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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

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 18.13 18.74 19.34 19.95 20.55 20.90 21.50 22.10 22.12 22.68
O 27.20 28.11 29.01 29.93 30.83 31.35 32.25 33.15 33.18 34.02
2 B 19.96 20.43 21.09 21.65 21.90 22.54 23.18 23.83 24.47 25.11
O 29.94 30.65 31.64 32.48 32.85 33.81 34.77 35.75 36.71 37.67
3 B 21.31 22.02 22.73 23.44 24.15 24.86 25.57 26.28 26.99 27.70
O 31.97 33.03 34.10 35.16 36.23 37.29 38.36 39.42 40.49 41.55
4 B 23.39 24.17 24.95 25.73 26.51 27.29 28.07 28.85 29.63 30.41
O 35.09 36.26 37.43 38.60 39.77 40.94 42.11 43.28 44.45 45.62
5 B 25.58 26.43 27.29 28.14 28.99 29.84 30.70 31.55 32.40 33.25
O 38.37 39.65 40.94 42.21 43.49 44.76 46.05 47.33 48.60 49.88
6 B 27.86 28.79 29.71 30.64 31.57 32.50 33.43 34.36 35.28 36.21
O 41.79 43.19 44.57 45.96 47.36 48.75 50.15 51.54 52.92 54.32
7 B 30.22 31.23 32.24 33.25 34.25 35.26 36.27 37.28 38.28 39.29
O 45.33 46.85 48.36 49.88 51.38 52.89 54.41 55.92 56.64 56.64
8 B 32.66 33.75 34.84 35.93 37.02 38.11 39.19 40.28 41.37 42.46
O 48.99 50.63 52.26 53.90 55.53 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64
9 B 35.18 36.35 37.53 38.70 39.87 41.05 42.22 43.39 44.56 45.74
O 52.77 54.53 56.30 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64
10 B 37.76 39.02 40.27 41.53 42.79 44.05 45.31 46.56 47.82 49.08
O 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64
11 B 40.40 41.75 43.10 44.44 45.79 47.14 48.48 49.83 51.18 52.53
O 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64
12 B 47.13 48.70 50.27 51.84 53.41 54.98 56.55 58.13 59.70 61.27
O 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 56.64 58.13 59.70 61.27
13 B 54.50 56.32 58.13 59.95 61.77 63.58 65.40 67.22 69.03 70.85
O 56.64 56.64 58.13 59.95 61.77 63.58 65.40 67.22 69.03 70.85
14 B 62.58 64.66 66.75 68.84 70.92 73.01 75.10 77.18 79.27 81.35
O 62.58 64.66 66.75 68.84 70.92 73.01 75.10 77.18 79.27 81.35
15 B 72.54 74.95 77.37 79.79 82.21 84.63 87.04 89.46 91.88 94.30
O 72.54 74.95 77.37 79.79 82.21 84.63 87.04 89.46 91.88 94.30

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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