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
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
|
37947 |
39219 |
40482 |
41739 |
42996 |
43735 |
44983 |
46240 |
46292 |
47465 |
|
2
|
41766 |
42760 |
44144 |
45314 |
45821 |
47168 |
48514 |
49862 |
51208 |
52556 |
|
3
|
44590 |
46078 |
47564 |
49051 |
50538 |
52025 |
53512 |
54999 |
56486 |
57973 |
|
4
|
48950 |
50581 |
52213 |
53846 |
55478 |
57110 |
58741 |
60373 |
62006 |
63638 |
|
5
|
53531 |
55316 |
57100 |
58885 |
60669 |
62453 |
64238 |
66022 |
67807 |
69591 |
|
6
|
58295 |
60238 |
62181 |
64124 |
66067 |
68010 |
69953 |
71896 |
73839 |
75783 |
|
7
|
63249 |
65357 |
67466 |
69574 |
71683 |
73792 |
75900 |
78009 |
80117 |
82225 |
|
8
|
68351 |
70629 |
72907 |
75185 |
77462 |
79741 |
82019 |
84297 |
86575 |
88853 |
|
9
|
73623 |
76077 |
78532 |
80986 |
83442 |
85896 |
88351 |
90805 |
93259 |
95715 |
|
10
|
79014 |
81647 |
84279 |
86912 |
89546 |
92179 |
94812 |
97445 |
100079 |
102712 |
|
11
|
84547 |
87367 |
90185 |
93004 |
95822 |
98642 |
101461 |
104279 |
107098 |
109918 |
|
12
|
98622 |
101909 |
105197 |
108485 |
111772 |
115061 |
118348 |
121636 |
124923 |
128211 |
|
13
|
114048 |
117848 |
121650 |
125452 |
129254 |
133056 |
136858 |
140660 |
144461 |
148263 |
|
14
|
130955 |
135321 |
139686 |
144053 |
148418 |
152784 |
157149 |
161516 |
165881 |
170247 |
|
15
|
151794 |
156854 |
161913 |
166973 |
172034 |
177094 |
182154 |
187213 |
192273 |
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.
