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
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
|
15.37 |
15.88 |
16.39 |
16.90 |
17.41 |
17.71 |
18.22 |
18.72 |
18.75 |
19.22 |
|
O
|
23.06 |
23.82 |
24.59 |
25.35 |
26.12 |
26.57 |
27.33 |
28.08 |
28.13 |
28.83 |
|
2
|
B
|
16.91 |
17.31 |
17.88 |
18.35 |
18.55 |
19.10 |
19.64 |
20.19 |
20.74 |
21.28 |
|
O
|
25.37 |
25.97 |
26.82 |
27.53 |
27.83 |
28.65 |
29.46 |
30.29 |
31.11 |
31.92 |
|
3
|
B
|
18.06 |
18.66 |
19.26 |
19.86 |
20.46 |
21.07 |
21.67 |
22.27 |
22.87 |
23.48 |
|
O
|
27.09 |
27.99 |
28.89 |
29.79 |
30.69 |
31.61 |
32.51 |
33.41 |
34.31 |
35.22 |
|
4
|
B
|
19.82 |
20.48 |
21.14 |
21.80 |
22.46 |
23.13 |
23.79 |
24.45 |
25.11 |
25.77 |
|
O
|
29.73 |
30.72 |
31.71 |
32.70 |
33.69 |
34.70 |
35.69 |
36.68 |
37.67 |
38.66 |
|
5
|
B
|
21.68 |
22.40 |
23.12 |
23.84 |
24.57 |
25.29 |
26.01 |
26.73 |
27.46 |
28.18 |
|
O
|
32.52 |
33.60 |
34.68 |
35.76 |
36.86 |
37.94 |
39.02 |
40.10 |
41.19 |
42.27 |
|
6
|
B
|
23.61 |
24.39 |
25.18 |
25.97 |
26.75 |
27.54 |
28.33 |
29.11 |
29.90 |
30.69 |
|
O
|
35.42 |
36.59 |
37.77 |
38.96 |
40.13 |
41.31 |
42.50 |
43.67 |
44.85 |
46.04 |
|
7
|
B
|
25.61 |
26.47 |
27.32 |
28.17 |
29.03 |
29.88 |
30.73 |
31.59 |
32.44 |
33.30 |
|
O
|
38.42 |
39.71 |
40.98 |
42.26 |
43.55 |
44.82 |
46.10 |
47.39 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
|
8
|
B
|
27.68 |
28.60 |
29.52 |
30.44 |
31.37 |
32.29 |
33.21 |
34.13 |
35.06 |
35.98 |
|
O
|
41.52 |
42.90 |
44.28 |
45.66 |
47.06 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
|
9
|
B
|
29.81 |
30.81 |
31.80 |
32.79 |
33.79 |
34.78 |
35.78 |
36.77 |
37.76 |
38.76 |
|
O
|
44.72 |
46.22 |
47.70 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
|
10
|
B
|
32.00 |
33.06 |
34.13 |
35.19 |
36.26 |
37.33 |
38.39 |
39.46 |
40.53 |
41.59 |
|
O
|
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
|
11
|
B
|
34.24 |
35.38 |
36.52 |
37.66 |
38.80 |
39.94 |
41.08 |
42.23 |
43.37 |
44.51 |
|
O
|
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
|
12
|
B
|
39.94 |
41.27 |
42.60 |
43.93 |
45.26 |
46.59 |
47.92 |
49.25 |
50.59 |
51.92 |
|
O
|
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
49.25 |
50.59 |
51.92 |
|
13
|
B
|
46.18 |
47.72 |
49.26 |
50.80 |
52.34 |
53.88 |
55.42 |
56.96 |
58.50 |
60.04 |
|
O
|
48.00 |
48.00 |
49.26 |
50.80 |
52.34 |
53.88 |
55.42 |
56.96 |
58.50 |
60.04 |
|
14
|
B
|
53.03 |
54.80 |
56.56 |
58.33 |
60.10 |
61.87 |
63.63 |
65.40 |
67.17 |
68.94 |
|
O
|
53.03 |
54.80 |
56.56 |
58.33 |
60.10 |
61.87 |
63.63 |
65.40 |
67.17 |
68.94 |
|
15
|
B
|
61.47 |
63.52 |
65.56 |
67.61 |
69.66 |
71.71 |
73.76 |
75.81 |
77.86 |
79.91 |
|
O
|
61.47 |
63.52 |
65.56 |
67.61 |
69.66 |
71.71 |
73.76 |
75.81 |
77.86 |
79.91 |
