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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

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 18.16 18.76 19.37 19.97 20.57 20.92 21.52 22.12 22.15 22.71
O 27.24 28.14 29.06 29.96 30.86 31.38 32.28 33.18 33.23 34.07
2 B 19.98 20.46 21.12 21.68 21.92 22.57 23.21 23.86 24.50 25.14
O 29.97 30.69 31.68 32.52 32.88 33.86 34.82 35.79 36.75 37.71
3 B 21.33 22.05 22.76 23.47 24.18 24.89 25.60 26.31 27.02 27.74
O 32.00 33.08 34.14 35.21 36.27 37.34 38.40 39.47 40.53 41.61
4 B 23.42 24.20 24.98 25.76 26.54 27.32 28.10 28.88 29.67 30.45
O 35.13 36.30 37.47 38.64 39.81 40.98 42.15 43.32 44.51 45.68
5 B 25.61 26.46 27.32 28.17 29.03 29.88 30.73 31.59 32.44 33.29
O 38.42 39.69 40.98 42.26 43.55 44.82 46.10 47.39 48.66 49.94
6 B 27.89 28.82 29.75 30.68 31.61 32.54 33.47 34.40 35.33 36.26
O 41.84 43.23 44.63 46.02 47.42 48.81 50.21 51.60 53.00 54.39
7 B 30.26 31.27 32.28 33.29 34.30 35.30 36.31 37.32 38.33 39.34
O 45.39 46.91 48.42 49.94 51.45 52.95 54.47 55.98 56.70 56.70
8 B 32.70 33.79 34.88 35.97 37.06 38.15 39.24 40.33 41.42 42.51
O 49.05 50.69 52.32 53.96 55.59 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70
9 B 35.22 36.40 37.57 38.75 39.92 41.09 42.27 43.44 44.62 45.79
O 52.83 54.60 56.36 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70
10 B 37.80 39.06 40.32 41.58 42.84 44.10 45.36 46.62 47.88 49.14
O 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70
11 B 40.45 41.80 43.15 44.50 45.84 47.19 48.54 49.89 51.24 52.59
O 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70
12 B 47.18 48.76 50.33 51.90 53.47 55.05 56.62 58.19 59.77 61.34
O 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 56.70 58.19 59.77 61.34
13 B 54.56 56.38 58.20 60.02 61.84 63.66 65.48 67.30 69.11 70.93
O 56.70 56.70 58.20 60.02 61.84 63.66 65.48 67.30 69.11 70.93
14 B 62.65 64.74 66.83 68.92 71.01 73.10 75.18 77.27 79.36 81.45
O 62.65 64.74 66.83 68.92 71.01 73.10 75.18 77.27 79.36 81.45
15 B 72.62 75.04 77.46 79.88 82.31 84.73 87.15 89.57 91.99 94.41
O 72.62 75.04 77.46 79.88 82.31 84.73 87.15 89.57 91.99 94.41

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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