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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

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 18.78 19.41 20.04 20.66 21.28 21.65 22.27 22.89 22.91 23.49
O 28.17 29.12 30.06 30.99 31.92 32.48 33.41 34.34 34.37 35.24
2 B 20.67 21.17 21.85 22.43 22.68 23.35 24.01 24.68 25.35 26.01
O 31.01 31.76 32.78 33.65 34.02 35.03 36.02 37.02 38.03 39.02
3 B 22.07 22.81 23.54 24.28 25.02 25.75 26.49 27.22 27.96 28.70
O 33.11 34.22 35.31 36.42 37.53 38.63 39.74 40.83 41.94 43.05
4 B 24.23 25.04 25.84 26.65 27.46 28.27 29.08 29.88 30.69 31.50
O 36.35 37.56 38.76 39.98 41.19 42.41 43.62 44.82 46.04 47.25
5 B 26.50 27.38 28.26 29.15 30.03 30.91 31.80 32.68 33.56 34.45
O 39.75 41.07 42.39 43.73 45.05 46.37 47.70 49.02 50.34 51.68
6 B 28.86 29.82 30.78 31.74 32.70 33.66 34.63 35.59 36.55 37.51
O 43.29 44.73 46.17 47.61 49.05 50.49 51.95 53.39 54.83 56.27
7 B 31.31 32.35 33.39 34.44 35.48 36.53 37.57 38.61 39.66 40.70
O 46.97 48.53 50.09 51.66 53.22 54.80 56.36 57.92 58.67 58.67
8 B 33.83 34.96 36.09 37.22 38.34 39.47 40.60 41.73 42.85 43.98
O 50.75 52.44 54.14 55.83 57.51 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67
9 B 36.44 37.66 38.87 40.09 41.30 42.52 43.73 44.95 46.16 47.38
O 54.66 56.49 58.31 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67
10 B 39.11 40.41 41.72 43.02 44.32 45.63 46.93 48.23 49.54 50.84
O 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67
11 B 41.85 43.25 44.64 46.04 47.43 48.83 50.22 51.62 53.01 54.41
O 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67
12 B 48.82 50.44 52.07 53.70 55.33 56.95 58.58 60.21 61.84 63.46
O 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 58.67 60.21 61.84 63.46
13 B 56.45 58.33 60.22 62.10 63.98 65.86 67.74 69.63 71.51 73.39
O 58.67 58.67 60.22 62.10 63.98 65.86 67.74 69.63 71.51 73.39
14 B 64.82 66.98 69.14 71.30 73.47 75.63 77.79 79.95 82.11 84.27
O 64.82 66.98 69.14 71.30 73.47 75.63 77.79 79.95 82.11 84.27
15 B 75.14 77.64 80.15 82.65 85.16 87.66 90.16 92.67 94.49 94.49
O 75.14 77.64 80.15 82.65 85.16 87.66 90.16 92.67 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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