Salary Table 2026-IND (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 18.15%
For the Locality Pay Area of Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN
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
|
37890 |
39160 |
40420 |
41675 |
42931 |
43668 |
44915 |
46169 |
46221 |
47392 |
|
2
|
41702 |
42695 |
44077 |
45246 |
45751 |
47096 |
48440 |
49786 |
51131 |
52476 |
|
3
|
44522 |
46008 |
47492 |
48977 |
50461 |
51946 |
53431 |
54915 |
56400 |
57885 |
|
4
|
48875 |
50504 |
52134 |
53764 |
55393 |
57023 |
58652 |
60281 |
61912 |
63541 |
|
5
|
53450 |
55232 |
57013 |
58795 |
60577 |
62358 |
64140 |
65922 |
67703 |
69485 |
|
6
|
58207 |
60147 |
62087 |
64027 |
65967 |
67907 |
69847 |
71787 |
73727 |
75668 |
|
7
|
63152 |
65258 |
67363 |
69469 |
71574 |
73680 |
75785 |
77890 |
79995 |
82100 |
|
8
|
68247 |
70521 |
72796 |
75070 |
77345 |
79620 |
81894 |
84169 |
86443 |
88718 |
|
9
|
73511 |
75961 |
78413 |
80863 |
83315 |
85765 |
88217 |
90667 |
93118 |
95569 |
|
10
|
78893 |
81522 |
84151 |
86780 |
89410 |
92039 |
94668 |
97297 |
99927 |
102555 |
|
11
|
84418 |
87234 |
90048 |
92862 |
95677 |
98492 |
101307 |
104121 |
106935 |
109751 |
|
12
|
98472 |
101754 |
105037 |
108320 |
111602 |
114886 |
118168 |
121451 |
124733 |
128016 |
|
13
|
113874 |
117669 |
121465 |
125261 |
129058 |
132854 |
136650 |
140446 |
144241 |
148037 |
|
14
|
130755 |
135115 |
139474 |
143833 |
148192 |
152552 |
156910 |
161270 |
165629 |
169988 |
|
15
|
151563 |
156615 |
161667 |
166719 |
171772 |
176824 |
181877 |
186929 |
191981 |
197034 |
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.
