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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

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 18.73 19.36 19.98 20.60 21.23 21.59 22.21 22.83 22.85 23.43
O 28.10 29.04 29.97 30.90 31.85 32.39 33.32 34.25 34.28 35.15
2 B 20.62 21.11 21.79 22.37 22.62 23.28 23.95 24.61 25.28 25.94
O 30.93 31.67 32.69 33.56 33.93 34.92 35.93 36.92 37.92 38.91
3 B 22.01 22.75 23.48 24.21 24.95 25.68 26.42 27.15 27.88 28.62
O 33.02 34.13 35.22 36.32 37.43 38.52 39.63 40.73 41.82 42.93
4 B 24.16 24.97 25.78 26.58 27.39 28.19 29.00 29.80 30.61 31.41
O 36.24 37.46 38.67 39.87 41.09 42.29 43.50 44.70 45.92 47.12
5 B 26.43 27.31 28.19 29.07 29.95 30.83 31.71 32.59 33.47 34.35
O 39.65 40.97 42.29 43.61 44.93 46.25 47.57 48.89 50.21 51.53
6 B 28.78 29.74 30.70 31.66 32.61 33.57 34.53 35.49 36.45 37.41
O 43.17 44.61 46.05 47.49 48.92 50.36 51.80 53.24 54.68 56.12
7 B 31.22 32.26 33.30 34.35 35.39 36.43 37.47 38.51 39.55 40.59
O 46.83 48.39 49.95 51.53 53.09 54.65 56.21 57.77 58.52 58.52
8 B 33.74 34.87 35.99 37.11 38.24 39.36 40.49 41.61 42.74 43.86
O 50.61 52.31 53.99 55.67 57.36 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52
9 B 36.34 37.56 38.77 39.98 41.19 42.40 43.61 44.83 46.04 47.25
O 54.51 56.34 58.16 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52
10 B 39.01 40.31 41.60 42.90 44.20 45.50 46.80 48.10 49.40 50.70
O 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52
11 B 41.74 43.13 44.52 45.91 47.30 48.70 50.09 51.48 52.87 54.26
O 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52
12 B 48.69 50.31 51.93 53.55 55.18 56.80 58.42 60.05 61.67 63.29
O 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 58.52 60.05 61.67 63.29
13 B 56.30 58.18 60.05 61.93 63.81 65.68 67.56 69.44 71.31 73.19
O 58.52 58.52 60.05 61.93 63.81 65.68 67.56 69.44 71.31 73.19
14 B 64.65 66.80 68.96 71.11 73.27 75.42 77.58 79.73 81.89 84.04
O 64.65 66.80 68.96 71.11 73.27 75.42 77.58 79.73 81.89 84.04
15 B 74.93 77.43 79.93 82.43 84.93 87.42 89.92 92.42 94.49 94.49
O 74.93 77.43 79.93 82.43 84.93 87.42 89.92 92.42 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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