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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.

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