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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

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 19.55 20.21 20.86 21.51 22.16 22.54 23.18 23.83 23.85 24.46
O 29.33 30.32 31.29 32.27 33.24 33.81 34.77 35.75 35.78 36.69
2 B 21.52 22.03 22.75 23.35 23.61 24.31 25.00 25.69 26.39 27.08
O 32.28 33.05 34.13 35.03 35.42 36.47 37.50 38.54 39.59 40.62
3 B 22.98 23.74 24.51 25.28 26.04 26.81 27.58 28.34 29.11 29.87
O 34.47 35.61 36.77 37.92 39.06 40.22 41.37 42.51 43.67 44.81
4 B 25.22 26.07 26.91 27.75 28.59 29.43 30.27 31.11 31.95 32.79
O 37.83 39.11 40.37 41.63 42.89 44.15 45.41 46.67 47.93 49.19
5 B 27.59 28.51 29.42 30.34 31.26 32.18 33.10 34.02 34.94 35.86
O 41.39 42.77 44.13 45.51 46.89 48.27 49.65 51.03 52.41 53.79
6 B 30.04 31.04 32.04 33.04 34.05 35.05 36.05 37.05 38.05 39.05
O 45.06 46.56 48.06 49.56 51.08 52.58 54.08 55.58 57.08 58.58
7 B 32.59 33.68 34.77 35.85 36.94 38.03 39.11 40.20 41.29 42.37
O 48.89 50.52 52.16 53.78 55.41 57.05 58.67 60.30 61.08 61.08
8 B 35.22 36.40 37.57 38.74 39.92 41.09 42.27 43.44 44.61 45.79
O 52.83 54.60 56.36 58.11 59.88 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08
9 B 37.94 39.20 40.47 41.73 43.00 44.26 45.53 46.79 48.06 49.32
O 56.91 58.80 60.71 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08
10 B 40.72 42.07 43.43 44.79 46.14 47.50 48.86 50.22 51.57 52.93
O 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08
11 B 43.57 45.02 46.47 47.93 49.38 50.83 52.28 53.74 55.19 56.64
O 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08
12 B 50.82 52.52 54.21 55.90 57.60 59.29 60.99 62.68 64.38 66.07
O 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 61.08 62.68 64.38 66.07
13 B 58.77 60.73 62.69 64.65 66.61 68.57 70.53 72.48 74.44 76.40
O 61.08 61.08 62.69 64.65 66.61 68.57 70.53 72.48 74.44 76.40
14 B 67.48 69.73 71.98 74.23 76.48 78.73 80.98 83.23 85.48 87.73
O 67.48 69.73 71.98 74.23 76.48 78.73 80.98 83.23 85.48 87.73
15 B 78.22 80.83 83.44 86.04 88.65 91.26 93.87 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 78.22 80.83 83.44 86.04 88.65 91.26 93.87 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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