Salary Table 2026-CHI (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 30.86%
For the Locality Pay Area of Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
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
|
41965 |
43372 |
44769 |
46158 |
47549 |
48366 |
49746 |
51136 |
51194 |
52491 |
|
2
|
46188 |
47288 |
48819 |
50113 |
50673 |
52162 |
53651 |
55142 |
56631 |
58121 |
|
3
|
49312 |
50957 |
52600 |
54245 |
55889 |
57534 |
59179 |
60822 |
62467 |
64112 |
|
4
|
54133 |
55937 |
57742 |
59548 |
61352 |
63157 |
64962 |
66766 |
68572 |
70377 |
|
5
|
59200 |
61173 |
63146 |
65120 |
67093 |
69067 |
71040 |
73013 |
74987 |
76960 |
|
6
|
64468 |
66617 |
68766 |
70914 |
73063 |
75212 |
77361 |
79509 |
81658 |
83808 |
|
7
|
69946 |
72278 |
74610 |
76942 |
79274 |
81606 |
83938 |
86269 |
88600 |
90932 |
|
8
|
75589 |
78108 |
80627 |
83146 |
85665 |
88185 |
90704 |
93223 |
95742 |
98261 |
|
9
|
81418 |
84133 |
86848 |
89562 |
92277 |
94991 |
97707 |
100421 |
103135 |
105850 |
|
10
|
87380 |
90292 |
93204 |
96115 |
99028 |
101940 |
104852 |
107763 |
110676 |
113588 |
|
11
|
93499 |
96618 |
99735 |
102852 |
105969 |
109088 |
112205 |
115322 |
118439 |
121557 |
|
12
|
109065 |
112701 |
116336 |
119972 |
123608 |
127244 |
130880 |
134516 |
138152 |
141787 |
|
13
|
126124 |
130327 |
134532 |
138736 |
142941 |
147146 |
151350 |
155555 |
159758 |
163962 |
|
14
|
144821 |
149650 |
154478 |
159306 |
164134 |
168963 |
173790 |
178619 |
183446 |
188275 |
|
15
|
167867 |
173463 |
179058 |
184654 |
190251 |
195846 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
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.
