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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

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 18.12 18.73 19.33 19.93 20.53 20.89 21.48 22.08 22.11 22.67
O 27.18 28.10 29.00 29.90 30.80 31.34 32.22 33.12 33.17 34.01
2 B 19.94 20.42 21.08 21.64 21.88 22.52 23.17 23.81 24.45 25.10
O 29.91 30.63 31.62 32.46 32.82 33.78 34.76 35.72 36.68 37.65
3 B 21.29 22.00 22.71 23.42 24.13 24.84 25.55 26.26 26.97 27.68
O 31.94 33.00 34.07 35.13 36.20 37.26 38.33 39.39 40.46 41.52
4 B 23.38 24.15 24.93 25.71 26.49 27.27 28.05 28.83 29.61 30.39
O 35.07 36.23 37.40 38.57 39.74 40.91 42.08 43.25 44.42 45.59
5 B 25.56 26.42 27.27 28.12 28.97 29.82 30.68 31.53 32.38 33.23
O 38.34 39.63 40.91 42.18 43.46 44.73 46.02 47.30 48.57 49.85
6 B 27.84 28.77 29.69 30.62 31.55 32.48 33.41 34.33 35.26 36.19
O 41.76 43.16 44.54 45.93 47.33 48.72 50.12 51.50 52.89 54.29
7 B 30.20 31.21 32.22 33.22 34.23 35.24 36.25 37.25 38.26 39.27
O 45.30 46.82 48.33 49.83 51.35 52.86 54.38 55.88 56.60 56.60
8 B 32.64 33.73 34.82 35.90 36.99 38.08 39.17 40.25 41.34 42.43
O 48.96 50.60 52.23 53.85 55.49 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60
9 B 35.16 36.33 37.50 38.67 39.85 41.02 42.19 43.36 44.53 45.71
O 52.74 54.50 56.25 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60
10 B 37.73 38.99 40.25 41.50 42.76 44.02 45.28 46.53 47.79 49.05
O 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60
11 B 40.37 41.72 43.07 44.41 45.76 47.11 48.45 49.80 51.14 52.49
O 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60
12 B 47.10 48.67 50.24 51.81 53.38 54.95 56.52 58.09 59.66 61.23
O 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 56.60 58.09 59.66 61.23
13 B 54.46 56.28 58.09 59.91 61.72 63.54 65.35 67.17 68.99 70.80
O 56.60 56.60 58.09 59.91 61.72 63.54 65.35 67.17 68.99 70.80
14 B 62.54 64.62 66.71 68.79 70.87 72.96 75.04 77.13 79.21 81.30
O 62.54 64.62 66.71 68.79 70.87 72.96 75.04 77.13 79.21 81.30
15 B 72.49 74.90 77.32 79.74 82.15 84.57 86.99 89.40 91.82 94.23
O 72.49 74.90 77.32 79.74 82.15 84.57 86.99 89.40 91.82 94.23

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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