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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

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 18.35 18.97 19.58 20.19 20.80 21.15 21.76 22.37 22.39 22.96
O 27.53 28.46 29.37 30.29 31.20 31.73 32.64 33.56 33.59 34.44
2 B 20.20 20.68 21.35 21.92 22.16 22.81 23.47 24.12 24.77 25.42
O 30.30 31.02 32.03 32.88 33.24 34.22 35.21 36.18 37.16 38.13
3 B 21.57 22.29 23.01 23.73 24.44 25.16 25.88 26.60 27.32 28.04
O 32.36 33.44 34.52 35.60 36.66 37.74 38.82 39.90 40.98 42.06
4 B 23.68 24.47 25.25 26.05 26.83 27.62 28.41 29.20 29.99 30.78
O 35.52 36.71 37.88 39.08 40.25 41.43 42.62 43.80 44.99 46.17
5 B 25.89 26.76 27.62 28.48 29.34 30.21 31.07 31.93 32.80 33.66
O 38.84 40.14 41.43 42.72 44.01 45.32 46.61 47.90 49.20 50.49
6 B 28.20 29.14 30.08 31.02 31.96 32.90 33.84 34.78 35.72 36.66
O 42.30 43.71 45.12 46.53 47.94 49.35 50.76 52.17 53.58 54.99
7 B 30.59 31.61 32.63 33.65 34.67 35.69 36.71 37.73 38.75 39.77
O 45.89 47.42 48.95 50.48 52.01 53.54 55.07 56.60 57.33 57.33
8 B 33.06 34.16 35.26 36.37 37.47 38.57 39.67 40.77 41.88 42.98
O 49.59 51.24 52.89 54.56 56.21 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33
9 B 35.61 36.80 37.99 39.17 40.36 41.55 42.73 43.92 45.11 46.30
O 53.42 55.20 56.99 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33
10 B 38.22 39.49 40.77 42.04 43.31 44.59 45.86 47.13 48.41 49.68
O 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33
11 B 40.89 42.26 43.62 44.99 46.35 47.71 49.08 50.44 51.80 53.17
O 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33
12 B 47.70 49.29 50.88 52.47 54.06 55.65 57.24 58.83 60.42 62.01
O 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 57.33 58.83 60.42 62.01
13 B 55.16 57.00 58.84 60.68 62.52 64.36 66.20 68.04 69.87 71.71
O 57.33 57.33 58.84 60.68 62.52 64.36 66.20 68.04 69.87 71.71
14 B 63.34 65.45 67.56 69.68 71.79 73.90 76.01 78.12 80.24 82.35
O 63.34 65.45 67.56 69.68 71.79 73.90 76.01 78.12 80.24 82.35
15 B 73.42 75.87 78.32 80.76 83.21 85.66 88.11 90.55 93.00 94.49
O 73.42 75.87 78.32 80.76 83.21 85.66 88.11 90.55 93.00 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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