Salary Table 2026-RA (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 22.24%
For the Locality Pay Area of Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
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
|
39201 |
40515 |
41820 |
43118 |
44417 |
45180 |
46470 |
47768 |
47822 |
49033 |
|
2
|
43146 |
44173 |
45603 |
46812 |
47335 |
48726 |
50117 |
51509 |
52901 |
54293 |
|
3
|
46064 |
47600 |
49136 |
50672 |
52207 |
53744 |
55281 |
56816 |
58352 |
59889 |
|
4
|
50567 |
52253 |
53938 |
55625 |
57311 |
58997 |
60682 |
62368 |
64055 |
65741 |
|
5
|
55300 |
57144 |
58987 |
60830 |
62674 |
64517 |
66360 |
68204 |
70047 |
71891 |
|
6
|
60222 |
62229 |
64236 |
66243 |
68250 |
70257 |
72265 |
74272 |
76279 |
78287 |
|
7
|
65339 |
67517 |
69695 |
71873 |
74052 |
76230 |
78408 |
80587 |
82764 |
84942 |
|
8
|
70609 |
72963 |
75316 |
77669 |
80022 |
82376 |
84729 |
87083 |
89436 |
91789 |
|
9
|
76055 |
78591 |
81127 |
83662 |
86199 |
88734 |
91270 |
93806 |
96341 |
98877 |
|
10
|
81625 |
84344 |
87064 |
89784 |
92505 |
95225 |
97945 |
100665 |
103386 |
106106 |
|
11
|
87340 |
90253 |
93165 |
96077 |
98989 |
101902 |
104813 |
107725 |
110637 |
113550 |
|
12
|
101881 |
105277 |
108673 |
112070 |
115465 |
118863 |
122258 |
125655 |
129051 |
132447 |
|
13
|
117816 |
121742 |
125670 |
129598 |
133525 |
137453 |
141380 |
145308 |
149234 |
153162 |
|
14
|
135282 |
139792 |
144302 |
148813 |
153322 |
157833 |
162342 |
166853 |
171362 |
175873 |
|
15
|
156809 |
162036 |
167263 |
172490 |
177719 |
182946 |
188173 |
193400 |
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.
