Salary Table 2026-HNT (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 21.91%
For the Locality Pay Area of Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN
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
|
39095 |
40406 |
41707 |
43001 |
44297 |
45058 |
46344 |
47639 |
47692 |
48901 |
|
2
|
43029 |
44053 |
45480 |
46685 |
47207 |
48595 |
49982 |
51370 |
52758 |
54146 |
|
3
|
45939 |
47472 |
49003 |
50535 |
52067 |
53599 |
55131 |
56663 |
58195 |
59727 |
|
4
|
50431 |
52112 |
53793 |
55475 |
57156 |
58837 |
60519 |
62200 |
63882 |
65563 |
|
5
|
55151 |
56989 |
58828 |
60666 |
62504 |
64343 |
66181 |
68020 |
69858 |
71696 |
|
6
|
60059 |
62061 |
64062 |
66064 |
68066 |
70068 |
72070 |
74071 |
76073 |
78076 |
|
7
|
65162 |
67335 |
69507 |
71679 |
73852 |
76024 |
78197 |
80369 |
82540 |
84713 |
|
8
|
70419 |
72766 |
75112 |
77459 |
79806 |
82154 |
84501 |
86847 |
89194 |
91541 |
|
9
|
75850 |
78378 |
80908 |
83436 |
85966 |
88494 |
91024 |
93553 |
96081 |
98611 |
|
10
|
81404 |
84117 |
86829 |
89542 |
92255 |
94968 |
97680 |
100393 |
103107 |
105819 |
|
11
|
87105 |
90010 |
92914 |
95818 |
98721 |
101627 |
104531 |
107434 |
110338 |
113243 |
|
12
|
101606 |
104993 |
108379 |
111767 |
115154 |
118542 |
121928 |
125316 |
128703 |
132089 |
|
13
|
117498 |
121414 |
125331 |
129248 |
133165 |
137082 |
140999 |
144916 |
148831 |
152748 |
|
14
|
134917 |
139415 |
143912 |
148411 |
152908 |
157407 |
161904 |
166402 |
170900 |
175398 |
|
15
|
156386 |
161599 |
166812 |
172025 |
177239 |
182452 |
187665 |
192877 |
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.
