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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

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 20.30 20.98 21.65 22.32 23.00 23.39 24.06 24.73 24.76 25.39
O 30.45 31.47 32.48 33.48 34.50 35.09 36.09 37.10 37.14 38.09
2 B 22.34 22.87 23.61 24.24 24.51 25.23 25.95 26.67 27.39 28.11
O 33.51 34.31 35.42 36.36 36.77 37.85 38.93 40.01 41.09 42.17
3 B 23.85 24.64 25.44 26.23 27.03 27.82 28.62 29.41 30.21 31.01
O 35.78 36.96 38.16 39.35 40.55 41.73 42.93 44.12 45.32 46.52
4 B 26.18 27.05 27.93 28.80 29.67 30.54 31.42 32.29 33.16 34.04
O 39.27 40.58 41.90 43.20 44.51 45.81 47.13 48.44 49.74 51.06
5 B 28.63 29.58 30.54 31.49 32.45 33.40 34.36 35.31 36.27 37.22
O 42.95 44.37 45.81 47.24 48.68 50.10 51.54 52.97 54.41 55.83
6 B 31.18 32.22 33.26 34.30 35.33 36.37 37.41 38.45 39.49 40.53
O 46.77 48.33 49.89 51.45 53.00 54.56 56.12 57.68 59.24 60.80
7 B 33.83 34.96 36.08 37.21 38.34 39.47 40.59 41.72 42.85 43.98
O 50.75 52.44 54.12 55.82 57.51 59.21 60.89 62.58 63.39 63.39
8 B 36.56 37.77 38.99 40.21 41.43 42.65 43.87 45.08 46.30 47.52
O 54.84 56.66 58.49 60.32 62.15 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39
9 B 39.38 40.69 42.00 43.31 44.63 45.94 47.25 48.57 49.88 51.19
O 59.07 61.04 63.00 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39
10 B 42.26 43.67 45.08 46.48 47.89 49.30 50.71 52.12 53.53 54.93
O 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39
11 B 45.22 46.73 48.23 49.74 51.25 52.76 54.26 55.77 57.28 58.79
O 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39
12 B 52.75 54.50 56.26 58.02 59.78 61.54 63.30 65.06 66.81 68.57
O 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 63.39 65.06 66.81 68.57
13 B 61.00 63.03 65.06 67.10 69.13 71.16 73.20 75.23 77.26 79.30
O 63.39 63.39 65.06 67.10 69.13 71.16 73.20 75.23 77.26 79.30
14 B 70.04 72.37 74.71 77.04 79.38 81.71 84.05 86.38 88.72 91.05
O 70.04 72.37 74.71 77.04 79.38 81.71 84.05 86.38 88.72 91.05
15 B 81.18 83.89 86.60 89.30 92.01 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 81.18 83.89 86.60 89.30 92.01 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49

* 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. 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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