Salary Table 2026-PB (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 17.93%
For the Locality Pay Area of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
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
|
37819 |
39087 |
40345 |
41597 |
42851 |
43587 |
44831 |
46084 |
46135 |
47304 |
|
2
|
41625 |
42615 |
43995 |
45161 |
45666 |
47008 |
48350 |
49693 |
51035 |
52379 |
|
3
|
44440 |
45922 |
47403 |
48886 |
50367 |
51849 |
53331 |
54813 |
56295 |
57777 |
|
4
|
48784 |
50410 |
52037 |
53664 |
55290 |
56917 |
58543 |
60169 |
61796 |
63423 |
|
5
|
53350 |
55129 |
56907 |
58686 |
60464 |
62242 |
64021 |
65799 |
67577 |
69356 |
|
6
|
58098 |
60035 |
61971 |
63907 |
65844 |
67780 |
69717 |
71653 |
73589 |
75527 |
|
7
|
63035 |
65136 |
67238 |
69339 |
71441 |
73542 |
75644 |
77745 |
79846 |
81947 |
|
8
|
68120 |
70390 |
72660 |
74930 |
77201 |
79472 |
81742 |
84012 |
86282 |
88552 |
|
9
|
73374 |
75820 |
78267 |
80712 |
83160 |
85605 |
88052 |
90498 |
92944 |
95391 |
|
10
|
78747 |
81371 |
83994 |
86618 |
89244 |
91867 |
94491 |
97115 |
99740 |
102364 |
|
11
|
84261 |
87071 |
89880 |
92689 |
95499 |
98309 |
101118 |
103927 |
106736 |
109546 |
|
12
|
98289 |
101565 |
104841 |
108118 |
111394 |
114672 |
117948 |
121225 |
124501 |
127777 |
|
13
|
113662 |
117450 |
121239 |
125028 |
128817 |
132606 |
136395 |
140185 |
143972 |
147762 |
|
14
|
130512 |
134864 |
139214 |
143566 |
147916 |
152268 |
156618 |
160970 |
165320 |
169672 |
|
15
|
151281 |
156323 |
161366 |
166409 |
171453 |
176495 |
181538 |
186581 |
191623 |
196667 |
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.