Salary Table 2026-POR (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 26.13%
For the Locality Pay Area of Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
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
|
40449 |
41805 |
43150 |
44490 |
45831 |
46618 |
47948 |
49288 |
49343 |
50593 |
|
2
|
44519 |
45578 |
47054 |
48301 |
48841 |
50277 |
51712 |
53149 |
54584 |
56021 |
|
3
|
47530 |
49115 |
50699 |
52285 |
53869 |
55454 |
57040 |
58624 |
60209 |
61795 |
|
4
|
52176 |
53916 |
55655 |
57395 |
59135 |
60874 |
62613 |
64353 |
66093 |
67833 |
|
5
|
57060 |
58962 |
60864 |
62766 |
64668 |
66570 |
68472 |
70374 |
72276 |
74178 |
|
6
|
62138 |
64209 |
66280 |
68351 |
70422 |
72493 |
74564 |
76635 |
78706 |
80779 |
|
7
|
67418 |
69665 |
71913 |
74161 |
76408 |
78656 |
80904 |
83151 |
85398 |
87645 |
|
8
|
72856 |
75284 |
77712 |
80140 |
82568 |
84998 |
87426 |
89854 |
92282 |
94710 |
|
9
|
78476 |
81091 |
83709 |
86325 |
88942 |
91558 |
94175 |
96791 |
99407 |
102024 |
|
10
|
84222 |
87028 |
89835 |
92641 |
95449 |
98255 |
101062 |
103868 |
106676 |
109482 |
|
11
|
90120 |
93126 |
96130 |
99134 |
102139 |
105144 |
108149 |
111153 |
114158 |
117163 |
|
12
|
105123 |
108627 |
112131 |
115636 |
119140 |
122645 |
126149 |
129654 |
133158 |
136662 |
|
13
|
121565 |
125617 |
129669 |
133722 |
137774 |
141827 |
145879 |
149932 |
153983 |
158036 |
|
14
|
139587 |
144241 |
148894 |
153548 |
158201 |
162855 |
167508 |
172162 |
176815 |
181470 |
|
15
|
161800 |
167193 |
172586 |
177980 |
183374 |
188767 |
194161 |
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.
