Salary Table 2026-PHL (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 28.99%
For the Locality Pay Area of Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
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
|
41366 |
42752 |
44129 |
45499 |
46870 |
47675 |
49036 |
50405 |
50462 |
51740 |
|
2
|
45528 |
46612 |
48121 |
49397 |
49949 |
51417 |
52885 |
54354 |
55822 |
57291 |
|
3
|
48607 |
50229 |
51849 |
53470 |
55090 |
56712 |
58333 |
59953 |
61575 |
63196 |
|
4
|
53359 |
55138 |
56917 |
58697 |
60476 |
62254 |
64033 |
65812 |
67592 |
69371 |
|
5
|
58354 |
60299 |
62244 |
64189 |
66134 |
68080 |
70025 |
71970 |
73915 |
75860 |
|
6
|
63547 |
65665 |
67783 |
69901 |
72019 |
74137 |
76255 |
78373 |
80491 |
82610 |
|
7
|
68946 |
71245 |
73544 |
75842 |
78141 |
80439 |
82738 |
85037 |
87334 |
89633 |
|
8
|
74508 |
76992 |
79475 |
81958 |
84441 |
86925 |
89408 |
91891 |
94374 |
96857 |
|
9
|
80255 |
82930 |
85607 |
88282 |
90959 |
93634 |
96310 |
98986 |
101661 |
104337 |
|
10
|
86132 |
89002 |
91872 |
94742 |
97613 |
100483 |
103353 |
106223 |
109095 |
111965 |
|
11
|
92163 |
95237 |
98310 |
101382 |
104455 |
107529 |
110601 |
113674 |
116746 |
119820 |
|
12
|
107507 |
111090 |
114673 |
118258 |
121841 |
125426 |
129009 |
132594 |
136177 |
139761 |
|
13
|
124322 |
128465 |
132609 |
136754 |
140898 |
145043 |
149187 |
153332 |
157475 |
161619 |
|
14
|
142752 |
147512 |
152270 |
157030 |
161788 |
166548 |
171306 |
176066 |
180825 |
185584 |
|
15
|
165468 |
170984 |
176500 |
182015 |
187532 |
193048 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
* 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.
