Salary Table 2026-OM (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 18.23%
For the Locality Pay Area of Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA
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
|
37915 |
39186 |
40448 |
41703 |
42960 |
43698 |
44945 |
46201 |
46253 |
47424 |
|
2
|
41730 |
42724 |
44107 |
45276 |
45782 |
47128 |
48473 |
49820 |
51165 |
52512 |
|
3
|
44553 |
46039 |
47524 |
49010 |
50495 |
51981 |
53467 |
54952 |
56438 |
57924 |
|
4
|
48908 |
50539 |
52169 |
53801 |
55431 |
57061 |
58692 |
60322 |
61954 |
63584 |
|
5
|
53486 |
55269 |
57052 |
58835 |
60618 |
62401 |
64184 |
65966 |
67749 |
69532 |
|
6
|
58246 |
60187 |
62129 |
64070 |
66011 |
67953 |
69894 |
71835 |
73777 |
75719 |
|
7
|
63195 |
65302 |
67409 |
69516 |
71623 |
73729 |
75836 |
77943 |
80049 |
82156 |
|
8
|
68293 |
70569 |
72845 |
75121 |
77397 |
79674 |
81950 |
84226 |
86502 |
88778 |
|
9
|
73560 |
76012 |
78466 |
80918 |
83371 |
85823 |
88276 |
90729 |
93181 |
95634 |
|
10
|
78947 |
81578 |
84208 |
86839 |
89471 |
92101 |
94732 |
97362 |
99994 |
102625 |
|
11
|
84475 |
87293 |
90109 |
92925 |
95741 |
98559 |
101375 |
104191 |
107008 |
109825 |
|
12
|
98539 |
101823 |
105108 |
108393 |
111678 |
114963 |
118248 |
121533 |
124818 |
128102 |
|
13
|
113951 |
117749 |
121548 |
125346 |
129145 |
132944 |
136742 |
140541 |
144339 |
148137 |
|
14
|
130844 |
135207 |
139568 |
143931 |
148292 |
152655 |
157017 |
161379 |
165741 |
170103 |
|
15
|
151665 |
156721 |
161776 |
166832 |
171889 |
176944 |
182000 |
187055 |
192111 |
197167 |
* 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.
