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
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
|
43293 |
44744 |
46185 |
47619 |
49054 |
49896 |
51320 |
52754 |
52813 |
54151 |
|
2
|
47650 |
48784 |
50363 |
51698 |
52276 |
53812 |
55349 |
56886 |
58423 |
59960 |
|
3
|
50872 |
52569 |
54265 |
55962 |
57657 |
59354 |
61051 |
62747 |
64444 |
66141 |
|
4
|
55845 |
57707 |
59569 |
61432 |
63293 |
65155 |
67017 |
68878 |
70741 |
72603 |
|
5
|
61073 |
63108 |
65144 |
67180 |
69216 |
71252 |
73287 |
75323 |
77359 |
79395 |
|
6
|
66508 |
68724 |
70941 |
73158 |
75375 |
77591 |
79808 |
82025 |
84241 |
86459 |
|
7
|
72159 |
74565 |
76970 |
79376 |
81782 |
84187 |
86593 |
88999 |
91403 |
93809 |
|
8
|
77980 |
80579 |
83178 |
85776 |
88375 |
90975 |
93574 |
96173 |
98771 |
101370 |
|
9
|
83994 |
86794 |
89595 |
92395 |
95197 |
97997 |
100798 |
103598 |
106398 |
109199 |
|
10
|
90145 |
93149 |
96152 |
99156 |
102161 |
105165 |
108169 |
111173 |
114178 |
117181 |
|
11
|
96458 |
99675 |
102890 |
106106 |
109322 |
112539 |
115754 |
118970 |
122186 |
125403 |
|
12
|
112516 |
116266 |
120016 |
123768 |
127518 |
131270 |
135020 |
138772 |
142522 |
146273 |
|
13
|
130114 |
134451 |
138788 |
143126 |
147463 |
151801 |
156138 |
160476 |
164812 |
169150 |
|
14
|
149403 |
154385 |
159365 |
164346 |
169326 |
174308 |
179288 |
184270 |
189250 |
194231 |
|
15
|
173178 |
178951 |
184723 |
190496 |
196270 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
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.
