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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

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 18.17 18.78 19.38 19.98 20.58 20.94 21.54 22.14 22.16 22.72
O 27.26 28.17 29.07 29.97 30.87 31.41 32.31 33.21 33.24 34.08
2 B 20.00 20.47 21.13 21.69 21.94 22.58 23.23 23.87 24.52 25.16
O 30.00 30.71 31.70 32.54 32.91 33.87 34.85 35.81 36.78 37.74
3 B 21.35 22.06 22.77 23.48 24.20 24.91 25.62 26.33 27.04 27.75
O 32.03 33.09 34.16 35.22 36.30 37.37 38.43 39.50 40.56 41.63
4 B 23.43 24.22 25.00 25.78 26.56 27.34 28.12 28.90 29.69 30.47
O 35.15 36.33 37.50 38.67 39.84 41.01 42.18 43.35 44.54 45.71
5 B 25.63 26.48 27.34 28.19 29.05 29.90 30.75 31.61 32.46 33.32
O 38.45 39.72 41.01 42.29 43.58 44.85 46.13 47.42 48.69 49.98
6 B 27.91 28.84 29.77 30.70 31.63 32.56 33.49 34.42 35.35 36.28
O 41.87 43.26 44.66 46.05 47.45 48.84 50.24 51.63 53.03 54.42
7 B 30.28 31.29 32.30 33.31 34.32 35.33 36.34 37.35 38.36 39.37
O 45.42 46.94 48.45 49.97 51.48 53.00 54.51 56.03 56.75 56.75
8 B 32.72 33.81 34.90 35.99 37.09 38.18 39.27 40.36 41.45 42.54
O 49.08 50.72 52.35 53.99 55.64 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75
9 B 35.25 36.42 37.60 38.77 39.95 41.12 42.30 43.47 44.65 45.82
O 52.88 54.63 56.40 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75
10 B 37.83 39.09 40.35 41.61 42.87 44.13 45.39 46.65 47.91 49.17
O 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75
11 B 40.48 41.83 43.18 44.53 45.87 47.23 48.57 49.92 51.27 52.62
O 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75
12 B 47.22 48.79 50.36 51.94 53.51 55.09 56.66 58.23 59.81 61.38
O 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 56.75 58.23 59.81 61.38
13 B 54.60 56.42 58.24 60.06 61.88 63.70 65.52 67.34 69.16 70.98
O 56.75 56.75 58.24 60.06 61.88 63.70 65.52 67.34 69.16 70.98
14 B 62.69 64.79 66.87 68.97 71.06 73.15 75.24 77.33 79.42 81.51
O 62.69 64.79 66.87 68.97 71.06 73.15 75.24 77.33 79.42 81.51
15 B 72.67 75.09 77.52 79.94 82.36 84.78 87.21 89.63 92.05 94.47
O 72.67 75.09 77.52 79.94 82.36 84.78 87.21 89.63 92.05 94.47

* 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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