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Salary Table 2026-MFL (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 24.67%

For the Locality Pay Area of Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL

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 19.16 19.80 20.44 21.07 21.71 22.08 22.71 23.34 23.37 23.96
O 28.74 29.70 30.66 31.61 32.57 33.12 34.07 35.01 35.06 35.94
2 B 21.08 21.59 22.29 22.88 23.13 23.81 24.49 25.17 25.85 26.53
O 31.62 32.39 33.44 34.32 34.70 35.72 36.74 37.76 38.78 39.80
3 B 22.51 23.26 24.01 24.76 25.51 26.26 27.01 27.76 28.52 29.27
O 33.77 34.89 36.02 37.14 38.27 39.39 40.52 41.64 42.78 43.91
4 B 24.71 25.53 26.36 27.18 28.01 28.83 29.65 30.48 31.30 32.13
O 37.07 38.30 39.54 40.77 42.02 43.25 44.48 45.72 46.95 48.20
5 B 27.02 27.92 28.83 29.73 30.63 31.53 32.43 33.33 34.23 35.13
O 40.53 41.88 43.25 44.60 45.95 47.30 48.65 50.00 51.35 52.70
6 B 29.43 30.41 31.39 32.37 33.35 34.33 35.31 36.30 37.28 38.26
O 44.15 45.62 47.09 48.56 50.03 51.50 52.97 54.45 55.92 57.39
7 B 31.93 32.99 34.06 35.12 36.19 37.25 38.32 39.38 40.45 41.51
O 47.90 49.49 51.09 52.68 54.29 55.88 57.48 59.07 59.84 59.84
8 B 34.51 35.66 36.81 37.96 39.11 40.26 41.41 42.56 43.71 44.86
O 51.77 53.49 55.22 56.94 58.67 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84
9 B 37.17 38.41 39.65 40.88 42.12 43.36 44.60 45.84 47.08 48.32
O 55.76 57.62 59.48 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84
10 B 39.89 41.22 42.55 43.88 45.21 46.53 47.86 49.19 50.52 51.85
O 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84
11 B 42.68 44.11 45.53 46.95 48.37 49.80 51.22 52.64 54.07 55.49
O 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84
12 B 49.79 51.45 53.11 54.77 56.43 58.09 59.75 61.41 63.07 64.72
O 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 59.84 61.41 63.07 64.72
13 B 57.57 59.49 61.41 63.33 65.25 67.17 69.09 71.01 72.93 74.85
O 59.84 59.84 61.41 63.33 65.25 67.17 69.09 71.01 72.93 74.85
14 B 66.11 68.31 70.52 72.72 74.93 77.13 79.33 81.54 83.74 85.95
O 66.11 68.31 70.52 72.72 74.93 77.13 79.33 81.54 83.74 85.95
15 B 76.63 79.18 81.74 84.29 86.85 89.40 91.96 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 76.63 79.18 81.74 84.29 86.85 89.40 91.96 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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