Salary Table 2026-GW
Wildland Firefighters under Pay Plan GW
Special Base Rates at Grades GS-1 through GS-15
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase
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
|
32069 |
33144 |
34211 |
35273 |
36336 |
36960 |
38015 |
39077 |
39121 |
40112 |
|
2
|
35296 |
36136 |
37306 |
38295 |
38723 |
39861 |
40999 |
42138 |
43276 |
44415 |
|
3
|
37683 |
38940 |
40196 |
41453 |
42709 |
43966 |
45223 |
46479 |
47736 |
48993 |
|
4
|
41367 |
42746 |
44125 |
45505 |
46884 |
48263 |
49642 |
51021 |
52401 |
53780 |
|
5
|
45239 |
46747 |
48255 |
49763 |
51271 |
52779 |
54287 |
55795 |
57303 |
58811 |
|
6
|
49265 |
50907 |
52549 |
54191 |
55833 |
57475 |
59117 |
60759 |
62401 |
64044 |
|
7
|
53451 |
55233 |
57015 |
58797 |
60579 |
62361 |
64143 |
65925 |
67706 |
69488 |
|
8
|
57763 |
59688 |
61613 |
63538 |
65463 |
67389 |
69314 |
71239 |
73164 |
75089 |
|
9
|
62218 |
64292 |
66367 |
68441 |
70516 |
72590 |
74665 |
76739 |
78813 |
80888 |
|
10
|
66774 |
68999 |
71224 |
73449 |
75675 |
77900 |
80125 |
82350 |
84576 |
86801 |
|
11
|
71450 |
73833 |
76215 |
78597 |
80979 |
83362 |
85744 |
88126 |
90508 |
92891 |
|
12
|
83345 |
86123 |
88901 |
91680 |
94458 |
97237 |
100015 |
102794 |
105572 |
108350 |
|
13
|
96381 |
99593 |
102806 |
106019 |
109232 |
112445 |
115658 |
118871 |
122083 |
125296 |
|
14
|
110669 |
114359 |
118048 |
121738 |
125427 |
129117 |
132806 |
136496 |
140185 |
143875 |
|
15
|
128280 |
132556 |
136832 |
141108 |
145385 |
149661 |
153937 |
158213 |
162489 |
166766 |
Note: These special base 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. By law, these rates must be the basis for computing locality payments.
