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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

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 18.56 19.18 19.80 20.41 21.03 21.39 22.00 22.61 22.64 23.21
O 27.84 28.77 29.70 30.62 31.55 32.09 33.00 33.92 33.96 34.82
2 B 20.43 20.91 21.59 22.16 22.41 23.07 23.72 24.38 25.04 25.70
O 30.65 31.37 32.39 33.24 33.62 34.61 35.58 36.57 37.56 38.55
3 B 21.81 22.53 23.26 23.99 24.71 25.44 26.17 26.90 27.62 28.35
O 32.72 33.80 34.89 35.99 37.07 38.16 39.26 40.35 41.43 42.53
4 B 23.94 24.74 25.53 26.33 27.13 27.93 28.73 29.52 30.32 31.12
O 35.91 37.11 38.30 39.50 40.70 41.90 43.10 44.28 45.48 46.68
5 B 26.18 27.05 27.92 28.80 29.67 30.54 31.41 32.29 33.16 34.03
O 39.27 40.58 41.88 43.20 44.51 45.81 47.12 48.44 49.74 51.05
6 B 28.51 29.46 30.41 31.36 32.31 33.26 34.21 35.16 36.11 37.06
O 42.77 44.19 45.62 47.04 48.47 49.89 51.32 52.74 54.17 55.59
7 B 30.93 31.96 32.99 34.02 35.06 36.09 37.12 38.15 39.18 40.21
O 46.40 47.94 49.49 51.03 52.59 54.14 55.68 57.23 57.96 57.96
8 B 33.43 34.54 35.65 36.77 37.88 39.00 40.11 41.22 42.34 43.45
O 50.15 51.81 53.48 55.16 56.82 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96
9 B 36.00 37.20 38.40 39.61 40.81 42.01 43.21 44.41 45.61 46.81
O 54.00 55.80 57.60 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96
10 B 38.64 39.93 41.22 42.50 43.79 45.08 46.37 47.65 48.94 50.23
O 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96
11 B 41.35 42.73 44.10 45.48 46.86 48.24 49.62 51.00 52.38 53.75
O 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96
12 B 48.23 49.84 51.45 53.05 54.66 56.27 57.88 59.48 61.09 62.70
O 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 57.96 59.48 61.09 62.70
13 B 55.77 57.63 59.49 61.35 63.21 65.07 66.93 68.79 70.65 72.51
O 57.96 57.96 59.49 61.35 63.21 65.07 66.93 68.79 70.65 72.51
14 B 64.04 66.18 68.31 70.45 72.58 74.72 76.85 78.99 81.12 83.26
O 64.04 66.18 68.31 70.45 72.58 74.72 76.85 78.99 81.12 83.26
15 B 74.23 76.71 79.18 81.66 84.13 86.61 89.08 91.55 94.03 94.49
O 74.23 76.71 79.18 81.66 84.13 86.61 89.08 91.55 94.03 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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