Salary Table 2026-PIT (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 21.03%
For the Locality Pay Area of Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV
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
|
38813 |
40114 |
41406 |
42691 |
43977 |
44733 |
46010 |
47295 |
47348 |
48548 |
|
2
|
42719 |
43735 |
45151 |
46348 |
46866 |
48244 |
49621 |
51000 |
52377 |
53755 |
|
3
|
45608 |
47129 |
48649 |
50171 |
51691 |
53212 |
54733 |
56254 |
57775 |
59296 |
|
4
|
50066 |
51735 |
53404 |
55075 |
56744 |
58413 |
60082 |
61751 |
63421 |
65090 |
|
5
|
54753 |
56578 |
58403 |
60228 |
62053 |
63878 |
65704 |
67529 |
69354 |
71179 |
|
6
|
59625 |
61613 |
63600 |
65587 |
67575 |
69562 |
71549 |
73537 |
75524 |
77512 |
|
7
|
64692 |
66848 |
69005 |
71162 |
73319 |
75476 |
77632 |
79789 |
81945 |
84101 |
|
8
|
69911 |
72240 |
74570 |
76900 |
79230 |
81561 |
83891 |
86221 |
88550 |
90880 |
|
9
|
75302 |
77813 |
80324 |
82834 |
85346 |
87856 |
90367 |
92877 |
95387 |
97899 |
|
10
|
80817 |
83509 |
86202 |
88895 |
91589 |
94282 |
96975 |
99668 |
102362 |
105055 |
|
11
|
86476 |
89360 |
92243 |
95126 |
98009 |
100893 |
103776 |
106659 |
109542 |
112426 |
|
12
|
100872 |
104235 |
107597 |
110960 |
114323 |
117686 |
121048 |
124412 |
127774 |
131136 |
|
13
|
116650 |
120537 |
124426 |
128315 |
132203 |
136092 |
139981 |
143870 |
147757 |
151646 |
|
14
|
133943 |
138409 |
142873 |
147340 |
151804 |
156270 |
160735 |
165201 |
169666 |
174132 |
|
15
|
155257 |
160433 |
165608 |
170783 |
175959 |
181135 |
186310 |
191485 |
196660 |
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.
