Salary Table 2026-ATL (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 23.79%
For the Locality Pay Area of Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
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
|
39698 |
41029 |
42350 |
43664 |
44980 |
45753 |
47059 |
48373 |
48428 |
49655 |
|
2
|
43693 |
44733 |
46181 |
47405 |
47935 |
49344 |
50753 |
52163 |
53571 |
54981 |
|
3
|
46648 |
48204 |
49759 |
51315 |
52869 |
54426 |
55982 |
57536 |
59092 |
60648 |
|
4
|
51208 |
52915 |
54622 |
56331 |
58038 |
59745 |
61452 |
63159 |
64867 |
66574 |
|
5
|
56001 |
57868 |
59735 |
61602 |
63468 |
65335 |
67202 |
69069 |
70935 |
72802 |
|
6
|
60985 |
63018 |
65050 |
67083 |
69116 |
71148 |
73181 |
75214 |
77246 |
79280 |
|
7
|
66167 |
68373 |
70579 |
72785 |
74991 |
77197 |
79403 |
81609 |
83813 |
86019 |
|
8
|
71505 |
73888 |
76271 |
78654 |
81037 |
83421 |
85804 |
88187 |
90570 |
92953 |
|
9
|
77020 |
79587 |
82156 |
84723 |
87292 |
89859 |
92428 |
94995 |
97563 |
100131 |
|
10
|
82660 |
85414 |
88168 |
90923 |
93678 |
96432 |
99187 |
101941 |
104697 |
107451 |
|
11
|
88448 |
91398 |
94347 |
97295 |
100244 |
103194 |
106142 |
109091 |
112040 |
114990 |
|
12
|
103173 |
106612 |
110051 |
113491 |
116930 |
120370 |
123809 |
127249 |
130688 |
134126 |
|
13
|
119310 |
123286 |
127264 |
131241 |
135218 |
139196 |
143173 |
147150 |
151127 |
155104 |
|
14
|
136997 |
141565 |
146132 |
150699 |
155266 |
159834 |
164401 |
168968 |
173535 |
178103 |
|
15
|
158798 |
164091 |
169384 |
174678 |
179972 |
185265 |
190559 |
195852 |
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.
