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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

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 20.11 20.78 21.45 22.12 22.78 23.17 23.84 24.50 24.53 25.15
O 30.17 31.17 32.18 33.18 34.17 34.76 35.76 36.75 36.80 37.73
2 B 22.13 22.66 23.39 24.01 24.28 24.99 25.71 26.42 27.14 27.85
O 33.20 33.99 35.09 36.02 36.42 37.49 38.57 39.63 40.71 41.78
3 B 23.63 24.42 25.20 25.99 26.78 27.57 28.36 29.14 29.93 30.72
O 35.45 36.63 37.80 38.99 40.17 41.36 42.54 43.71 44.90 46.08
4 B 25.94 26.80 27.67 28.53 29.40 30.26 31.13 31.99 32.86 33.72
O 38.91 40.20 41.51 42.80 44.10 45.39 46.70 47.99 49.29 50.58
5 B 28.37 29.31 30.26 31.20 32.15 33.09 34.04 34.98 35.93 36.88
O 42.56 43.97 45.39 46.80 48.23 49.64 51.06 52.47 53.90 55.32
6 B 30.89 31.92 32.95 33.98 35.01 36.04 37.07 38.10 39.13 40.16
O 46.34 47.88 49.43 50.97 52.52 54.06 55.61 57.15 58.70 60.24
7 B 33.52 34.63 35.75 36.87 37.98 39.10 40.22 41.34 42.45 43.57
O 50.28 51.95 53.63 55.31 56.97 58.65 60.33 62.01 62.81 62.81
8 B 36.22 37.43 38.63 39.84 41.05 42.25 43.46 44.67 45.88 47.08
O 54.33 56.15 57.95 59.76 61.58 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81
9 B 39.01 40.31 41.61 42.91 44.22 45.52 46.82 48.12 49.42 50.72
O 58.52 60.47 62.42 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81
10 B 41.87 43.26 44.66 46.05 47.45 48.85 50.24 51.64 53.03 54.43
O 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81
11 B 44.80 46.30 47.79 49.28 50.78 52.27 53.76 55.26 56.75 58.24
O 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81
12 B 52.26 54.00 55.74 57.49 59.23 60.97 62.71 64.45 66.20 67.94
O 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 62.81 64.45 66.20 67.94
13 B 60.43 62.45 64.46 66.48 68.49 70.51 72.52 74.54 76.55 78.56
O 62.81 62.81 64.46 66.48 68.49 70.51 72.52 74.54 76.55 78.56
14 B 69.39 71.71 74.02 76.33 78.65 80.96 83.27 85.59 87.90 90.21
O 69.39 71.71 74.02 76.33 78.65 80.96 83.27 85.59 87.90 90.21
15 B 80.43 83.12 85.80 88.48 91.16 93.84 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 80.43 83.12 85.80 88.48 91.16 93.84 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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