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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

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 18.08 18.68 19.29 19.88 20.48 20.84 21.43 22.03 22.05 22.61
O 27.12 28.02 28.94 29.82 30.72 31.26 32.15 33.05 33.08 33.92
2 B 19.90 20.37 21.03 21.59 21.83 22.47 23.11 23.75 24.40 25.04
O 29.85 30.56 31.55 32.39 32.75 33.71 34.67 35.63 36.60 37.56
3 B 21.24 21.95 22.66 23.37 24.08 24.78 25.49 26.20 26.91 27.62
O 31.86 32.93 33.99 35.06 36.12 37.17 38.24 39.30 40.37 41.43
4 B 23.32 24.10 24.87 25.65 26.43 27.21 27.98 28.76 29.54 30.32
O 34.98 36.15 37.31 38.48 39.65 40.82 41.97 43.14 44.31 45.48
5 B 25.50 26.35 27.20 28.05 28.90 29.75 30.60 31.45 32.30 33.15
O 38.25 39.53 40.80 42.08 43.35 44.63 45.90 47.18 48.45 49.73
6 B 27.77 28.70 29.62 30.55 31.47 32.40 33.33 34.25 35.18 36.10
O 41.66 43.05 44.43 45.83 47.21 48.60 50.00 51.38 52.77 54.15
7 B 30.13 31.14 32.14 33.15 34.15 35.15 36.16 37.16 38.17 39.17
O 45.20 46.71 48.21 49.73 51.23 52.73 54.24 55.74 56.46 56.46
8 B 32.56 33.65 34.73 35.82 36.90 37.99 39.07 40.16 41.24 42.33
O 48.84 50.48 52.10 53.73 55.35 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46
9 B 35.07 36.24 37.41 38.58 39.75 40.92 42.09 43.26 44.43 45.60
O 52.61 54.36 56.12 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46
10 B 37.64 38.90 40.15 41.41 42.66 43.91 45.17 46.42 47.68 48.93
O 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46
11 B 40.28 41.62 42.96 44.31 45.65 46.99 48.34 49.68 51.02 52.37
O 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46
12 B 46.98 48.55 50.12 51.68 53.25 54.82 56.38 57.95 59.51 61.08
O 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 56.46 57.95 59.51 61.08
13 B 54.33 56.14 57.95 59.77 61.58 63.39 65.20 67.01 68.82 70.63
O 56.46 56.46 57.95 59.77 61.58 63.39 65.20 67.01 68.82 70.63
14 B 62.39 64.47 66.55 68.63 70.71 72.79 74.87 76.95 79.03 81.11
O 62.39 64.47 66.55 68.63 70.71 72.79 74.87 76.95 79.03 81.11
15 B 72.31 74.73 77.14 79.55 81.96 84.37 86.78 89.19 91.60 94.01
O 72.31 74.73 77.14 79.55 81.96 84.37 86.78 89.19 91.60 94.01

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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