Salary Table 2026-KC (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 18.97%
For the Locality Pay Area of Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS
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
|
38152 |
39431 |
40701 |
41964 |
43229 |
43971 |
45226 |
46490 |
46542 |
47721 |
|
2
|
41992 |
42991 |
44383 |
45560 |
46069 |
47423 |
48777 |
50132 |
51485 |
52841 |
|
3
|
44831 |
46327 |
47821 |
49317 |
50811 |
52306 |
53802 |
55296 |
56792 |
58287 |
|
4
|
49214 |
50855 |
52496 |
54137 |
55778 |
57418 |
59059 |
60700 |
62341 |
63982 |
|
5
|
53821 |
55615 |
57409 |
59203 |
60997 |
62791 |
64585 |
66379 |
68173 |
69967 |
|
6
|
58611 |
60564 |
62518 |
64471 |
66425 |
68378 |
70331 |
72285 |
74238 |
76193 |
|
7
|
63591 |
65711 |
67831 |
69951 |
72071 |
74191 |
76311 |
78431 |
80550 |
82670 |
|
8
|
68721 |
71011 |
73301 |
75591 |
77881 |
80173 |
82463 |
84753 |
87043 |
89333 |
|
9
|
74021 |
76488 |
78957 |
81424 |
83893 |
86360 |
88829 |
91296 |
93764 |
96232 |
|
10
|
79441 |
82088 |
84735 |
87382 |
90031 |
92678 |
95325 |
97972 |
100620 |
103267 |
|
11
|
85004 |
87839 |
90673 |
93507 |
96341 |
99176 |
102010 |
104844 |
107677 |
110512 |
|
12
|
99156 |
102461 |
105766 |
109072 |
112377 |
115683 |
118988 |
122294 |
125599 |
128904 |
|
13
|
114664 |
118486 |
122308 |
126131 |
129953 |
133776 |
137598 |
141421 |
145242 |
149065 |
|
14
|
131663 |
136053 |
140442 |
144832 |
149221 |
153610 |
157999 |
162389 |
166778 |
171168 |
|
15
|
152615 |
157702 |
162789 |
167876 |
172965 |
178052 |
183139 |
188226 |
193313 |
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.
