Salary Table 2026-COL (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 22.15%
For the Locality Pay Area of Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
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
|
39172 |
40485 |
41789 |
43086 |
44384 |
45147 |
46435 |
47733 |
47786 |
48997 |
|
2
|
43114 |
44140 |
45569 |
46777 |
47300 |
48690 |
50080 |
51472 |
52862 |
54253 |
|
3
|
46030 |
47565 |
49099 |
50635 |
52169 |
53704 |
55240 |
56774 |
58310 |
59845 |
|
4
|
50530 |
52214 |
53899 |
55584 |
57269 |
58953 |
60638 |
62322 |
64008 |
65692 |
|
5
|
55259 |
57101 |
58943 |
60786 |
62628 |
64470 |
66312 |
68154 |
69996 |
71838 |
|
6
|
60177 |
62183 |
64189 |
66194 |
68200 |
70206 |
72211 |
74217 |
76223 |
78230 |
|
7
|
65290 |
67467 |
69644 |
71821 |
73997 |
76174 |
78351 |
80527 |
82703 |
84880 |
|
8
|
70558 |
72909 |
75260 |
77612 |
79963 |
82316 |
84667 |
87018 |
89370 |
91721 |
|
9
|
75999 |
78533 |
81067 |
83601 |
86135 |
88669 |
91203 |
93737 |
96270 |
98805 |
|
10
|
81564 |
84282 |
87000 |
89718 |
92437 |
95155 |
97873 |
100591 |
103310 |
106027 |
|
11
|
87276 |
90187 |
93097 |
96006 |
98916 |
101827 |
104736 |
107646 |
110556 |
113466 |
|
12
|
101806 |
105199 |
108593 |
111987 |
115380 |
118775 |
122168 |
125563 |
128956 |
132350 |
|
13
|
117729 |
121653 |
125578 |
129502 |
133427 |
137352 |
141276 |
145201 |
149124 |
153049 |
|
14
|
135182 |
139690 |
144196 |
148703 |
153209 |
157716 |
162223 |
166730 |
171236 |
175743 |
|
15
|
156694 |
161917 |
167140 |
172363 |
177588 |
182811 |
188034 |
193257 |
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.
