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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

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 18.79 19.42 20.04 20.67 21.29 21.66 22.27 22.90 22.92 23.50
O 28.19 29.13 30.06 31.01 31.94 32.49 33.41 34.35 34.38 35.25
2 B 20.68 21.17 21.86 22.44 22.69 23.36 24.02 24.69 25.36 26.02
O 31.02 31.76 32.79 33.66 34.04 35.04 36.03 37.04 38.04 39.03
3 B 22.08 22.82 23.55 24.29 25.02 25.76 26.50 27.23 27.97 28.71
O 33.12 34.23 35.33 36.44 37.53 38.64 39.75 40.85 41.96 43.07
4 B 24.24 25.05 25.85 26.66 27.47 28.28 29.09 29.89 30.70 31.51
O 36.36 37.58 38.78 39.99 41.21 42.42 43.64 44.84 46.05 47.27
5 B 26.51 27.39 28.27 29.16 30.04 30.92 31.81 32.69 33.57 34.46
O 39.77 41.09 42.41 43.74 45.06 46.38 47.72 49.04 50.36 51.69
6 B 28.86 29.83 30.79 31.75 32.71 33.68 34.64 35.60 36.56 37.52
O 43.29 44.75 46.19 47.63 49.07 50.52 51.96 53.40 54.84 56.28
7 B 31.32 32.36 33.41 34.45 35.49 36.54 37.58 38.63 39.67 40.71
O 46.98 48.54 50.12 51.68 53.24 54.81 56.37 57.95 58.68 58.68
8 B 33.84 34.97 36.10 37.23 38.36 39.48 40.61 41.74 42.87 44.00
O 50.76 52.46 54.15 55.85 57.54 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68
9 B 36.45 37.67 38.89 40.10 41.32 42.53 43.75 44.96 46.18 47.39
O 54.68 56.51 58.34 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68
10 B 39.12 40.43 41.73 43.03 44.34 45.64 46.95 48.25 49.55 50.86
O 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68
11 B 41.86 43.26 44.66 46.05 47.45 48.84 50.24 51.63 53.03 54.43
O 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68
12 B 48.83 50.46 52.09 53.72 55.34 56.97 58.60 60.23 61.86 63.48
O 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 58.68 60.23 61.86 63.48
13 B 56.47 58.35 60.24 62.12 64.00 65.88 67.77 69.65 71.53 73.41
O 58.68 58.68 60.24 62.12 64.00 65.88 67.77 69.65 71.53 73.41
14 B 64.84 67.00 69.17 71.33 73.49 75.65 77.81 79.97 82.14 84.30
O 64.84 67.00 69.17 71.33 73.49 75.65 77.81 79.97 82.14 84.30
15 B 75.16 77.67 80.17 82.68 85.18 87.69 90.19 92.70 94.49 94.49
O 75.16 77.67 80.17 82.68 85.18 87.69 90.19 92.70 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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