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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

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 18.78 19.41 20.04 20.66 21.28 21.65 22.26 22.89 22.91 23.49
O 28.17 29.12 30.06 30.99 31.92 32.48 33.39 34.34 34.37 35.24
2 B 20.67 21.16 21.85 22.43 22.68 23.35 24.01 24.68 25.35 26.01
O 31.01 31.74 32.78 33.65 34.02 35.03 36.02 37.02 38.03 39.02
3 B 22.07 22.81 23.54 24.28 25.01 25.75 26.49 27.22 27.96 28.69
O 33.11 34.22 35.31 36.42 37.52 38.63 39.74 40.83 41.94 43.04
4 B 24.23 25.03 25.84 26.65 27.46 28.27 29.07 29.88 30.69 31.50
O 36.35 37.55 38.76 39.98 41.19 42.41 43.61 44.82 46.04 47.25
5 B 26.50 27.38 28.26 29.14 30.03 30.91 31.79 32.68 33.56 34.44
O 39.75 41.07 42.39 43.71 45.05 46.37 47.69 49.02 50.34 51.66
6 B 28.85 29.82 30.78 31.74 32.70 33.66 34.62 35.59 36.55 37.51
O 43.28 44.73 46.17 47.61 49.05 50.49 51.93 53.39 54.83 56.27
7 B 31.30 32.35 33.39 34.44 35.48 36.52 37.57 38.61 39.65 40.70
O 46.95 48.53 50.09 51.66 53.22 54.78 56.36 57.92 58.67 58.67
8 B 33.83 34.96 36.09 37.21 38.34 39.47 40.60 41.72 42.85 43.98
O 50.75 52.44 54.14 55.82 57.51 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67
9 B 36.44 37.65 38.87 40.08 41.30 42.51 43.73 44.94 46.16 47.37
O 54.66 56.48 58.31 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67
10 B 39.11 40.41 41.71 43.02 44.32 45.62 46.93 48.23 49.53 50.84
O 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67
11 B 41.85 43.24 44.64 46.03 47.43 48.82 50.22 51.61 53.01 54.40
O 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67
12 B 48.81 50.44 52.07 53.69 55.32 56.95 58.58 60.20 61.83 63.46
O 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 60.20 61.83 63.46
13 B 56.45 58.33 60.21 62.09 63.97 65.86 67.74 69.62 71.50 73.38
O 58.67 58.67 60.21 62.09 63.97 65.86 67.74 69.62 71.50 73.38
14 B 64.82 66.98 69.14 71.30 73.46 75.62 77.78 79.94 82.10 84.26
O 64.82 66.98 69.14 71.30 73.46 75.62 77.78 79.94 82.10 84.26
15 B 75.13 77.63 80.14 82.64 85.15 87.65 90.16 92.66 94.49 94.49
O 75.13 77.63 80.14 82.64 85.15 87.65 90.16 92.66 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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