Salary Table 2026-CT (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 19.67%
For the Locality Pay Area of Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
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
|
38377 |
39663 |
40940 |
42211 |
43483 |
44230 |
45493 |
46763 |
46816 |
48002 |
|
2
|
42239 |
43244 |
44644 |
45828 |
46340 |
47702 |
49064 |
50427 |
51788 |
53151 |
|
3
|
45095 |
46599 |
48103 |
49607 |
51110 |
52614 |
54118 |
55621 |
57126 |
58630 |
|
4
|
49504 |
51154 |
52804 |
54456 |
56106 |
57756 |
59407 |
61057 |
62708 |
64359 |
|
5
|
54138 |
55942 |
57747 |
59551 |
61356 |
63161 |
64965 |
66770 |
68575 |
70379 |
|
6
|
58955 |
60920 |
62885 |
64850 |
66815 |
68780 |
70745 |
72710 |
74675 |
76641 |
|
7
|
63965 |
66097 |
68230 |
70362 |
72495 |
74627 |
76760 |
78892 |
81024 |
83156 |
|
8
|
69125 |
71429 |
73732 |
76036 |
78340 |
80644 |
82948 |
85252 |
87555 |
89859 |
|
9
|
74456 |
76938 |
79421 |
81903 |
84386 |
86868 |
89352 |
91834 |
94316 |
96799 |
|
10
|
79908 |
82571 |
85234 |
87896 |
90560 |
93223 |
95886 |
98548 |
101212 |
103875 |
|
11
|
85504 |
88356 |
91206 |
94057 |
96908 |
99759 |
102610 |
105460 |
108311 |
111163 |
|
12
|
99739 |
103063 |
106388 |
109713 |
113038 |
116364 |
119688 |
123014 |
126338 |
129662 |
|
13
|
115339 |
119183 |
123028 |
126873 |
130718 |
134563 |
138408 |
142253 |
146097 |
149942 |
|
14
|
132438 |
136853 |
141268 |
145684 |
150098 |
154514 |
158929 |
163345 |
167759 |
172175 |
|
15
|
153513 |
158630 |
163747 |
168864 |
173982 |
179099 |
184216 |
189333 |
194451 |
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.
