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Salary Table 2026-MSP (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 27.62%

For the Locality Pay Area of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

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 19.61 20.27 20.92 21.57 22.22 22.60 23.25 23.90 23.92 24.53
O 29.42 30.41 31.38 32.36 33.33 33.90 34.88 35.85 35.88 36.80
2 B 21.58 22.10 22.81 23.42 23.68 24.38 25.07 25.77 26.46 27.16
O 32.37 33.15 34.22 35.13 35.52 36.57 37.61 38.66 39.69 40.74
3 B 23.04 23.81 24.58 25.35 26.12 26.89 27.65 28.42 29.19 29.96
O 34.56 35.72 36.87 38.03 39.18 40.34 41.48 42.63 43.79 44.94
4 B 25.30 26.14 26.98 27.83 28.67 29.51 30.36 31.20 32.04 32.89
O 37.95 39.21 40.47 41.75 43.01 44.27 45.54 46.80 48.06 49.34
5 B 27.66 28.59 29.51 30.43 31.35 32.27 33.20 34.12 35.04 35.96
O 41.49 42.89 44.27 45.65 47.03 48.41 49.80 51.18 52.56 53.94
6 B 30.13 31.13 32.13 33.14 34.14 35.15 36.15 37.15 38.16 39.16
O 45.20 46.70 48.20 49.71 51.21 52.73 54.23 55.73 57.24 58.74
7 B 32.69 33.77 34.86 35.95 37.04 38.13 39.22 40.31 41.40 42.49
O 49.04 50.66 52.29 53.93 55.56 57.20 58.83 60.47 61.25 61.25
8 B 35.32 36.50 37.68 38.85 40.03 41.21 42.39 43.56 44.74 45.92
O 52.98 54.75 56.52 58.28 60.05 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25
9 B 38.05 39.31 40.58 41.85 43.12 44.39 45.66 46.93 48.19 49.46
O 57.08 58.97 60.87 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25
10 B 40.83 42.19 43.55 44.91 46.28 47.64 49.00 50.36 51.72 53.08
O 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25
11 B 43.69 45.15 46.61 48.06 49.52 50.98 52.43 53.89 55.35 56.80
O 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25
12 B 50.97 52.66 54.36 56.06 57.76 59.46 61.16 62.86 64.56 66.26
O 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 61.25 62.86 64.56 66.26
13 B 58.94 60.90 62.87 64.83 66.80 68.76 70.72 72.69 74.65 76.62
O 61.25 61.25 62.87 64.83 66.80 68.76 70.72 72.69 74.65 76.62
14 B 67.67 69.93 72.19 74.44 76.70 78.95 81.21 83.47 85.72 87.98
O 67.67 69.93 72.19 74.44 76.70 78.95 81.21 83.47 85.72 87.98
15 B 78.44 81.06 83.67 86.29 88.90 91.52 94.13 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 78.44 81.06 83.67 86.29 88.90 91.52 94.13 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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