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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

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 18.66 19.28 19.90 20.52 21.14 21.50 22.12 22.73 22.76 23.34
O 27.99 28.92 29.85 30.78 31.71 32.25 33.18 34.10 34.14 35.01
2 B 20.53 21.02 21.70 22.28 22.53 23.19 23.85 24.52 25.18 25.84
O 30.80 31.53 32.55 33.42 33.80 34.79 35.78 36.78 37.77 38.76
3 B 21.92 22.66 23.39 24.12 24.85 25.58 26.31 27.04 27.77 28.50
O 32.88 33.99 35.09 36.18 37.28 38.37 39.47 40.56 41.66 42.75
4 B 24.07 24.87 25.67 26.47 27.28 28.08 28.88 29.68 30.49 31.29
O 36.11 37.31 38.51 39.71 40.92 42.12 43.32 44.52 45.74 46.94
5 B 26.32 27.20 28.07 28.95 29.83 30.71 31.58 32.46 33.34 34.22
O 39.48 40.80 42.11 43.43 44.75 46.07 47.37 48.69 50.01 51.33
6 B 28.66 29.62 30.57 31.53 32.48 33.44 34.39 35.35 36.30 37.26
O 42.99 44.43 45.86 47.30 48.72 50.16 51.59 53.03 54.45 55.89
7 B 31.10 32.13 33.17 34.21 35.24 36.28 37.32 38.35 39.39 40.43
O 46.65 48.20 49.76 51.32 52.86 54.42 55.98 57.53 58.28 58.28
8 B 33.61 34.73 35.85 36.97 38.09 39.21 40.33 41.45 42.57 43.69
O 50.42 52.10 53.78 55.46 57.14 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28
9 B 36.20 37.40 38.61 39.82 41.03 42.23 43.44 44.65 45.85 47.06
O 54.30 56.10 57.92 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28
10 B 38.85 40.14 41.44 42.73 44.03 45.32 46.62 47.91 49.21 50.50
O 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28
11 B 41.57 42.96 44.34 45.73 47.11 48.50 49.89 51.27 52.66 54.04
O 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28
12 B 48.49 50.11 51.72 53.34 54.95 56.57 58.19 59.80 61.42 63.04
O 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 58.28 59.80 61.42 63.04
13 B 56.07 57.94 59.81 61.68 63.55 65.42 67.29 69.16 71.03 72.90
O 58.28 58.28 59.81 61.68 63.55 65.42 67.29 69.16 71.03 72.90
14 B 64.39 66.53 68.68 70.83 72.97 75.12 77.27 79.41 81.56 83.71
O 64.39 66.53 68.68 70.83 72.97 75.12 77.27 79.41 81.56 83.71
15 B 74.63 77.12 79.61 82.10 84.58 87.07 89.56 92.05 94.49 94.49
O 74.63 77.12 79.61 82.10 84.58 87.07 89.56 92.05 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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