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Salary Table 2026-RT (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 17.88%

For the Locality Pay Area of Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY

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 18.11 18.72 19.32 19.92 20.52 20.88 21.47 22.07 22.10 22.66
O 27.17 28.08 28.98 29.88 30.78 31.32 32.21 33.11 33.15 33.99
2 B 19.94 20.41 21.07 21.63 21.87 22.51 23.16 23.80 24.44 25.09
O 29.91 30.62 31.61 32.45 32.81 33.77 34.74 35.70 36.66 37.64
3 B 21.28 21.99 22.70 23.41 24.12 24.83 25.54 26.25 26.96 27.67
O 31.92 32.99 34.05 35.12 36.18 37.25 38.31 39.38 40.44 41.51
4 B 23.37 24.14 24.92 25.70 26.48 27.26 28.04 28.82 29.60 30.38
O 35.06 36.21 37.38 38.55 39.72 40.89 42.06 43.23 44.40 45.57
5 B 25.55 26.40 27.26 28.11 28.96 29.81 30.66 31.51 32.37 33.22
O 38.33 39.60 40.89 42.17 43.44 44.72 45.99 47.27 48.56 49.83
6 B 27.83 28.75 29.68 30.61 31.54 32.46 33.39 34.32 35.25 36.17
O 41.75 43.13 44.52 45.92 47.31 48.69 50.09 51.48 52.88 54.26
7 B 30.19 31.20 32.20 33.21 34.22 35.22 36.23 37.24 38.24 39.25
O 45.29 46.80 48.30 49.82 51.33 52.83 54.35 55.86 56.58 56.58
8 B 32.63 33.71 34.80 35.89 36.98 38.06 39.15 40.24 41.33 42.41
O 48.95 50.57 52.20 53.84 55.47 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58
9 B 35.14 36.31 37.49 38.66 39.83 41.00 42.17 43.34 44.52 45.69
O 52.71 54.47 56.24 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58
10 B 37.72 38.97 40.23 41.49 42.74 44.00 45.26 46.51 47.77 49.03
O 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58
11 B 40.36 41.70 43.05 44.39 45.74 47.09 48.43 49.78 51.12 52.47
O 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58
12 B 47.08 48.64 50.21 51.78 53.35 54.92 56.49 58.06 59.63 61.20
O 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 56.58 58.06 59.63 61.20
13 B 54.44 56.25 58.07 59.88 61.70 63.51 65.33 67.14 68.96 70.77
O 56.58 56.58 58.07 59.88 61.70 63.51 65.33 67.14 68.96 70.77
14 B 62.51 64.59 66.68 68.76 70.84 72.93 75.01 77.10 79.18 81.26
O 62.51 64.59 66.68 68.76 70.84 72.93 75.01 77.10 79.18 81.26
15 B 72.46 74.87 77.29 79.70 82.12 84.53 86.95 89.36 91.78 94.19
O 72.46 74.87 77.29 79.70 82.12 84.53 86.95 89.36 91.78 94.19

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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