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Salary Table 2026-RN (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 17.52%

For the Locality Pay Area of Reno-Fernley, NV

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 18.06 18.66 19.26 19.86 20.46 20.81 21.41 22.00 22.03 22.59
O 27.09 27.99 28.89 29.79 30.69 31.22 32.12 33.00 33.05 33.89
2 B 19.88 20.35 21.01 21.56 21.80 22.45 23.09 23.73 24.37 25.01
O 29.82 30.53 31.52 32.34 32.70 33.68 34.64 35.60 36.56 37.52
3 B 21.22 21.93 22.63 23.34 24.05 24.76 25.47 26.17 26.88 27.59
O 31.83 32.90 33.95 35.01 36.08 37.14 38.21 39.26 40.32 41.39
4 B 23.29 24.07 24.85 25.62 26.40 27.18 27.95 28.73 29.51 30.28
O 34.94 36.11 37.28 38.43 39.60 40.77 41.93 43.10 44.27 45.42
5 B 25.47 26.32 27.17 28.02 28.87 29.72 30.57 31.42 32.27 33.12
O 38.21 39.48 40.76 42.03 43.31 44.58 45.86 47.13 48.41 49.68
6 B 27.74 28.67 29.59 30.52 31.44 32.36 33.29 34.21 35.14 36.06
O 41.61 43.01 44.39 45.78 47.16 48.54 49.94 51.32 52.71 54.09
7 B 30.10 31.10 32.11 33.11 34.11 35.12 36.12 37.12 38.13 39.13
O 45.15 46.65 48.17 49.67 51.17 52.68 54.18 55.68 56.40 56.40
8 B 32.53 33.61 34.69 35.78 36.86 37.95 39.03 40.11 41.20 42.28
O 48.80 50.42 52.04 53.67 55.29 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40
9 B 35.04 36.20 37.37 38.54 39.71 40.88 42.04 43.21 44.38 45.55
O 52.56 54.30 56.06 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40
10 B 37.60 38.85 40.11 41.36 42.61 43.87 45.12 46.37 47.63 48.88
O 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40
11 B 40.23 41.58 42.92 44.26 45.60 46.94 48.28 49.62 50.97 52.31
O 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40
12 B 46.93 48.50 50.06 51.63 53.19 54.75 56.32 57.88 59.45 61.01
O 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 56.40 57.88 59.45 61.01
13 B 54.27 56.08 57.89 59.70 61.51 63.32 65.13 66.94 68.75 70.55
O 56.40 56.40 57.89 59.70 61.51 63.32 65.13 66.94 68.75 70.55
14 B 62.32 64.40 66.47 68.55 70.63 72.71 74.78 76.86 78.94 81.02
O 62.32 64.40 66.47 68.55 70.63 72.71 74.78 76.86 78.94 81.02
15 B 72.24 74.64 77.05 79.46 81.87 84.28 86.68 89.09 91.50 93.91
O 72.24 74.64 77.05 79.46 81.87 84.28 86.68 89.09 91.50 93.91

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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