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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

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 18.28 18.89 19.50 20.11 20.71 21.07 21.67 22.28 22.30 22.87
O 27.42 28.34 29.25 30.17 31.07 31.61 32.51 33.42 33.45 34.31
2 B 20.12 20.60 21.27 21.83 22.07 22.72 23.37 24.02 24.67 25.32
O 30.18 30.90 31.91 32.75 33.11 34.08 35.06 36.03 37.01 37.98
3 B 21.48 22.20 22.91 23.63 24.35 25.06 25.78 26.50 27.21 27.93
O 32.22 33.30 34.37 35.45 36.53 37.59 38.67 39.75 40.82 41.90
4 B 23.58 24.37 25.15 25.94 26.73 27.51 28.30 29.08 29.87 30.66
O 35.37 36.56 37.73 38.91 40.10 41.27 42.45 43.62 44.81 45.99
5 B 25.79 26.65 27.51 28.37 29.23 30.09 30.95 31.81 32.67 33.53
O 38.69 39.98 41.27 42.56 43.85 45.14 46.43 47.72 49.01 50.30
6 B 28.08 29.02 29.96 30.89 31.83 32.76 33.70 34.64 35.57 36.51
O 42.12 43.53 44.94 46.34 47.75 49.14 50.55 51.96 53.36 54.77
7 B 30.47 31.49 32.50 33.52 34.53 35.55 36.56 37.58 38.60 39.61
O 45.71 47.24 48.75 50.28 51.80 53.33 54.84 56.37 57.09 57.09
8 B 32.93 34.03 35.12 36.22 37.32 38.42 39.51 40.61 41.71 42.80
O 49.40 51.05 52.68 54.33 55.98 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09
9 B 35.47 36.65 37.83 39.01 40.20 41.38 42.56 43.75 44.93 46.11
O 53.21 54.98 56.75 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09
10 B 38.06 39.33 40.60 41.87 43.14 44.41 45.68 46.94 48.21 49.48
O 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09
11 B 40.73 42.09 43.45 44.80 46.16 47.52 48.88 50.24 51.59 52.95
O 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09
12 B 47.51 49.09 50.68 52.26 53.85 55.43 57.01 58.60 60.18 61.77
O 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 57.09 58.60 60.18 61.77
13 B 54.94 56.77 58.60 60.44 62.27 64.10 65.93 67.76 69.59 71.43
O 57.09 57.09 58.60 60.44 62.27 64.10 65.93 67.76 69.59 71.43
14 B 63.09 65.19 67.29 69.40 71.50 73.60 75.71 77.81 79.91 82.02
O 63.09 65.19 67.29 69.40 71.50 73.60 75.71 77.81 79.91 82.02
15 B 73.13 75.56 78.00 80.44 82.88 85.31 87.75 90.19 92.63 94.49
O 73.13 75.56 78.00 80.44 82.88 85.31 87.75 90.19 92.63 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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