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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

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 19.38 20.03 20.68 21.32 21.96 22.34 22.97 23.62 23.64 24.24
O 29.07 30.05 31.02 31.98 32.94 33.51 34.46 35.43 35.46 36.36
2 B 21.33 21.84 22.55 23.14 23.40 24.09 24.78 25.47 26.15 26.84
O 32.00 32.76 33.83 34.71 35.10 36.14 37.17 38.21 39.23 40.26
3 B 22.77 23.53 24.29 25.05 25.81 26.57 27.33 28.09 28.85 29.61
O 34.16 35.30 36.44 37.58 38.72 39.86 41.00 42.14 43.28 44.42
4 B 25.00 25.83 26.67 27.50 28.33 29.17 30.00 30.84 31.67 32.50
O 37.50 38.75 40.01 41.25 42.50 43.76 45.00 46.26 47.51 48.75
5 B 27.34 28.25 29.16 30.07 30.99 31.90 32.81 33.72 34.63 35.54
O 41.01 42.38 43.74 45.11 46.49 47.85 49.22 50.58 51.95 53.31
6 B 29.77 30.77 31.76 32.75 33.74 34.74 35.73 36.72 37.71 38.71
O 44.66 46.16 47.64 49.13 50.61 52.11 53.60 55.08 56.57 58.07
7 B 32.30 33.38 34.46 35.53 36.61 37.69 38.77 39.84 40.92 42.00
O 48.45 50.07 51.69 53.30 54.92 56.54 58.16 59.76 60.54 60.54
8 B 34.91 36.07 37.24 38.40 39.56 40.73 41.89 43.05 44.22 45.38
O 52.37 54.11 55.86 57.60 59.34 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54
9 B 37.60 38.86 40.11 41.36 42.62 43.87 45.12 46.38 47.63 48.89
O 56.40 58.29 60.17 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54
10 B 40.36 41.70 43.05 44.39 45.74 47.08 48.42 49.77 51.11 52.46
O 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54
11 B 43.18 44.62 46.06 47.50 48.94 50.38 51.82 53.26 54.70 56.14
O 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54
12 B 50.37 52.05 53.73 55.41 57.09 58.77 60.45 62.12 63.80 65.48
O 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 60.54 62.12 63.80 65.48
13 B 58.25 60.19 62.13 64.07 66.02 67.96 69.90 71.84 73.78 75.72
O 60.54 60.54 62.13 64.07 66.02 67.96 69.90 71.84 73.78 75.72
14 B 66.88 69.11 71.34 73.57 75.80 78.03 80.26 82.49 84.72 86.95
O 66.88 69.11 71.34 73.57 75.80 78.03 80.26 82.49 84.72 86.95
15 B 77.53 80.11 82.70 85.28 87.86 90.45 93.03 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 77.53 80.11 82.70 85.28 87.86 90.45 93.03 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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