Salary Table 2026-BN (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 19.45%
For the Locality Pay Area of Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT
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
|
38306 |
39591 |
40865 |
42134 |
43403 |
44149 |
45409 |
46677 |
46730 |
47914 |
|
2
|
42161 |
43164 |
44562 |
45743 |
46255 |
47614 |
48973 |
50334 |
51693 |
53054 |
|
3
|
45012 |
46514 |
48014 |
49516 |
51016 |
52517 |
54019 |
55519 |
57021 |
58522 |
|
4
|
49413 |
51060 |
52707 |
54356 |
56003 |
57650 |
59297 |
60945 |
62593 |
64240 |
|
5
|
54038 |
55839 |
57641 |
59442 |
61243 |
63045 |
64846 |
66647 |
68448 |
70250 |
|
6
|
58847 |
60808 |
62770 |
64731 |
66693 |
68654 |
70615 |
72577 |
74538 |
76501 |
|
7
|
63847 |
65976 |
68104 |
70233 |
72362 |
74490 |
76619 |
78747 |
80875 |
83003 |
|
8
|
68998 |
71297 |
73597 |
75896 |
78196 |
80496 |
82796 |
85095 |
87394 |
89694 |
|
9
|
74319 |
76797 |
79275 |
81753 |
84231 |
86709 |
89187 |
91665 |
94142 |
96621 |
|
10
|
79762 |
82419 |
85077 |
87735 |
90394 |
93052 |
95709 |
98367 |
101026 |
103684 |
|
11
|
85347 |
88194 |
91039 |
93884 |
96729 |
99576 |
102421 |
105267 |
108112 |
110958 |
|
12
|
99556 |
102874 |
106192 |
109512 |
112830 |
116150 |
119468 |
122787 |
126106 |
129424 |
|
13
|
115127 |
118964 |
122802 |
126640 |
130478 |
134316 |
138153 |
141991 |
145828 |
149666 |
|
14
|
132194 |
136602 |
141008 |
145416 |
149823 |
154230 |
158637 |
163044 |
167451 |
171859 |
|
15
|
153230 |
158338 |
163446 |
168554 |
173662 |
178770 |
183878 |
188985 |
194093 |
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.
