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
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
|
39102 |
40412 |
41713 |
43008 |
44304 |
45065 |
46352 |
47647 |
47700 |
48909 |
|
2
|
43036 |
44061 |
45487 |
46693 |
47215 |
48603 |
49990 |
51379 |
52766 |
54155 |
|
3
|
45947 |
47480 |
49011 |
50544 |
52075 |
53608 |
55140 |
56672 |
58205 |
59737 |
|
4
|
50439 |
52120 |
53802 |
55484 |
57166 |
58847 |
60528 |
62210 |
63893 |
65574 |
|
5
|
55160 |
56999 |
58837 |
60676 |
62515 |
64353 |
66192 |
68031 |
69870 |
71708 |
|
6
|
60069 |
62071 |
64073 |
66075 |
68077 |
70079 |
72081 |
74083 |
76086 |
78089 |
|
7
|
65173 |
67346 |
69518 |
71691 |
73864 |
76037 |
78210 |
80382 |
82554 |
84727 |
|
8
|
70430 |
72778 |
75125 |
77472 |
79819 |
82167 |
84515 |
86862 |
89209 |
91556 |
|
9
|
75862 |
78391 |
80921 |
83450 |
85980 |
88509 |
91039 |
93568 |
96097 |
98627 |
|
10
|
81418 |
84130 |
86843 |
89556 |
92271 |
94983 |
97696 |
100409 |
103124 |
105836 |
|
11
|
87119 |
90025 |
92929 |
95833 |
98738 |
101643 |
104548 |
107452 |
110356 |
113262 |
|
12
|
101623 |
105010 |
108397 |
111785 |
115173 |
118561 |
121948 |
125337 |
128724 |
132111 |
|
13
|
117517 |
121434 |
125351 |
129269 |
133187 |
137104 |
141022 |
144939 |
148856 |
152773 |
|
14
|
134939 |
139438 |
143936 |
148435 |
152933 |
157432 |
161930 |
166430 |
170928 |
175427 |
|
15
|
156412 |
161626 |
166839 |
172053 |
177268 |
182482 |
187695 |
192909 |
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.
