Salary Table 2026-HAR (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 32.08%
For the Locality Pay Area of Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA
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
|
42357 |
43777 |
45186 |
46589 |
47993 |
48817 |
50210 |
51613 |
51671 |
52980 |
|
2
|
46619 |
47728 |
49274 |
50580 |
51145 |
52648 |
54151 |
55656 |
57159 |
58663 |
|
3
|
49772 |
51432 |
53091 |
54751 |
56410 |
58070 |
59731 |
61389 |
63050 |
64710 |
|
4
|
54638 |
56459 |
58280 |
60103 |
61924 |
63746 |
65567 |
67389 |
69211 |
71033 |
|
5
|
59752 |
61743 |
63735 |
65727 |
67719 |
69711 |
71702 |
73694 |
75686 |
77678 |
|
6
|
65069 |
67238 |
69407 |
71575 |
73744 |
75913 |
78082 |
80250 |
82419 |
84589 |
|
7
|
70598 |
72952 |
75305 |
77659 |
80013 |
82366 |
84720 |
87074 |
89426 |
91780 |
|
8
|
76293 |
78836 |
81378 |
83921 |
86464 |
89007 |
91550 |
94092 |
96635 |
99178 |
|
9
|
82178 |
84917 |
87658 |
90397 |
93138 |
95877 |
98618 |
101357 |
104096 |
106837 |
|
10
|
88195 |
91134 |
94073 |
97011 |
99952 |
102890 |
105829 |
108768 |
111708 |
114647 |
|
11
|
94371 |
97519 |
100665 |
103811 |
106957 |
110105 |
113251 |
116397 |
119543 |
122690 |
|
12
|
110082 |
113751 |
117420 |
121091 |
124760 |
128431 |
132100 |
135770 |
139439 |
143109 |
|
13
|
127300 |
131542 |
135786 |
140030 |
144274 |
148517 |
152761 |
157005 |
161247 |
165491 |
|
14
|
146172 |
151045 |
155918 |
160792 |
165664 |
170538 |
175410 |
180284 |
185156 |
190030 |
|
15
|
169432 |
175080 |
180728 |
186375 |
192025 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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.
