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Salary Table 2026-HOU (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 35.00%

For the Locality Pay Area of Houston-The Woodlands, TX

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 20.74 21.44 22.13 22.82 23.50 23.91 24.59 25.28 25.31 25.95
O 31.11 32.16 33.20 34.23 35.25 35.87 36.89 37.92 37.97 38.93
2 B 22.83 23.38 24.13 24.77 25.05 25.78 26.52 27.26 27.99 28.73
O 34.25 35.07 36.20 37.16 37.58 38.67 39.78 40.89 41.99 43.10
3 B 24.38 25.19 26.00 26.81 27.63 28.44 29.25 30.07 30.88 31.69
O 36.57 37.79 39.00 40.22 41.45 42.66 43.88 45.11 46.32 47.54
4 B 26.76 27.65 28.54 29.44 30.33 31.22 32.11 33.00 33.90 34.79
O 40.14 41.48 42.81 44.16 45.50 46.83 48.17 49.50 50.85 52.19
5 B 29.26 30.24 31.21 32.19 33.17 34.14 35.12 36.09 37.07 38.04
O 43.89 45.36 46.82 48.29 49.76 51.21 52.68 54.14 55.61 57.06
6 B 31.87 32.93 33.99 35.05 36.12 37.18 38.24 39.30 40.36 41.43
O 47.81 49.40 50.99 52.58 54.18 55.77 57.36 58.95 60.54 62.15
7 B 34.58 35.73 36.88 38.03 39.19 40.34 41.49 42.64 43.80 44.95
O 51.87 53.60 55.32 57.05 58.79 60.51 62.24 63.96 64.79 64.79
8 B 37.36 38.61 39.86 41.10 42.35 43.59 44.84 46.08 47.33 48.57
O 56.04 57.92 59.79 61.65 63.53 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79
9 B 40.25 41.59 42.93 44.27 45.61 46.96 48.30 49.64 50.98 52.32
O 60.38 62.39 64.40 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79
10 B 43.19 44.63 46.07 47.51 48.95 50.39 51.83 53.27 54.71 56.15
O 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79
11 B 46.22 47.76 49.30 50.84 52.38 53.92 55.46 57.01 58.55 60.09
O 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79
12 B 53.91 55.71 57.51 59.30 61.10 62.90 64.70 66.49 68.29 70.09
O 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 64.79 66.49 68.29 70.09
13 B 62.34 64.42 66.50 68.58 70.66 72.74 74.81 76.89 78.97 81.05
O 64.79 64.79 66.50 68.58 70.66 72.74 74.81 76.89 78.97 81.05
14 B 71.59 73.97 76.36 78.75 81.13 83.52 85.91 88.29 90.68 93.07
O 71.59 73.97 76.36 78.75 81.13 83.52 85.91 88.29 90.68 93.07
15 B 82.98 85.75 88.51 91.28 94.04 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 82.98 85.75 88.51 91.28 94.04 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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