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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

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 20.06 20.73 21.40 22.06 22.72 23.11 23.77 24.44 24.47 25.09
O 30.09 31.10 32.10 33.09 34.08 34.67 35.66 36.66 36.71 37.64
2 B 22.07 22.60 23.33 23.95 24.22 24.93 25.64 26.35 27.06 27.78
O 33.11 33.90 35.00 35.93 36.33 37.40 38.46 39.53 40.59 41.67
3 B 23.57 24.35 25.14 25.92 26.71 27.50 28.28 29.07 29.85 30.64
O 35.36 36.53 37.71 38.88 40.07 41.25 42.42 43.61 44.78 45.96
4 B 25.87 26.73 27.60 28.46 29.32 30.18 31.05 31.91 32.77 33.63
O 38.81 40.10 41.40 42.69 43.98 45.27 46.58 47.87 49.16 50.45
5 B 28.29 29.24 30.18 31.12 32.06 33.01 33.95 34.89 35.84 36.78
O 42.44 43.86 45.27 46.68 48.09 49.52 50.93 52.34 53.76 55.17
6 B 30.81 31.84 32.86 33.89 34.92 35.94 36.97 38.00 39.03 40.05
O 46.22 47.76 49.29 50.84 52.38 53.91 55.46 57.00 58.55 60.08
7 B 33.43 34.54 35.66 36.77 37.89 39.00 40.11 41.23 42.34 43.46
O 50.15 51.81 53.49 55.16 56.84 58.50 60.17 61.85 62.64 62.64
8 B 36.12 37.33 38.53 39.74 40.94 42.14 43.35 44.55 45.76 46.96
O 54.18 56.00 57.80 59.61 61.41 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64
9 B 38.91 40.21 41.51 42.80 44.10 45.40 46.70 47.99 49.29 50.59
O 58.37 60.32 62.27 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64
10 B 41.76 43.15 44.54 45.93 47.33 48.72 50.11 51.50 52.89 54.29
O 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64
11 B 44.68 46.17 47.66 49.15 50.64 52.13 53.62 55.11 56.60 58.09
O 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64
12 B 52.12 53.86 55.60 57.34 59.07 60.81 62.55 64.29 66.02 67.76
O 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 62.64 64.29 66.02 67.76
13 B 60.28 62.29 64.29 66.30 68.31 70.32 72.33 74.34 76.35 78.36
O 62.64 62.64 64.29 66.30 68.31 70.32 72.33 74.34 76.35 78.36
14 B 69.21 71.52 73.83 76.13 78.44 80.75 83.06 85.36 87.67 89.98
O 69.21 71.52 73.83 76.13 78.44 80.75 83.06 85.36 87.67 89.98
15 B 80.23 82.90 85.57 88.25 90.92 93.60 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 80.23 82.90 85.57 88.25 90.92 93.60 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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