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Salary Table 2026-CIN (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 21.93%

For the Locality Pay Area of Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN

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 18.74 19.36 19.99 20.61 21.23 21.59 22.21 22.83 22.86 23.44
O 28.11 29.04 29.99 30.92 31.85 32.39 33.32 34.25 34.29 35.16
2 B 20.62 21.11 21.80 22.37 22.62 23.29 23.95 24.62 25.28 25.95
O 30.93 31.67 32.70 33.56 33.93 34.94 35.93 36.93 37.92 38.93
3 B 22.02 22.75 23.48 24.22 24.95 25.69 26.42 27.15 27.89 28.62
O 33.03 34.13 35.22 36.33 37.43 38.54 39.63 40.73 41.84 42.93
4 B 24.17 24.97 25.78 26.59 27.39 28.20 29.00 29.81 30.61 31.42
O 36.26 37.46 38.67 39.89 41.09 42.30 43.50 44.72 45.92 47.13
5 B 26.43 27.31 28.19 29.07 29.95 30.84 31.72 32.60 33.48 34.36
O 39.65 40.97 42.29 43.61 44.93 46.26 47.58 48.90 50.22 51.54
6 B 28.78 29.74 30.70 31.66 32.62 33.58 34.54 35.50 36.46 37.42
O 43.17 44.61 46.05 47.49 48.93 50.37 51.81 53.25 54.69 56.13
7 B 31.23 32.27 33.31 34.35 35.39 36.43 37.47 38.52 39.56 40.60
O 46.85 48.41 49.97 51.53 53.09 54.65 56.21 57.78 58.52 58.52
8 B 33.75 34.87 36.00 37.12 38.25 39.37 40.50 41.62 42.75 43.87
O 50.63 52.31 54.00 55.68 57.38 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52
9 B 36.35 37.56 38.77 39.99 41.20 42.41 43.62 44.83 46.05 47.26
O 54.53 56.34 58.16 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52
10 B 39.01 40.31 41.61 42.91 44.21 45.51 46.81 48.11 49.41 50.71
O 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52
11 B 41.74 43.14 44.53 45.92 47.31 48.70 50.09 51.49 52.88 54.27
O 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52
12 B 48.69 50.32 51.94 53.56 55.19 56.81 58.43 60.06 61.68 63.30
O 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 60.06 61.68 63.30
13 B 56.31 58.19 60.06 61.94 63.82 65.69 67.57 69.45 71.33 73.20
O 58.52 58.52 60.06 61.94 63.82 65.69 67.57 69.45 71.33 73.20
14 B 64.66 66.81 68.97 71.12 73.28 75.43 77.59 79.75 81.90 84.06
O 64.66 66.81 68.97 71.12 73.28 75.43 77.59 79.75 81.90 84.06
15 B 74.95 77.44 79.94 82.44 84.94 87.44 89.94 92.43 94.49 94.49
O 74.95 77.44 79.94 82.44 84.94 87.44 89.94 92.43 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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