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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

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 18.60 19.22 19.84 20.46 21.07 21.43 22.05 22.66 22.69 23.26
O 27.90 28.83 29.76 30.69 31.61 32.15 33.08 33.99 34.04 34.89
2 B 20.47 20.96 21.63 22.21 22.46 23.12 23.78 24.44 25.10 25.76
O 30.71 31.44 32.45 33.32 33.69 34.68 35.67 36.66 37.65 38.64
3 B 21.85 22.58 23.31 24.04 24.77 25.50 26.23 26.95 27.68 28.41
O 32.78 33.87 34.97 36.06 37.16 38.25 39.35 40.43 41.52 42.62
4 B 23.99 24.79 25.59 26.39 27.19 27.99 28.79 29.59 30.39 31.19
O 35.99 37.19 38.39 39.59 40.79 41.99 43.19 44.39 45.59 46.79
5 B 26.24 27.11 27.98 28.86 29.73 30.61 31.48 32.36 33.23 34.11
O 39.36 40.67 41.97 43.29 44.60 45.92 47.22 48.54 49.85 51.17
6 B 28.57 29.52 30.47 31.43 32.38 33.33 34.28 35.24 36.19 37.14
O 42.86 44.28 45.71 47.15 48.57 50.00 51.42 52.86 54.29 55.71
7 B 31.00 32.03 33.06 34.10 35.13 36.16 37.20 38.23 39.26 40.30
O 46.50 48.05 49.59 51.15 52.70 54.24 55.80 57.35 58.08 58.08
8 B 33.50 34.61 35.73 36.85 37.96 39.08 40.20 41.31 42.43 43.55
O 50.25 51.92 53.60 55.28 56.94 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08
9 B 36.08 37.28 38.49 39.69 40.89 42.10 43.30 44.50 45.71 46.91
O 54.12 55.92 57.74 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08
10 B 38.72 40.01 41.30 42.59 43.89 45.18 46.47 47.76 49.05 50.34
O 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08
11 B 41.44 42.82 44.20 45.58 46.96 48.34 49.72 51.11 52.49 53.87
O 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08
12 B 48.33 49.94 51.56 53.17 54.78 56.39 58.00 59.61 61.22 62.83
O 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 58.08 59.61 61.22 62.83
13 B 55.89 57.76 59.62 61.48 63.35 65.21 67.07 68.94 70.80 72.66
O 58.08 58.08 59.62 61.48 63.35 65.21 67.07 68.94 70.80 72.66
14 B 64.18 66.32 68.46 70.60 72.74 74.88 77.02 79.16 81.30 83.44
O 64.18 66.32 68.46 70.60 72.74 74.88 77.02 79.16 81.30 83.44
15 B 74.39 76.87 79.35 81.83 84.31 86.79 89.27 91.75 94.23 94.49
O 74.39 76.87 79.35 81.83 84.31 86.79 89.27 91.75 94.23 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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