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Salary Table 2026-BOS (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 32.58%

For the Locality Pay Area of Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-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 20.37 21.06 21.73 22.41 23.08 23.48 24.15 24.82 24.85 25.48
O 30.56 31.59 32.60 33.62 34.62 35.22 36.23 37.23 37.28 38.22
2 B 22.42 22.96 23.70 24.33 24.60 25.32 26.05 26.77 27.49 28.22
O 33.63 34.44 35.55 36.50 36.90 37.98 39.08 40.16 41.24 42.33
3 B 23.94 24.74 25.54 26.33 27.13 27.93 28.73 29.53 30.32 31.12
O 35.91 37.11 38.31 39.50 40.70 41.90 43.10 44.30 45.48 46.68
4 B 26.28 27.16 28.03 28.91 29.78 30.66 31.54 32.41 33.29 34.16
O 39.42 40.74 42.05 43.37 44.67 45.99 47.31 48.62 49.94 51.24
5 B 28.74 29.70 30.65 31.61 32.57 33.53 34.49 35.44 36.40 37.36
O 43.11 44.55 45.98 47.42 48.86 50.30 51.74 53.16 54.60 56.04
6 B 31.30 32.34 33.38 34.43 35.47 36.51 37.55 38.60 39.64 40.69
O 46.95 48.51 50.07 51.65 53.21 54.77 56.33 57.90 59.46 61.04
7 B 33.96 35.09 36.22 37.35 38.48 39.62 40.75 41.88 43.01 44.14
O 50.94 52.64 54.33 56.03 57.72 59.43 61.13 62.82 63.63 63.63
8 B 36.69 37.92 39.14 40.36 41.59 42.81 44.03 45.26 46.48 47.70
O 55.04 56.88 58.71 60.54 62.39 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63
9 B 39.53 40.84 42.16 43.48 44.80 46.11 47.43 48.75 50.07 51.39
O 59.30 61.26 63.24 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63
10 B 42.42 43.83 45.25 46.66 48.07 49.49 50.90 52.31 53.73 55.14
O 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63
11 B 45.39 46.90 48.42 49.93 51.44 52.96 54.47 55.98 57.50 59.01
O 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63
12 B 52.95 54.71 56.48 58.24 60.01 61.77 63.54 65.30 67.07 68.83
O 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 63.63 65.30 67.07 68.83
13 B 61.23 63.27 65.31 67.35 69.39 71.43 73.47 75.51 77.56 79.60
O 63.63 63.63 65.31 67.35 69.39 71.43 73.47 75.51 77.56 79.60
14 B 70.30 72.65 74.99 77.34 79.68 82.02 84.37 86.71 89.05 91.40
O 70.30 72.65 74.99 77.34 79.68 82.02 84.37 86.71 89.05 91.40
15 B 81.49 84.21 86.92 89.64 92.36 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 81.49 84.21 86.92 89.64 92.36 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 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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