Salary Table 2026-LA (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 36.47%
For the Locality Pay Area of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
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
|
43765 |
45232 |
46688 |
48137 |
49588 |
50439 |
51879 |
53328 |
53388 |
54741 |
|
2
|
48168 |
49315 |
50911 |
52261 |
52845 |
54398 |
55951 |
57506 |
59059 |
60613 |
|
3
|
51426 |
53141 |
54855 |
56571 |
58285 |
60000 |
61716 |
63430 |
65145 |
66861 |
|
4
|
56454 |
58335 |
60217 |
62101 |
63983 |
65865 |
67746 |
69628 |
71512 |
73394 |
|
5
|
61738 |
63796 |
65854 |
67912 |
69970 |
72028 |
74085 |
76143 |
78201 |
80259 |
|
6
|
67232 |
69473 |
71714 |
73954 |
76195 |
78436 |
80677 |
82918 |
85159 |
87401 |
|
7
|
72945 |
75376 |
77808 |
80240 |
82672 |
85104 |
87536 |
89968 |
92398 |
94830 |
|
8
|
78829 |
81456 |
84083 |
86710 |
89337 |
91966 |
94593 |
97220 |
99847 |
102474 |
|
9
|
84909 |
87739 |
90571 |
93401 |
96233 |
99064 |
101895 |
104726 |
107556 |
110388 |
|
10
|
91126 |
94163 |
97199 |
100236 |
103274 |
106310 |
109347 |
112383 |
115421 |
118457 |
|
11
|
97508 |
100760 |
104011 |
107261 |
110512 |
113764 |
117015 |
120266 |
123516 |
126768 |
|
12
|
113741 |
117532 |
121323 |
125116 |
128907 |
132699 |
136490 |
140283 |
144074 |
147865 |
|
13
|
131531 |
135915 |
140299 |
144684 |
149069 |
153454 |
157838 |
162223 |
166607 |
170991 |
|
14
|
151030 |
156066 |
161100 |
166136 |
171170 |
176206 |
181240 |
186276 |
191310 |
196346 |
|
15
|
175064 |
180899 |
186735 |
192570 |
197200 * |
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.
