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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

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 20.58 21.27 21.96 22.64 23.32 23.72 24.40 25.08 25.11 25.74
O 30.87 31.91 32.94 33.96 34.98 35.58 36.60 37.62 37.67 38.61
2 B 22.65 23.19 23.94 24.58 24.85 25.58 26.31 27.04 27.77 28.50
O 33.98 34.79 35.91 36.87 37.28 38.37 39.47 40.56 41.66 42.75
3 B 24.18 24.99 25.80 26.60 27.41 28.22 29.02 29.83 30.64 31.44
O 36.27 37.49 38.70 39.90 41.12 42.33 43.53 44.75 45.96 47.16
4 B 26.55 27.43 28.32 29.20 30.09 30.97 31.86 32.74 33.63 34.52
O 39.83 41.15 42.48 43.80 45.14 46.46 47.79 49.11 50.45 51.78
5 B 29.03 30.00 30.97 31.94 32.90 33.87 34.84 35.81 36.78 37.74
O 43.55 45.00 46.46 47.91 49.35 50.81 52.26 53.72 55.17 56.61
6 B 31.62 32.67 33.72 34.78 35.83 36.89 37.94 38.99 40.05 41.10
O 47.43 49.01 50.58 52.17 53.75 55.34 56.91 58.49 60.08 61.65
7 B 34.30 35.45 36.59 37.74 38.88 40.02 41.17 42.31 43.45 44.60
O 51.45 53.18 54.89 56.61 58.32 60.03 61.76 63.47 64.28 64.28
8 B 37.07 38.31 39.54 40.78 42.01 43.25 44.48 45.72 46.96 48.19
O 55.61 57.47 59.31 61.17 63.02 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28
9 B 39.93 41.26 42.59 43.92 45.26 46.59 47.92 49.25 50.58 51.91
O 59.90 61.89 63.89 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28
10 B 42.85 44.28 45.71 47.14 48.57 49.99 51.42 52.85 54.28 55.71
O 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28
11 B 45.86 47.38 48.91 50.44 51.97 53.50 55.03 56.56 58.09 59.62
O 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28
12 B 53.49 55.27 57.06 58.84 60.62 62.40 64.19 65.97 67.75 69.54
O 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 64.28 65.97 67.75 69.54
13 B 61.86 63.92 65.98 68.04 70.10 72.17 74.23 76.29 78.35 80.41
O 64.28 64.28 65.98 68.04 70.10 72.17 74.23 76.29 78.35 80.41
14 B 71.03 73.39 75.76 78.13 80.50 82.86 85.23 87.60 89.97 92.34
O 71.03 73.39 75.76 78.13 80.50 82.86 85.23 87.60 89.97 92.34
15 B 82.33 85.07 87.82 90.56 93.31 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 82.33 85.07 87.82 90.56 93.31 94.49 94.49 94.49 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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