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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

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 18.39 19.00 19.62 20.23 20.84 21.19 21.80 22.41 22.43 23.00
O 27.59 28.50 29.43 30.35 31.26 31.79 32.70 33.62 33.65 34.50
2 B 20.24 20.72 21.39 21.96 22.20 22.86 23.51 24.16 24.81 25.47
O 30.36 31.08 32.09 32.94 33.30 34.29 35.27 36.24 37.22 38.21
3 B 21.61 22.33 23.05 23.77 24.49 25.21 25.93 26.65 27.37 28.09
O 32.42 33.50 34.58 35.66 36.74 37.82 38.90 39.98 41.06 42.14
4 B 23.72 24.51 25.30 26.09 26.88 27.67 28.47 29.26 30.05 30.84
O 35.58 36.77 37.95 39.14 40.32 41.51 42.71 43.89 45.08 46.26
5 B 25.94 26.80 27.67 28.53 29.40 30.26 31.13 31.99 32.86 33.72
O 38.91 40.20 41.51 42.80 44.10 45.39 46.70 47.99 49.29 50.58
6 B 28.25 29.19 30.13 31.07 32.01 32.96 33.90 34.84 35.78 36.72
O 42.38 43.79 45.20 46.61 48.02 49.44 50.85 52.26 53.67 55.08
7 B 30.65 31.67 32.69 33.71 34.74 35.76 36.78 37.80 38.82 39.84
O 45.98 47.51 49.04 50.57 52.11 53.64 55.17 56.70 57.44 57.44
8 B 33.12 34.23 35.33 36.43 37.54 38.64 39.75 40.85 41.95 43.06
O 49.68 51.35 53.00 54.65 56.31 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44
9 B 35.68 36.87 38.06 39.24 40.43 41.62 42.81 44.00 45.19 46.38
O 53.52 55.31 57.09 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44
10 B 38.29 39.56 40.84 42.12 43.39 44.67 45.94 47.22 48.50 49.77
O 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44
11 B 40.97 42.34 43.70 45.07 46.43 47.80 49.17 50.53 51.90 53.26
O 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44
12 B 47.79 49.38 50.98 52.57 54.16 55.76 57.35 58.94 60.54 62.13
O 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 57.44 58.94 60.54 62.13
13 B 55.27 57.11 58.95 60.79 62.63 64.48 66.32 68.16 70.00 71.85
O 57.44 57.44 58.95 60.79 62.63 64.48 66.32 68.16 70.00 71.85
14 B 63.46 65.57 67.69 69.81 71.92 74.04 76.15 78.27 80.38 82.50
O 63.46 65.57 67.69 69.81 71.92 74.04 76.15 78.27 80.38 82.50
15 B 73.56 76.01 78.46 80.91 83.36 85.82 88.27 90.72 93.17 94.49
O 73.56 76.01 78.46 80.91 83.36 85.82 88.27 90.72 93.17 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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