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Salary Table 2026-AQ (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 18.33%

For the Locality Pay Area of Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

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 18.18 18.79 19.40 20.00 20.60 20.96 21.55 22.16 22.18 22.74
O 27.27 28.19 29.10 30.00 30.90 31.44 32.33 33.24 33.27 34.11
2 B 20.01 20.49 21.15 21.71 21.96 22.60 23.25 23.89 24.54 25.18
O 30.02 30.74 31.73 32.57 32.94 33.90 34.88 35.84 36.81 37.77
3 B 21.37 22.08 22.79 23.50 24.22 24.93 25.64 26.35 27.07 27.78
O 32.06 33.12 34.19 35.25 36.33 37.40 38.46 39.53 40.61 41.67
4 B 23.45 24.24 25.02 25.80 26.58 27.36 28.15 28.93 29.71 30.49
O 35.18 36.36 37.53 38.70 39.87 41.04 42.23 43.40 44.57 45.74
5 B 25.65 26.51 27.36 28.22 29.07 29.92 30.78 31.63 32.49 33.34
O 38.48 39.77 41.04 42.33 43.61 44.88 46.17 47.45 48.74 50.01
6 B 27.93 28.86 29.79 30.73 31.66 32.59 33.52 34.45 35.38 36.31
O 41.90 43.29 44.69 46.10 47.49 48.89 50.28 51.68 53.07 54.47
7 B 30.31 31.32 32.33 33.34 34.35 35.36 36.37 37.38 38.39 39.40
O 45.47 46.98 48.50 50.01 51.53 53.04 54.56 56.07 56.79 56.79
8 B 32.75 33.84 34.93 36.03 37.12 38.21 39.30 40.39 41.48 42.57
O 49.13 50.76 52.40 54.05 55.68 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79
9 B 35.28 36.45 37.63 38.80 39.98 41.16 42.33 43.51 44.69 45.86
O 52.92 54.68 56.45 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79
10 B 37.86 39.12 40.38 41.64 42.91 44.17 45.43 46.69 47.95 49.22
O 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79
11 B 40.51 41.86 43.21 44.56 45.91 47.26 48.62 49.97 51.32 52.67
O 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79
12 B 47.26 48.83 50.41 51.98 53.56 55.13 56.71 58.28 59.86 61.43
O 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 56.79 58.28 59.86 61.43
13 B 54.65 56.47 58.29 60.11 61.93 63.75 65.58 67.40 69.22 71.04
O 56.79 56.79 58.29 60.11 61.93 63.75 65.58 67.40 69.22 71.04
14 B 62.75 64.84 66.93 69.02 71.12 73.21 75.30 77.39 79.48 81.57
O 62.75 64.84 66.93 69.02 71.12 73.21 75.30 77.39 79.48 81.57
15 B 72.73 75.16 77.58 80.01 82.43 84.86 87.28 89.70 92.13 94.49
O 72.73 75.16 77.58 80.01 82.43 84.86 87.28 89.70 92.13 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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