Salary Table 2026-HB (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 19.43%
For the Locality Pay Area of Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA
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
|
38300 |
39584 |
40858 |
42127 |
43396 |
44141 |
45401 |
46670 |
46722 |
47906 |
|
2
|
42154 |
43157 |
44555 |
45736 |
46247 |
47606 |
48965 |
50325 |
51685 |
53045 |
|
3
|
45005 |
46506 |
48006 |
49507 |
51007 |
52509 |
54010 |
55510 |
57011 |
58512 |
|
4
|
49405 |
51052 |
52698 |
54347 |
55994 |
57641 |
59287 |
60934 |
62583 |
64229 |
|
5
|
54029 |
55830 |
57631 |
59432 |
61233 |
63034 |
64835 |
66636 |
68437 |
70238 |
|
6
|
58837 |
60798 |
62759 |
64720 |
66681 |
68642 |
70603 |
72564 |
74526 |
76488 |
|
7
|
63837 |
65965 |
68093 |
70221 |
72349 |
74478 |
76606 |
78734 |
80861 |
82990 |
|
8
|
68986 |
71285 |
73584 |
75883 |
78182 |
80483 |
82782 |
85081 |
87380 |
89679 |
|
9
|
74307 |
76784 |
79262 |
81739 |
84217 |
86694 |
89172 |
91649 |
94126 |
96605 |
|
10
|
79748 |
82406 |
85063 |
87720 |
90379 |
93036 |
95693 |
98351 |
101009 |
103666 |
|
11
|
85333 |
88179 |
91024 |
93868 |
96713 |
99559 |
102404 |
105249 |
108094 |
110940 |
|
12
|
99539 |
102857 |
106174 |
109493 |
112811 |
116130 |
119448 |
122767 |
126085 |
129402 |
|
13
|
115108 |
118944 |
122781 |
126618 |
130456 |
134293 |
138130 |
141968 |
145804 |
149641 |
|
14
|
132172 |
136579 |
140985 |
145392 |
149797 |
154204 |
158610 |
163017 |
167423 |
171830 |
|
15
|
153205 |
158312 |
163418 |
168525 |
173633 |
178740 |
183847 |
188954 |
194061 |
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.
