
12
|
110315 |
113992 |
117669 |
121348 |
125025 |
128703 |
132380 |
136058 |
139735 |
143412 |
|
13
|
127570 |
131821 |
136074 |
140327 |
144579 |
148832 |
153085 |
157338 |
161589 |
165842 |
|
14
|
146481 |
151366 |
156248 |
161132 |
166015 |
170899 |
175782 |
180666 |
185549 |
190433 |
|
15
|
169791 |
175451 |
181111 |
186771 |
192432 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
* 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.
