Salary Table 2026-DM (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 18.01%
For the Locality Pay Area of Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA
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
|
37845 |
39113 |
40372 |
41626 |
42880 |
43616 |
44862 |
46115 |
46167 |
47336 |
|
2
|
41653 |
42644 |
44025 |
45192 |
45697 |
47040 |
48383 |
49727 |
51070 |
52414 |
|
3
|
44470 |
45953 |
47435 |
48919 |
50401 |
51884 |
53368 |
54850 |
56333 |
57817 |
|
4
|
48817 |
50445 |
52072 |
53700 |
55328 |
56955 |
58583 |
60210 |
61838 |
63466 |
|
5
|
53387 |
55166 |
56946 |
58725 |
60505 |
62284 |
64064 |
65844 |
67623 |
69403 |
|
6
|
58138 |
60075 |
62013 |
63951 |
65889 |
67826 |
69764 |
71702 |
73639 |
75578 |
|
7
|
63078 |
65180 |
67283 |
69386 |
71489 |
73592 |
75695 |
77798 |
79900 |
82003 |
|
8
|
68166 |
70438 |
72710 |
74981 |
77253 |
79526 |
81797 |
84069 |
86341 |
88613 |
|
9
|
73423 |
75871 |
78320 |
80767 |
83216 |
85663 |
88112 |
90560 |
93007 |
95456 |
|
10
|
78800 |
81426 |
84051 |
86677 |
89304 |
91930 |
94556 |
97181 |
99808 |
102434 |
|
11
|
84318 |
87130 |
89941 |
92752 |
95563 |
98375 |
101186 |
103997 |
106808 |
109621 |
|
12
|
98355 |
101634 |
104912 |
108192 |
111470 |
114749 |
118028 |
121307 |
124586 |
127864 |
|
13
|
113739 |
117530 |
121321 |
125113 |
128905 |
132696 |
136488 |
140280 |
144070 |
147862 |
|
14
|
130600 |
134955 |
139308 |
143663 |
148016 |
152371 |
156724 |
161079 |
165432 |
169787 |
|
15
|
151383 |
156429 |
161475 |
166522 |
171569 |
176615 |
181661 |
186707 |
191753 |
196801 |
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.
