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
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
|
40926 |
42298 |
43660 |
45015 |
46372 |
47168 |
48515 |
49870 |
49926 |
51191 |
|
2
|
45045 |
46117 |
47610 |
48872 |
49418 |
50871 |
52323 |
53777 |
55229 |
56682 |
|
3
|
48091 |
49695 |
51298 |
52902 |
54505 |
56109 |
57714 |
59316 |
60921 |
62525 |
|
4
|
52793 |
54552 |
56312 |
58073 |
59833 |
61593 |
63353 |
65113 |
66874 |
68634 |
|
5
|
57734 |
59659 |
61583 |
63508 |
65432 |
67357 |
69281 |
71206 |
73130 |
75055 |
|
6
|
62872 |
64968 |
67063 |
69159 |
71254 |
73350 |
75445 |
77541 |
79636 |
81733 |
|
7
|
68214 |
70488 |
72763 |
75037 |
77311 |
79585 |
81859 |
84133 |
86406 |
88681 |
|
8
|
73717 |
76174 |
78631 |
81087 |
83544 |
86002 |
88459 |
90915 |
93372 |
95829 |
|
9
|
79403 |
82049 |
84698 |
87344 |
89993 |
92639 |
95287 |
97934 |
100581 |
103229 |
|
10
|
85217 |
88057 |
90896 |
93736 |
96576 |
99416 |
102256 |
105095 |
107936 |
110775 |
|
11
|
91184 |
94226 |
97266 |
100305 |
103345 |
106387 |
109426 |
112466 |
115506 |
118547 |
|
12
|
106365 |
109910 |
113455 |
117002 |
120547 |
124094 |
127639 |
131186 |
134731 |
138276 |
|
13
|
123001 |
127101 |
131201 |
135301 |
139402 |
143502 |
147603 |
151703 |
155802 |
159903 |
|
14
|
141236 |
145945 |
150653 |
155362 |
160070 |
164779 |
169487 |
174196 |
178904 |
183613 |
|
15
|
163711 |
169168 |
174625 |
180082 |
185540 |
190997 |
196454 |
197200 * |
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.
