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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

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 18.68 19.31 19.93 20.55 21.17 21.53 22.15 22.77 22.79 23.37
O 28.02 28.97 29.90 30.83 31.76 32.30 33.23 34.16 34.19 35.06
2 B 20.56 21.05 21.73 22.31 22.56 23.22 23.89 24.55 25.21 25.88
O 30.84 31.58 32.60 33.47 33.84 34.83 35.84 36.83 37.82 38.82
3 B 21.95 22.69 23.42 24.15 24.88 25.61 26.35 27.08 27.81 28.54
O 32.93 34.04 35.13 36.23 37.32 38.42 39.53 40.62 41.72 42.81
4 B 24.10 24.90 25.71 26.51 27.31 28.12 28.92 29.72 30.53 31.33
O 36.15 37.35 38.57 39.77 40.97 42.18 43.38 44.58 45.80 47.00
5 B 26.36 27.24 28.11 28.99 29.87 30.75 31.63 32.51 33.39 34.26
O 39.54 40.86 42.17 43.49 44.81 46.13 47.45 48.77 50.09 51.39
6 B 28.70 29.66 30.62 31.57 32.53 33.49 34.44 35.40 36.36 37.31
O 43.05 44.49 45.93 47.36 48.80 50.24 51.66 53.10 54.54 55.97
7 B 31.14 32.18 33.22 34.26 35.29 36.33 37.37 38.41 39.45 40.48
O 46.71 48.27 49.83 51.39 52.94 54.50 56.06 57.62 58.35 58.35
8 B 33.65 34.77 35.90 37.02 38.14 39.26 40.38 41.50 42.63 43.75
O 50.48 52.16 53.85 55.53 57.21 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35
9 B 36.25 37.46 38.67 39.87 41.08 42.29 43.50 44.71 45.92 47.13
O 54.38 56.19 58.01 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35
10 B 38.90 40.20 41.50 42.79 44.09 45.39 46.68 47.98 49.27 50.57
O 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35
11 B 41.63 43.02 44.40 45.79 47.18 48.57 49.95 51.34 52.73 54.12
O 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35
12 B 48.56 50.18 51.79 53.41 55.03 56.65 58.27 59.89 61.51 63.13
O 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 58.35 59.89 61.51 63.13
13 B 56.15 58.02 59.90 61.77 63.64 65.51 67.38 69.25 71.13 73.00
O 58.35 58.35 59.90 61.77 63.64 65.51 67.38 69.25 71.13 73.00
14 B 64.48 66.63 68.78 70.93 73.07 75.22 77.37 79.52 81.67 83.82
O 64.48 66.63 68.78 70.93 73.07 75.22 77.37 79.52 81.67 83.82
15 B 74.74 77.23 79.72 82.21 84.70 87.19 89.68 92.18 94.49 94.49
O 74.74 77.23 79.72 82.21 84.70 87.19 89.68 92.18 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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