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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

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 21.20 21.91 22.61 23.32 24.02 24.43 25.13 25.83 25.86 26.51
O 31.80 32.87 33.92 34.98 36.03 36.65 37.70 38.75 38.79 39.77
2 B 23.33 23.89 24.66 25.31 25.60 26.35 27.10 27.85 28.61 29.36
O 35.00 35.84 36.99 37.97 38.40 39.53 40.65 41.78 42.92 44.04
3 B 24.91 25.74 26.57 27.40 28.23 29.06 29.89 30.72 31.55 32.38
O 37.37 38.61 39.86 41.10 42.35 43.59 44.84 46.08 47.33 48.57
4 B 27.34 28.25 29.17 30.08 30.99 31.90 32.81 33.72 34.64 35.55
O 41.01 42.38 43.76 45.12 46.49 47.85 49.22 50.58 51.96 53.33
5 B 29.90 30.90 31.90 32.89 33.89 34.89 35.88 36.88 37.88 38.87
O 44.85 46.35 47.85 49.34 50.84 52.34 53.82 55.32 56.82 58.31
6 B 32.56 33.65 34.73 35.82 36.91 37.99 39.08 40.16 41.25 42.33
O 48.84 50.48 52.10 53.73 55.37 56.99 58.62 60.24 61.88 63.50
7 B 35.33 36.51 37.69 38.86 40.04 41.22 42.40 43.58 44.75 45.93
O 53.00 54.77 56.54 58.29 60.06 61.83 63.60 65.37 66.21 66.21
8 B 38.18 39.45 40.73 42.00 43.27 44.54 45.82 47.09 48.36 49.63
O 57.27 59.18 61.10 63.00 64.91 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21
9 B 41.13 42.50 43.87 45.24 46.61 47.98 49.35 50.72 52.10 53.47
O 61.70 63.75 65.81 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21
10 B 44.14 45.61 47.08 48.55 50.02 51.49 52.96 54.43 55.90 57.38
O 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21
11 B 47.23 48.80 50.38 51.95 53.53 55.10 56.68 58.25 59.83 61.40
O 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21
12 B 55.09 56.93 58.76 60.60 62.44 64.27 66.11 67.95 69.78 71.62
O 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 66.21 67.95 69.78 71.62
13 B 63.71 65.83 67.95 70.08 72.20 74.33 76.45 78.57 80.70 82.82
O 66.21 66.21 67.95 70.08 72.20 74.33 76.45 78.57 80.70 82.82
14 B 73.15 75.59 78.03 80.47 82.91 85.35 87.78 90.22 92.66 94.49
O 73.15 75.59 78.03 80.47 82.91 85.35 87.78 90.22 92.66 94.49
15 B 84.79 87.62 90.45 93.27 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 84.79 87.62 90.45 93.27 94.49 94.49 94.49 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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