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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

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 20.97 21.67 22.37 23.07 23.76 24.17 24.86 25.55 25.58 26.23
O 31.46 32.51 33.56 34.61 35.64 36.26 37.29 38.33 38.37 39.35
2 B 23.08 23.63 24.39 25.04 25.32 26.07 26.81 27.55 28.30 29.04
O 34.62 35.45 36.59 37.56 37.98 39.11 40.22 41.33 42.45 43.56
3 B 24.64 25.46 26.28 27.11 27.93 28.75 29.57 30.39 31.21 32.04
O 36.96 38.19 39.42 40.67 41.90 43.13 44.36 45.59 46.82 48.06
4 B 27.05 27.95 28.85 29.76 30.66 31.56 32.46 33.36 34.27 35.17
O 40.58 41.93 43.28 44.64 45.99 47.34 48.69 50.04 51.41 52.76
5 B 29.58 30.57 31.55 32.54 33.53 34.51 35.50 36.48 37.47 38.46
O 44.37 45.86 47.33 48.81 50.30 51.77 53.25 54.72 56.21 57.69
6 B 32.21 33.29 34.36 35.44 36.51 37.58 38.66 39.73 40.80 41.88
O 48.32 49.94 51.54 53.16 54.77 56.37 57.99 59.60 61.20 62.82
7 B 34.95 36.12 37.28 38.45 39.61 40.78 41.94 43.11 44.27 45.44
O 52.43 54.18 55.92 57.68 59.42 61.17 62.91 64.67 65.49 65.49
8 B 37.77 39.03 40.29 41.55 42.81 44.07 45.32 46.58 47.84 49.10
O 56.66 58.55 60.44 62.33 64.22 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49
9 B 40.68 42.04 43.40 44.75 46.11 47.47 48.82 50.18 51.54 52.89
O 61.02 63.06 65.10 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49
10 B 43.66 45.12 46.57 48.03 49.48 50.94 52.39 53.85 55.30 56.76
O 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49
11 B 46.72 48.28 49.84 51.39 52.95 54.51 56.07 57.63 59.18 60.74
O 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49
12 B 54.50 56.32 58.13 59.95 61.77 63.58 65.40 67.22 69.03 70.85
O 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 65.49 67.22 69.03 70.85
13 B 63.02 65.12 67.23 69.33 71.43 73.53 75.63 77.73 79.83 81.93
O 65.49 65.49 67.23 69.33 71.43 73.53 75.63 77.73 79.83 81.93
14 B 72.37 74.78 77.19 79.61 82.02 84.43 86.84 89.26 91.67 94.08
O 72.37 74.78 77.19 79.61 82.02 84.43 86.84 89.26 91.67 94.08
15 B 83.88 86.68 89.48 92.27 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 83.88 86.68 89.48 92.27 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 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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