Salary Table 2026-MIL (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 22.42%
For the Locality Pay Area of Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
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
|
39259 |
40575 |
41881 |
43181 |
44483 |
45246 |
46538 |
47838 |
47892 |
49105 |
|
2
|
43209 |
44238 |
45670 |
46881 |
47405 |
48798 |
50191 |
51585 |
52978 |
54373 |
|
3
|
46132 |
47670 |
49208 |
50747 |
52284 |
53823 |
55362 |
56900 |
58438 |
59977 |
|
4
|
50641 |
52330 |
54018 |
55707 |
57395 |
59084 |
60772 |
62460 |
64149 |
65837 |
|
5
|
55382 |
57228 |
59074 |
60920 |
62766 |
64612 |
66458 |
68304 |
70150 |
71996 |
|
6
|
60310 |
62320 |
64330 |
66341 |
68351 |
70361 |
72371 |
74381 |
76391 |
78403 |
|
7
|
65435 |
67616 |
69798 |
71979 |
74161 |
76342 |
78524 |
80705 |
82886 |
85067 |
|
8
|
70713 |
73070 |
75427 |
77783 |
80140 |
82498 |
84854 |
87211 |
89567 |
91924 |
|
9
|
76167 |
78706 |
81246 |
83785 |
86326 |
88865 |
91405 |
93944 |
96483 |
99023 |
|
10
|
81745 |
84469 |
87192 |
89916 |
92641 |
95365 |
98089 |
100813 |
103538 |
106262 |
|
11
|
87469 |
90386 |
93302 |
96218 |
99134 |
102052 |
104968 |
107884 |
110800 |
113717 |
|
12
|
102031 |
105432 |
108833 |
112235 |
115635 |
119038 |
122438 |
125840 |
129241 |
132642 |
|
13
|
117990 |
121922 |
125855 |
129788 |
133722 |
137655 |
141589 |
145522 |
149454 |
153387 |
|
14
|
135481 |
139998 |
144514 |
149032 |
153548 |
158065 |
162581 |
167098 |
171614 |
176132 |
|
15
|
157040 |
162275 |
167510 |
172744 |
177980 |
183215 |
188450 |
193684 |
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.
