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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

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 18.77 19.40 20.02 20.64 21.27 21.63 22.25 22.87 22.90 23.48
O 28.16 29.10 30.03 30.96 31.91 32.45 33.38 34.31 34.35 35.22
2 B 20.66 21.15 21.83 22.41 22.66 23.33 24.00 24.66 25.33 26.00
O 30.99 31.73 32.75 33.62 33.99 35.00 36.00 36.99 38.00 39.00
3 B 22.06 22.79 23.53 24.26 25.00 25.73 26.47 27.20 27.94 28.68
O 33.09 34.19 35.30 36.39 37.50 38.60 39.71 40.80 41.91 43.02
4 B 24.21 25.02 25.83 26.63 27.44 28.25 29.06 29.86 30.67 31.48
O 36.32 37.53 38.75 39.95 41.16 42.38 43.59 44.79 46.01 47.22
5 B 26.48 27.36 28.24 29.13 30.01 30.89 31.77 32.66 33.54 34.42
O 39.72 41.04 42.36 43.70 45.02 46.34 47.66 48.99 50.31 51.63
6 B 28.83 29.80 30.76 31.72 32.68 33.64 34.60 35.56 36.52 37.48
O 43.25 44.70 46.14 47.58 49.02 50.46 51.90 53.34 54.78 56.22
7 B 31.28 32.33 33.37 34.41 35.46 36.50 37.54 38.59 39.63 40.67
O 46.92 48.50 50.06 51.62 53.19 54.75 56.31 57.89 58.62 58.62
8 B 33.81 34.93 36.06 37.19 38.31 39.44 40.57 41.70 42.82 43.95
O 50.72 52.40 54.09 55.79 57.47 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62
9 B 36.42 37.63 38.84 40.06 41.27 42.49 43.70 44.91 46.13 47.34
O 54.63 56.45 58.26 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62
10 B 39.08 40.38 41.69 42.99 44.29 45.59 46.90 48.20 49.50 50.80
O 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62
11 B 41.82 43.21 44.61 46.00 47.40 48.79 50.18 51.58 52.97 54.37
O 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62
12 B 48.78 50.41 52.03 53.66 55.29 56.91 58.54 60.16 61.79 63.42
O 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 58.62 60.16 61.79 63.42
13 B 56.41 58.29 60.17 62.05 63.93 65.81 67.69 69.57 71.45 73.33
O 58.62 58.62 60.17 62.05 63.93 65.81 67.69 69.57 71.45 73.33
14 B 64.77 66.93 69.09 71.25 73.41 75.57 77.73 79.89 82.05 84.21
O 64.77 66.93 69.09 71.25 73.41 75.57 77.73 79.89 82.05 84.21
15 B 75.08 77.58 80.09 82.59 85.09 87.60 90.10 92.60 94.49 94.49
O 75.08 77.58 80.09 82.59 85.09 87.60 90.10 92.60 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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