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Salary Table 2026-CS (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 20.15%

For the Locality Pay Area of Colorado Springs, CO

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 18.46 19.08 19.70 20.31 20.92 21.28 21.89 22.50 22.52 23.09
O 27.69 28.62 29.55 30.47 31.38 31.92 32.84 33.75 33.78 34.64
2 B 20.32 20.80 21.48 22.05 22.29 22.95 23.60 24.26 24.91 25.57
O 30.48 31.20 32.22 33.08 33.44 34.43 35.40 36.39 37.37 38.36
3 B 21.69 22.42 23.14 23.86 24.59 25.31 26.03 26.76 27.48 28.21
O 32.54 33.63 34.71 35.79 36.89 37.97 39.05 40.14 41.22 42.32
4 B 23.82 24.61 25.40 26.20 26.99 27.79 28.58 29.37 30.17 30.96
O 35.73 36.92 38.10 39.30 40.49 41.69 42.87 44.06 45.26 46.44
5 B 26.04 26.91 27.78 28.65 29.52 30.39 31.25 32.12 32.99 33.86
O 39.06 40.37 41.67 42.98 44.28 45.59 46.88 48.18 49.49 50.79
6 B 28.36 29.31 30.25 31.20 32.14 33.09 34.03 34.98 35.92 36.87
O 42.54 43.97 45.38 46.80 48.21 49.64 51.05 52.47 53.88 55.31
7 B 30.77 31.80 32.82 33.85 34.88 35.90 36.93 37.95 38.98 40.00
O 46.16 47.70 49.23 50.78 52.32 53.85 55.40 56.93 57.66 57.66
8 B 33.25 34.36 35.47 36.58 37.69 38.80 39.90 41.01 42.12 43.23
O 49.88 51.54 53.21 54.87 56.54 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66
9 B 35.82 37.01 38.21 39.40 40.60 41.79 42.99 44.18 45.37 46.57
O 53.73 55.52 57.32 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66
10 B 38.44 39.72 41.00 42.29 43.57 44.85 46.13 47.41 48.69 49.97
O 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66
11 B 41.13 42.51 43.88 45.25 46.62 47.99 49.36 50.73 52.11 53.48
O 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66
12 B 47.98 49.58 51.18 52.78 54.38 55.98 57.58 59.18 60.78 62.38
O 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 59.18 60.78 62.38
13 B 55.49 57.34 59.19 61.04 62.89 64.74 66.59 68.44 70.28 72.13
O 57.66 57.66 59.19 61.04 62.89 64.74 66.59 68.44 70.28 72.13
14 B 63.71 65.84 67.96 70.09 72.21 74.33 76.46 78.58 80.71 82.83
O 63.71 65.84 67.96 70.09 72.21 74.33 76.46 78.58 80.71 82.83
15 B 73.85 76.31 78.78 81.24 83.70 86.16 88.62 91.08 93.55 94.49
O 73.85 76.31 78.78 81.24 83.70 86.16 88.62 91.08 93.55 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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