Salary Table 2026-DCB (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 33.94%
For the Locality Pay Area of Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
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
|
42953 |
44393 |
45822 |
47245 |
48668 |
49504 |
50917 |
52340 |
52399 |
53726 |
|
2
|
47275 |
48401 |
49968 |
51292 |
51866 |
53390 |
54914 |
56440 |
57964 |
59489 |
|
3
|
50473 |
52156 |
53839 |
55522 |
57204 |
58888 |
60572 |
62254 |
63938 |
65621 |
|
4
|
55407 |
57254 |
59101 |
60949 |
62796 |
64643 |
66490 |
68338 |
70186 |
72033 |
|
5
|
60593 |
62613 |
64633 |
66653 |
68672 |
70692 |
72712 |
74732 |
76752 |
78771 |
|
6
|
65986 |
68185 |
70384 |
72583 |
74783 |
76982 |
79181 |
81381 |
83580 |
85781 |
|
7
|
71592 |
73979 |
76366 |
78753 |
81140 |
83526 |
85913 |
88300 |
90685 |
93072 |
|
8
|
77368 |
79946 |
82524 |
85103 |
87681 |
90261 |
92839 |
95418 |
97996 |
100574 |
|
9
|
83335 |
86113 |
88892 |
91670 |
94449 |
97227 |
100006 |
102784 |
105562 |
108341 |
|
10
|
89437 |
92417 |
95397 |
98378 |
101359 |
104339 |
107319 |
110300 |
113281 |
116261 |
|
11
|
95700 |
98892 |
102082 |
105273 |
108463 |
111655 |
114846 |
118036 |
121226 |
124418 |
|
12
|
111632 |
115353 |
119074 |
122796 |
126517 |
130239 |
133960 |
137682 |
141403 |
145124 |
|
13
|
129093 |
133395 |
137698 |
142002 |
146305 |
150609 |
154912 |
159216 |
163518 |
167821 |
|
14
|
148230 |
153172 |
158113 |
163056 |
167997 |
172939 |
177880 |
182823 |
187764 |
192706 |
|
15
|
171818 |
177546 |
183273 |
189000 |
194729 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
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.
