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Salary Table 2026-BU (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 22.41%

For the Locality Pay Area of Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY

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 18.81 19.44 20.07 20.69 21.31 21.68 22.30 22.92 22.95 23.53
O 28.22 29.16 30.11 31.04 31.97 32.52 33.45 34.38 34.43 35.30
2 B 20.70 21.20 21.88 22.46 22.71 23.38 24.05 24.72 25.38 26.05
O 31.05 31.80 32.82 33.69 34.07 35.07 36.08 37.08 38.07 39.08
3 B 22.10 22.84 23.58 24.31 25.05 25.79 26.52 27.26 28.00 28.74
O 33.15 34.26 35.37 36.47 37.58 38.69 39.78 40.89 42.00 43.11
4 B 24.26 25.07 25.88 26.69 27.50 28.31 29.12 29.93 30.74 31.54
O 36.39 37.61 38.82 40.04 41.25 42.47 43.68 44.90 46.11 47.31
5 B 26.53 27.42 28.30 29.19 30.07 30.96 31.84 32.73 33.61 34.49
O 39.80 41.13 42.45 43.79 45.11 46.44 47.76 49.10 50.42 51.74
6 B 28.90 29.86 30.82 31.78 32.75 33.71 34.67 35.64 36.60 37.56
O 43.35 44.79 46.23 47.67 49.13 50.57 52.01 53.46 54.90 56.34
7 B 31.35 32.40 33.44 34.49 35.53 36.58 37.62 38.67 39.71 40.76
O 47.03 48.60 50.16 51.74 53.30 54.87 56.43 58.01 58.76 58.76
8 B 33.88 35.01 36.14 37.27 38.40 39.53 40.66 41.78 42.91 44.04
O 50.82 52.52 54.21 55.91 57.60 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76
9 B 36.49 37.71 38.93 40.14 41.36 42.58 43.79 45.01 46.23 47.44
O 54.74 56.57 58.40 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76
10 B 39.17 40.47 41.78 43.08 44.39 45.69 47.00 48.30 49.61 50.91
O 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76
11 B 41.91 43.31 44.70 46.10 47.50 48.89 50.29 51.69 53.09 54.48
O 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76
12 B 48.89 50.51 52.14 53.77 55.40 57.03 58.66 60.29 61.92 63.55
O 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 58.76 60.29 61.92 63.55
13 B 56.53 58.41 60.30 62.18 64.07 65.95 67.84 69.72 71.61 73.49
O 58.76 58.76 60.30 62.18 64.07 65.95 67.84 69.72 71.61 73.49
14 B 64.91 67.08 69.24 71.40 73.57 75.73 77.90 80.06 82.22 84.39
O 64.91 67.08 69.24 71.40 73.57 75.73 77.90 80.06 82.22 84.39
15 B 75.24 77.75 80.26 82.76 85.27 87.78 90.29 92.80 94.49 94.49
O 75.24 77.75 80.26 82.76 85.27 87.78 90.29 92.80 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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