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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

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 19.82 20.48 21.14 21.80 22.46 22.84 23.50 24.15 24.18 24.79
O 29.73 30.72 31.71 32.70 33.69 34.26 35.25 36.23 36.27 37.19
2 B 21.82 22.33 23.06 23.67 23.93 24.64 25.34 26.04 26.75 27.45
O 32.73 33.50 34.59 35.51 35.90 36.96 38.01 39.06 40.13 41.18
3 B 23.29 24.07 24.84 25.62 26.40 27.17 27.95 28.73 29.50 30.28
O 34.94 36.11 37.26 38.43 39.60 40.76 41.93 43.10 44.25 45.42
4 B 25.57 26.42 27.27 28.13 28.98 29.83 30.68 31.53 32.39 33.24
O 38.36 39.63 40.91 42.20 43.47 44.75 46.02 47.30 48.59 49.86
5 B 27.96 28.89 29.82 30.76 31.69 32.62 33.55 34.48 35.42 36.35
O 41.94 43.34 44.73 46.14 47.54 48.93 50.33 51.72 53.13 54.53
6 B 30.45 31.46 32.48 33.49 34.51 35.52 36.54 37.55 38.57 39.58
O 45.68 47.19 48.72 50.24 51.77 53.28 54.81 56.33 57.86 59.37
7 B 33.04 34.14 35.24 36.34 37.44 38.54 39.64 40.75 41.85 42.95
O 49.56 51.21 52.86 54.51 56.16 57.81 59.46 61.13 61.91 61.91
8 B 35.70 36.89 38.08 39.27 40.46 41.65 42.84 44.03 45.22 46.41
O 53.55 55.34 57.12 58.91 60.69 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91
9 B 38.45 39.74 41.02 42.30 43.58 44.87 46.15 47.43 48.71 49.99
O 57.68 59.61 61.53 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91
10 B 41.27 42.65 44.02 45.40 46.77 48.15 49.52 50.90 52.27 53.65
O 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91
11 B 44.16 45.63 47.11 48.58 50.05 51.52 53.00 54.47 55.94 57.41
O 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91
12 B 51.51 53.23 54.95 56.66 58.38 60.10 61.82 63.53 65.25 66.97
O 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 61.91 63.53 65.25 66.97
13 B 59.57 61.55 63.54 65.53 67.51 69.50 71.48 73.47 75.46 77.44
O 61.91 61.91 63.54 65.53 67.51 69.50 71.48 73.47 75.46 77.44
14 B 68.40 70.68 72.96 75.24 77.52 79.80 82.08 84.36 86.64 88.92
O 68.40 70.68 72.96 75.24 77.52 79.80 82.08 84.36 86.64 88.92
15 B 79.29 81.93 84.57 87.21 89.86 92.50 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 79.29 81.93 84.57 87.21 89.86 92.50 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49

* 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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