Salary Table 2026-FN (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 17.65%
For the Locality Pay Area of Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA
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
|
37729 |
38994 |
40249 |
41499 |
42749 |
43483 |
44725 |
45974 |
46026 |
47192 |
|
2
|
41526 |
42514 |
43891 |
45054 |
45558 |
46896 |
48235 |
49575 |
50914 |
52254 |
|
3
|
44334 |
45813 |
47291 |
48769 |
50247 |
51726 |
53205 |
54683 |
56161 |
57640 |
|
4
|
48668 |
50291 |
51913 |
53537 |
55159 |
56781 |
58404 |
60026 |
61650 |
63272 |
|
5
|
53224 |
54998 |
56772 |
58546 |
60320 |
62094 |
63869 |
65643 |
67417 |
69191 |
|
6
|
57960 |
59892 |
61824 |
63756 |
65688 |
67619 |
69551 |
71483 |
73415 |
75348 |
|
7
|
62885 |
64982 |
67078 |
69175 |
71271 |
73368 |
75464 |
77561 |
79656 |
81753 |
|
8
|
67958 |
70223 |
72488 |
74752 |
77017 |
79283 |
81548 |
83813 |
86077 |
88342 |
|
9
|
73199 |
75640 |
78081 |
80521 |
82962 |
85402 |
87843 |
90283 |
92723 |
95165 |
|
10
|
78560 |
81177 |
83795 |
86413 |
89032 |
91649 |
94267 |
96885 |
99504 |
102121 |
|
11
|
84061 |
86865 |
89667 |
92469 |
95272 |
98075 |
100878 |
103680 |
106483 |
109286 |
|
12
|
98055 |
101324 |
104592 |
107862 |
111130 |
114399 |
117668 |
120937 |
124205 |
127474 |
|
13
|
113392 |
117171 |
120951 |
124731 |
128511 |
132292 |
136072 |
139852 |
143631 |
147411 |
|
14
|
130202 |
134543 |
138883 |
143225 |
147565 |
151906 |
156246 |
160588 |
164928 |
169269 |
|
15
|
150921 |
155952 |
160983 |
166014 |
171045 |
176076 |
181107 |
186138 |
191168 |
196200 |
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.
