Salary Table 2026-RCH (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 22.28%
For the Locality Pay Area of Richmond, VA
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
|
39214 |
40528 |
41833 |
43132 |
44432 |
45195 |
46485 |
47783 |
47837 |
49049 |
|
2
|
43160 |
44187 |
45618 |
46827 |
47350 |
48742 |
50134 |
51526 |
52918 |
54311 |
|
3
|
46079 |
47616 |
49152 |
50689 |
52225 |
53762 |
55299 |
56835 |
58372 |
59909 |
|
4
|
50584 |
52270 |
53956 |
55644 |
57330 |
59016 |
60702 |
62388 |
64076 |
65762 |
|
5
|
55318 |
57162 |
59006 |
60850 |
62694 |
64538 |
66382 |
68226 |
70070 |
71914 |
|
6
|
60241 |
62249 |
64257 |
66265 |
68273 |
70280 |
72288 |
74296 |
76304 |
78313 |
|
7
|
65360 |
67539 |
69718 |
71897 |
74076 |
76255 |
78434 |
80613 |
82791 |
84970 |
|
8
|
70633 |
72986 |
75340 |
77694 |
80048 |
82403 |
84757 |
87111 |
89465 |
91819 |
|
9
|
76080 |
78616 |
81154 |
83690 |
86227 |
88763 |
91300 |
93836 |
96373 |
98910 |
|
10
|
81651 |
84372 |
87093 |
89813 |
92535 |
95256 |
97977 |
100698 |
103420 |
106140 |
|
11
|
87369 |
90283 |
93196 |
96108 |
99021 |
101935 |
104848 |
107760 |
110673 |
113587 |
|
12
|
101914 |
105311 |
108708 |
112106 |
115503 |
118901 |
122298 |
125697 |
129093 |
132490 |
|
13
|
117855 |
121782 |
125711 |
129640 |
133569 |
137498 |
141427 |
145355 |
149283 |
153212 |
|
14
|
135326 |
139838 |
144349 |
148861 |
153372 |
157884 |
162395 |
166907 |
171418 |
175930 |
|
15
|
156861 |
162089 |
167318 |
172547 |
177777 |
183005 |
188234 |
193463 |
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.
