Salary Table 2026-BH (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 18.24%
For the Locality Pay Area of Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, 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
|
37918 |
39189 |
40451 |
41707 |
42964 |
43702 |
44949 |
46205 |
46257 |
47428 |
|
2
|
41734 |
42727 |
44111 |
45280 |
45786 |
47132 |
48477 |
49824 |
51170 |
52516 |
|
3
|
44556 |
46043 |
47528 |
49014 |
50499 |
51985 |
53472 |
54957 |
56443 |
57929 |
|
4
|
48912 |
50543 |
52173 |
53805 |
55436 |
57066 |
58697 |
60327 |
61959 |
63589 |
|
5
|
53491 |
55274 |
57057 |
58840 |
60623 |
62406 |
64189 |
65972 |
67755 |
69538 |
|
6
|
58251 |
60192 |
62134 |
64075 |
66017 |
67958 |
69900 |
71841 |
73783 |
75726 |
|
7
|
63200 |
65307 |
67415 |
69522 |
71629 |
73736 |
75843 |
77950 |
80056 |
82163 |
|
8
|
68299 |
70575 |
72851 |
75127 |
77403 |
79681 |
81957 |
84233 |
86509 |
88785 |
|
9
|
73567 |
76019 |
78472 |
80925 |
83378 |
85830 |
88284 |
90736 |
93188 |
95642 |
|
10
|
78954 |
81584 |
84215 |
86846 |
89478 |
92109 |
94740 |
97371 |
100003 |
102634 |
|
11
|
84482 |
87300 |
90117 |
92933 |
95750 |
98567 |
101384 |
104200 |
107017 |
109834 |
|
12
|
98547 |
101832 |
105117 |
108402 |
111687 |
114973 |
118258 |
121544 |
124828 |
128113 |
|
13
|
113961 |
117759 |
121558 |
125357 |
129156 |
132955 |
136754 |
140553 |
144351 |
148150 |
|
14
|
130855 |
135218 |
139580 |
143943 |
148305 |
152668 |
157030 |
161393 |
165755 |
170118 |
|
15
|
151678 |
156734 |
161790 |
166846 |
171903 |
176959 |
182015 |
187071 |
192127 |
197184 |
* 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.
