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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

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 18.49 19.11 19.73 20.34 20.95 21.31 21.92 22.53 22.56 23.13
O 27.74 28.67 29.60 30.51 31.43 31.97 32.88 33.80 33.84 34.70
2 B 20.35 20.84 21.51 22.08 22.33 22.99 23.64 24.30 24.96 25.61
O 30.53 31.26 32.27 33.12 33.50 34.49 35.46 36.45 37.44 38.42
3 B 21.73 22.46 23.18 23.90 24.63 25.35 26.08 26.80 27.53 28.25
O 32.60 33.69 34.77 35.85 36.95 38.03 39.12 40.20 41.30 42.38
4 B 23.85 24.65 25.45 26.24 27.04 27.83 28.63 29.42 30.22 31.01
O 35.78 36.98 38.18 39.36 40.56 41.75 42.95 44.13 45.33 46.52
5 B 26.09 26.96 27.83 28.70 29.57 30.44 31.31 32.17 33.04 33.91
O 39.14 40.44 41.75 43.05 44.36 45.66 46.97 48.26 49.56 50.87
6 B 28.41 29.36 30.30 31.25 32.20 33.14 34.09 35.04 35.98 36.93
O 42.62 44.04 45.45 46.88 48.30 49.71 51.14 52.56 53.97 55.40
7 B 30.82 31.85 32.88 33.91 34.93 35.96 36.99 38.02 39.04 40.07
O 46.23 47.78 49.32 50.87 52.40 53.94 55.49 57.03 57.77 57.77
8 B 33.31 34.42 35.53 36.64 37.75 38.86 39.97 41.08 42.19 43.30
O 49.97 51.63 53.30 54.96 56.63 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77
9 B 35.88 37.07 38.27 39.47 40.66 41.86 43.06 44.25 45.45 46.65
O 53.82 55.61 57.41 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77
10 B 38.51 39.79 41.07 42.36 43.64 44.92 46.21 47.49 48.77 50.06
O 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77
11 B 41.20 42.58 43.95 45.32 46.70 48.07 49.45 50.82 52.19 53.57
O 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77
12 B 48.06 49.66 51.27 52.87 54.47 56.07 57.68 59.28 60.88 62.48
O 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 57.77 59.28 60.88 62.48
13 B 55.58 57.43 59.28 61.14 62.99 64.84 66.70 68.55 70.40 72.25
O 57.77 57.77 59.28 61.14 62.99 64.84 66.70 68.55 70.40 72.25
14 B 63.82 65.95 68.07 70.20 72.33 74.46 76.58 78.71 80.84 82.97
O 63.82 65.95 68.07 70.20 72.33 74.46 76.58 78.71 80.84 82.97
15 B 73.97 76.44 78.91 81.37 83.84 86.30 88.77 91.24 93.70 94.49
O 73.97 76.44 78.91 81.37 83.84 86.30 88.77 91.24 93.70 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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