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Salary Table 2026-PX (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 22.45%

For the Locality Pay Area of Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

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 18.82 19.45 20.07 20.70 21.32 21.69 22.30 22.93 22.95 23.53
O 28.23 29.18 30.11 31.05 31.98 32.54 33.45 34.40 34.43 35.30
2 B 20.71 21.20 21.89 22.47 22.72 23.39 24.06 24.72 25.39 26.06
O 31.07 31.80 32.84 33.71 34.08 35.09 36.09 37.08 38.09 39.09
3 B 22.11 22.85 23.58 24.32 25.06 25.80 26.53 27.27 28.01 28.75
O 33.17 34.28 35.37 36.48 37.59 38.70 39.80 40.91 42.02 43.13
4 B 24.27 25.08 25.89 26.70 27.51 28.32 29.13 29.94 30.75 31.55
O 36.41 37.62 38.84 40.05 41.27 42.48 43.70 44.91 46.13 47.33
5 B 26.54 27.43 28.31 29.20 30.08 30.97 31.85 32.74 33.62 34.51
O 39.81 41.15 42.47 43.80 45.12 46.46 47.78 49.11 50.43 51.77
6 B 28.91 29.87 30.83 31.80 32.76 33.72 34.69 35.65 36.61 37.58
O 43.37 44.81 46.25 47.70 49.14 50.58 52.04 53.48 54.92 56.37
7 B 31.36 32.41 33.45 34.50 35.54 36.59 37.63 38.68 39.72 40.77
O 47.04 48.62 50.18 51.75 53.31 54.89 56.45 58.02 58.77 58.77
8 B 33.89 35.02 36.15 37.28 38.41 39.54 40.67 41.80 42.93 44.06
O 50.84 52.53 54.23 55.92 57.62 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77
9 B 36.51 37.72 38.94 40.16 41.37 42.59 43.81 45.02 46.24 47.46
O 54.77 56.58 58.41 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77
10 B 39.18 40.48 41.79 43.09 44.40 45.71 47.01 48.32 49.62 50.93
O 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77
11 B 41.92 43.32 44.72 46.11 47.51 48.91 50.31 51.71 53.10 54.50
O 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77
12 B 48.90 50.53 52.16 53.79 55.42 57.05 58.68 60.31 61.94 63.57
O 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 58.77 60.31 61.94 63.57
13 B 56.55 58.43 60.32 62.20 64.09 65.97 67.86 69.75 71.63 73.51
O 58.77 58.77 60.32 62.20 64.09 65.97 67.86 69.75 71.63 73.51
14 B 64.93 67.10 69.26 71.43 73.59 75.76 77.92 80.09 82.25 84.42
O 64.93 67.10 69.26 71.43 73.59 75.76 77.92 80.09 82.25 84.42
15 B 75.27 77.77 80.28 82.79 85.30 87.81 90.32 92.83 94.49 94.49
O 75.27 77.77 80.28 82.79 85.30 87.81 90.32 92.83 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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