Salary Table 2026-DFW (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 27.26%
For the Locality Pay Area of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK
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
|
40811 |
42179 |
43537 |
44888 |
46241 |
47035 |
48378 |
49729 |
49785 |
51047 |
|
2
|
44918 |
45987 |
47476 |
48734 |
49279 |
50727 |
52175 |
53625 |
55073 |
56523 |
|
3
|
47955 |
49555 |
51153 |
52753 |
54351 |
55951 |
57551 |
59149 |
60749 |
62348 |
|
4
|
52644 |
54399 |
56153 |
57910 |
59665 |
61419 |
63174 |
64929 |
66686 |
68440 |
|
5
|
57571 |
59490 |
61409 |
63328 |
65247 |
67167 |
69086 |
71005 |
72924 |
74843 |
|
6
|
62695 |
64784 |
66874 |
68963 |
71053 |
73143 |
75232 |
77322 |
79412 |
81502 |
|
7
|
68022 |
70290 |
72557 |
74825 |
77093 |
79361 |
81628 |
83896 |
86163 |
88430 |
|
8
|
73509 |
75959 |
78409 |
80858 |
83308 |
85759 |
88209 |
90659 |
93109 |
95558 |
|
9
|
79179 |
81818 |
84459 |
87098 |
89739 |
92378 |
95019 |
97658 |
100297 |
102938 |
|
10
|
84977 |
87808 |
90640 |
93471 |
96304 |
99136 |
101967 |
104799 |
107631 |
110463 |
|
11
|
90927 |
93960 |
96991 |
100023 |
103054 |
106086 |
109118 |
112149 |
115180 |
118213 |
|
12
|
106065 |
109600 |
113135 |
116672 |
120207 |
123744 |
127279 |
130816 |
134351 |
137886 |
|
13
|
122654 |
126742 |
130831 |
134920 |
139009 |
143098 |
147186 |
151275 |
155363 |
159452 |
|
14
|
140837 |
145533 |
150228 |
154924 |
159618 |
164314 |
169009 |
173705 |
178399 |
183095 |
|
15
|
163249 |
168691 |
174132 |
179574 |
185017 |
190459 |
195900 |
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.
