Salary Table 2026-CLE (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 22.23%
For the Locality Pay Area of Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA
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
|
39198 |
40512 |
41816 |
43114 |
44413 |
45176 |
46466 |
47764 |
47818 |
49029 |
|
2
|
43142 |
44169 |
45599 |
46808 |
47331 |
48722 |
50113 |
51505 |
52896 |
54288 |
|
3
|
46060 |
47596 |
49132 |
50668 |
52203 |
53740 |
55276 |
56811 |
58348 |
59884 |
|
4
|
50563 |
52248 |
53934 |
55621 |
57306 |
58992 |
60677 |
62363 |
64050 |
65735 |
|
5
|
55296 |
57139 |
58982 |
60825 |
62669 |
64512 |
66355 |
68198 |
70041 |
71885 |
|
6
|
60217 |
62224 |
64231 |
66238 |
68245 |
70252 |
72259 |
74266 |
76273 |
78281 |
|
7
|
65333 |
67511 |
69689 |
71868 |
74046 |
76224 |
78402 |
80580 |
82757 |
84935 |
|
8
|
70604 |
72957 |
75310 |
77662 |
80015 |
82370 |
84723 |
87075 |
89428 |
91781 |
|
9
|
76049 |
78584 |
81120 |
83655 |
86192 |
88727 |
91263 |
93798 |
96333 |
98869 |
|
10
|
81618 |
84337 |
87057 |
89777 |
92498 |
95217 |
97937 |
100656 |
103377 |
106097 |
|
11
|
87333 |
90246 |
93158 |
96069 |
98981 |
101893 |
104805 |
107716 |
110628 |
113541 |
|
12
|
101873 |
105268 |
108664 |
112060 |
115456 |
118853 |
122248 |
125645 |
129041 |
132436 |
|
13
|
117806 |
121733 |
125660 |
129587 |
133514 |
137442 |
141369 |
145296 |
149222 |
153149 |
|
14
|
135271 |
139781 |
144290 |
148800 |
153309 |
157820 |
162329 |
166839 |
171348 |
175858 |
|
15
|
156797 |
162023 |
167250 |
172476 |
177704 |
182931 |
188157 |
193384 |
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.
