Salary Table 2026-AU (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 20.35%
For the Locality Pay Area of Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
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
|
38595 |
39889 |
41173 |
42451 |
43730 |
44481 |
45751 |
47029 |
47082 |
48275 |
|
2
|
42479 |
43490 |
44898 |
46088 |
46603 |
47973 |
49342 |
50713 |
52083 |
53453 |
|
3
|
45351 |
46864 |
48376 |
49889 |
51400 |
52913 |
54426 |
55937 |
57450 |
58963 |
|
4
|
49785 |
51445 |
53104 |
54765 |
56425 |
58085 |
59744 |
61404 |
63065 |
64724 |
|
5
|
54445 |
56260 |
58075 |
59890 |
61705 |
63520 |
65334 |
67149 |
68964 |
70779 |
|
6
|
59290 |
61267 |
63243 |
65219 |
67195 |
69171 |
71147 |
73123 |
75100 |
77077 |
|
7
|
64328 |
66473 |
68618 |
70762 |
72907 |
75051 |
77196 |
79341 |
81484 |
83629 |
|
8
|
69518 |
71835 |
74151 |
76468 |
78785 |
81103 |
83419 |
85736 |
88053 |
90370 |
|
9
|
74879 |
77375 |
79873 |
82369 |
84866 |
87362 |
89859 |
92355 |
94851 |
97349 |
|
10
|
80363 |
83040 |
85718 |
88396 |
91075 |
93753 |
96430 |
99108 |
101787 |
104465 |
|
11
|
85990 |
88858 |
91725 |
94591 |
97458 |
100326 |
103193 |
106060 |
108926 |
111794 |
|
12
|
100306 |
103649 |
106992 |
110337 |
113680 |
117025 |
120368 |
123713 |
127056 |
130399 |
|
13
|
115995 |
119860 |
123727 |
127594 |
131461 |
135328 |
139194 |
143061 |
146927 |
150794 |
|
14
|
133190 |
137631 |
142071 |
146512 |
150951 |
155392 |
159832 |
164273 |
168713 |
173154 |
|
15
|
154385 |
159531 |
164677 |
169823 |
174971 |
180117 |
185263 |
190409 |
195556 |
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.
