Salary Table 2026-AL (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 20.77%
For the Locality Pay Area of Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA
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
|
38730 |
40028 |
41317 |
42599 |
43883 |
44637 |
45911 |
47193 |
47246 |
48443 |
|
2
|
42627 |
43641 |
45054 |
46249 |
46766 |
48140 |
49514 |
50890 |
52264 |
53640 |
|
3
|
45510 |
47028 |
48545 |
50063 |
51580 |
53098 |
54616 |
56133 |
57651 |
59169 |
|
4
|
49959 |
51624 |
53290 |
54956 |
56622 |
58287 |
59953 |
61618 |
63285 |
64950 |
|
5
|
54635 |
56456 |
58278 |
60099 |
61920 |
63741 |
65562 |
67384 |
69205 |
71026 |
|
6
|
59497 |
61480 |
63463 |
65446 |
67430 |
69413 |
71396 |
73379 |
75362 |
77346 |
|
7
|
64553 |
66705 |
68857 |
71009 |
73161 |
75313 |
77466 |
79618 |
81769 |
83921 |
|
8
|
69760 |
72085 |
74410 |
76735 |
79060 |
81386 |
83711 |
86035 |
88360 |
90685 |
|
9
|
75141 |
77645 |
80151 |
82656 |
85162 |
87667 |
90173 |
92678 |
95182 |
97688 |
|
10
|
80643 |
83330 |
86017 |
88704 |
91393 |
94080 |
96767 |
99454 |
102142 |
104830 |
|
11
|
86290 |
89168 |
92045 |
94922 |
97798 |
100676 |
103553 |
106430 |
109307 |
112184 |
|
12
|
100656 |
104011 |
107366 |
110722 |
114077 |
117433 |
120788 |
124144 |
127499 |
130854 |
|
13
|
116399 |
120278 |
124159 |
128039 |
131919 |
135800 |
139680 |
143561 |
147440 |
151320 |
|
14
|
133655 |
138111 |
142567 |
147023 |
151478 |
155935 |
160390 |
164846 |
169301 |
173758 |
|
15
|
154924 |
160088 |
165252 |
170416 |
175581 |
180746 |
185910 |
191074 |
196238 |
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.
