Salary Table 2026-DET (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 29.12%
For the Locality Pay Area of Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
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
|
41407 |
42796 |
44173 |
45544 |
46917 |
47723 |
49085 |
50456 |
50513 |
51793 |
|
2
|
45574 |
46659 |
48170 |
49447 |
49999 |
51469 |
52938 |
54409 |
55878 |
57349 |
|
3
|
48656 |
50279 |
51901 |
53524 |
55146 |
56769 |
58392 |
60014 |
61637 |
63260 |
|
4
|
53413 |
55194 |
56974 |
58756 |
60537 |
62317 |
64098 |
65878 |
67660 |
69441 |
|
5
|
58413 |
60360 |
62307 |
64254 |
66201 |
68148 |
70095 |
72043 |
73990 |
75937 |
|
6
|
63611 |
65731 |
67851 |
69971 |
72092 |
74212 |
76332 |
78452 |
80572 |
82694 |
|
7
|
69016 |
71317 |
73618 |
75919 |
78220 |
80521 |
82821 |
85122 |
87422 |
89723 |
|
8
|
74584 |
77069 |
79555 |
82040 |
84526 |
87013 |
89498 |
91984 |
94469 |
96955 |
|
9
|
80336 |
83014 |
85693 |
88371 |
91050 |
93728 |
96407 |
99085 |
101763 |
104443 |
|
10
|
86219 |
89092 |
91964 |
94837 |
97712 |
100584 |
103457 |
106330 |
109205 |
112077 |
|
11
|
92256 |
95333 |
98409 |
101484 |
104560 |
107637 |
110713 |
113788 |
116864 |
119941 |
|
12
|
107615 |
111202 |
114789 |
118377 |
121964 |
125552 |
129139 |
132728 |
136315 |
139902 |
|
13
|
124447 |
128594 |
132743 |
136892 |
141040 |
145189 |
149338 |
153486 |
157634 |
161782 |
|
14
|
142896 |
147660 |
152424 |
157188 |
161951 |
166716 |
171479 |
176244 |
181007 |
185771 |
|
15
|
165635 |
171156 |
176677 |
182199 |
187721 |
193242 |
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.
