Salary Table 2026-DEN (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 30.52%
For the Locality Pay Area of Denver-Aurora, CO
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
|
41856 |
43260 |
44652 |
46038 |
47426 |
48240 |
49617 |
51003 |
51061 |
52354 |
|
2
|
46068 |
47165 |
48692 |
49983 |
50541 |
52027 |
53512 |
54999 |
56484 |
57970 |
|
3
|
49184 |
50824 |
52464 |
54104 |
55744 |
57384 |
59025 |
60664 |
62305 |
63946 |
|
4
|
53992 |
55792 |
57592 |
59393 |
61193 |
62993 |
64793 |
66593 |
68394 |
70194 |
|
5
|
59046 |
61014 |
62982 |
64951 |
66919 |
68887 |
70855 |
72824 |
74792 |
76760 |
|
6
|
64301 |
66444 |
68587 |
70730 |
72873 |
75016 |
77160 |
79303 |
81446 |
83590 |
|
7
|
69764 |
72090 |
74416 |
76742 |
79068 |
81394 |
83719 |
86045 |
88370 |
90696 |
|
8
|
75392 |
77905 |
80417 |
82930 |
85442 |
87956 |
90469 |
92981 |
95494 |
98006 |
|
9
|
81207 |
83914 |
86622 |
89329 |
92037 |
94744 |
97453 |
100160 |
102867 |
105575 |
|
10
|
87153 |
90057 |
92962 |
95866 |
98771 |
101675 |
104579 |
107483 |
110389 |
113293 |
|
11
|
93257 |
96367 |
99476 |
102585 |
105694 |
108804 |
111913 |
115022 |
118131 |
121241 |
|
12
|
108782 |
112408 |
116034 |
119661 |
123287 |
126914 |
130540 |
134167 |
137793 |
141418 |
|
13
|
125796 |
129989 |
134182 |
138376 |
142570 |
146763 |
150957 |
155150 |
159343 |
163536 |
|
14
|
144445 |
149261 |
154076 |
158892 |
163707 |
168524 |
173338 |
178155 |
182969 |
187786 |
|
15
|
167431 |
173012 |
178593 |
184174 |
189757 |
195338 |
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.
