Salary Table 2026-DAY (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 21.42%
For the Locality Pay Area of Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, 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
|
38938 |
40243 |
41539 |
42828 |
44119 |
44877 |
46158 |
47447 |
47501 |
48704 |
|
2
|
42856 |
43876 |
45297 |
46498 |
47017 |
48399 |
49781 |
51164 |
52546 |
53929 |
|
3
|
45755 |
47281 |
48806 |
50332 |
51857 |
53384 |
54910 |
56435 |
57961 |
59487 |
|
4
|
50228 |
51902 |
53577 |
55252 |
56927 |
58601 |
60275 |
61950 |
63625 |
65300 |
|
5
|
54929 |
56760 |
58591 |
60422 |
62253 |
64084 |
65915 |
67746 |
69577 |
71408 |
|
6
|
59818 |
61811 |
63805 |
65799 |
67792 |
69786 |
71780 |
73774 |
75767 |
77762 |
|
7
|
64900 |
67064 |
69228 |
71391 |
73555 |
75719 |
77882 |
80046 |
82209 |
84372 |
|
8
|
70136 |
72473 |
74811 |
77148 |
79485 |
81824 |
84161 |
86498 |
88836 |
91173 |
|
9
|
75545 |
78063 |
80583 |
83101 |
85621 |
88139 |
90658 |
93176 |
95695 |
98214 |
|
10
|
81077 |
83779 |
86480 |
89182 |
91885 |
94586 |
97288 |
99989 |
102692 |
105394 |
|
11
|
86755 |
89648 |
92540 |
95432 |
98325 |
101218 |
104110 |
107003 |
109895 |
112788 |
|
12
|
101197 |
104571 |
107944 |
111318 |
114691 |
118065 |
121438 |
124812 |
128186 |
131559 |
|
13
|
117026 |
120926 |
124827 |
128728 |
132629 |
136531 |
140432 |
144333 |
148233 |
152134 |
|
14
|
134374 |
138855 |
143334 |
147814 |
152293 |
156774 |
161253 |
165733 |
170213 |
174693 |
|
15
|
155758 |
160949 |
166141 |
171333 |
176526 |
181718 |
186910 |
192102 |
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.
