Salary Table 2026-LR (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 21.59%
For the Locality Pay Area of Laredo, TX
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
|
38993 |
40300 |
41597 |
42888 |
44181 |
44940 |
46222 |
47514 |
47567 |
48772 |
|
2
|
42916 |
43938 |
45360 |
46563 |
47083 |
48467 |
49851 |
51236 |
52619 |
54004 |
|
3
|
45819 |
47347 |
48874 |
50403 |
51930 |
53458 |
54987 |
56514 |
58042 |
59571 |
|
4
|
50298 |
51975 |
53652 |
55330 |
57006 |
58683 |
60360 |
62036 |
63714 |
65391 |
|
5
|
55006 |
56840 |
58673 |
60507 |
62340 |
64174 |
66008 |
67841 |
69675 |
71508 |
|
6
|
59901 |
61898 |
63894 |
65891 |
67887 |
69884 |
71880 |
73877 |
75873 |
77871 |
|
7
|
64991 |
67158 |
69325 |
71491 |
73658 |
75825 |
77991 |
80158 |
82324 |
84490 |
|
8
|
70234 |
72575 |
74915 |
77256 |
79596 |
81938 |
84279 |
86620 |
88960 |
91301 |
|
9
|
75651 |
78173 |
80696 |
83217 |
85740 |
88262 |
90785 |
93307 |
95829 |
98352 |
|
10
|
81191 |
83896 |
86601 |
89307 |
92013 |
94719 |
97424 |
100129 |
102836 |
105541 |
|
11
|
86876 |
89774 |
92670 |
95566 |
98462 |
101360 |
104256 |
107152 |
110049 |
112946 |
|
12
|
101339 |
104717 |
108095 |
111474 |
114851 |
118230 |
121608 |
124987 |
128365 |
131743 |
|
13
|
117190 |
121095 |
125002 |
128909 |
132815 |
136722 |
140629 |
144535 |
148441 |
152347 |
|
14
|
134562 |
139049 |
143535 |
148021 |
152507 |
156993 |
161479 |
165965 |
170451 |
174938 |
|
15
|
155976 |
161175 |
166374 |
171573 |
176774 |
181973 |
187172 |
192371 |
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.
