Salary Table 2026-NY (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 37.95%
For the Locality Pay Area of New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
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
|
44239 |
45722 |
47194 |
48659 |
50126 |
50986 |
52442 |
53907 |
53967 |
55335 |
|
2
|
48691 |
49850 |
51464 |
52828 |
53418 |
54988 |
56558 |
58129 |
59699 |
61270 |
|
3
|
51984 |
53718 |
55450 |
57184 |
58917 |
60651 |
62385 |
64118 |
65852 |
67586 |
|
4
|
57066 |
58968 |
60870 |
62774 |
64676 |
66579 |
68481 |
70383 |
72287 |
74190 |
|
5
|
62407 |
64487 |
66568 |
68648 |
70728 |
72809 |
74889 |
76969 |
79049 |
81130 |
|
6
|
67961 |
70226 |
72491 |
74756 |
77022 |
79287 |
81552 |
83817 |
86082 |
88349 |
|
7
|
73736 |
76194 |
78652 |
81110 |
83569 |
86027 |
88485 |
90944 |
93400 |
95859 |
|
8
|
79684 |
82340 |
84995 |
87651 |
90306 |
92963 |
95619 |
98274 |
100930 |
103585 |
|
9
|
85830 |
88691 |
91553 |
94414 |
97277 |
100138 |
103000 |
105861 |
108723 |
111585 |
|
10
|
92115 |
95184 |
98254 |
101323 |
104394 |
107463 |
110532 |
113602 |
116673 |
119742 |
|
11
|
98565 |
101853 |
105139 |
108425 |
111711 |
114998 |
118284 |
121570 |
124856 |
128143 |
|
12
|
114974 |
118807 |
122639 |
126473 |
130305 |
134138 |
137971 |
141804 |
145637 |
149469 |
|
13
|
132958 |
137389 |
141821 |
146253 |
150686 |
155118 |
159550 |
163983 |
168413 |
172846 |
|
14
|
152668 |
157758 |
162847 |
167938 |
173027 |
178117 |
183206 |
188296 |
193385 |
197200 * |
|
15
|
176962 |
182861 |
188760 |
194658 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
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.
