Salary Table 2026-RUS (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 17.06%
For the Locality Pay Area of Rest of U.S.
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
|
37540 |
38798 |
40047 |
41291 |
42535 |
43265 |
44500 |
45744 |
45795 |
46955 |
|
2
|
41317 |
42301 |
43670 |
44828 |
45329 |
46661 |
47993 |
49327 |
50659 |
51992 |
|
3
|
44112 |
45583 |
47053 |
48525 |
49995 |
51467 |
52938 |
54408 |
55880 |
57351 |
|
4
|
48424 |
50038 |
51653 |
53268 |
54882 |
56497 |
58111 |
59725 |
61341 |
62955 |
|
5
|
52957 |
54722 |
56487 |
58253 |
60018 |
61783 |
63548 |
65314 |
67079 |
68844 |
|
6
|
57670 |
59592 |
61514 |
63436 |
65358 |
67280 |
69202 |
71124 |
73047 |
74970 |
|
7
|
62570 |
64656 |
66742 |
68828 |
70914 |
73000 |
75086 |
77172 |
79257 |
81343 |
|
8
|
67617 |
69871 |
72124 |
74378 |
76631 |
78886 |
81139 |
83392 |
85646 |
87899 |
|
9
|
72832 |
75260 |
77689 |
80117 |
82546 |
84974 |
87403 |
89831 |
92258 |
94687 |
|
10
|
78166 |
80770 |
83375 |
85979 |
88585 |
91190 |
93794 |
96399 |
99005 |
101609 |
|
11
|
83639 |
86429 |
89217 |
92006 |
94794 |
97584 |
100372 |
103160 |
105949 |
108738 |
|
12
|
97564 |
100816 |
104068 |
107321 |
110573 |
113826 |
117078 |
120331 |
123583 |
126835 |
|
13
|
112824 |
116584 |
120345 |
124106 |
127867 |
131628 |
135389 |
139150 |
142910 |
146671 |
|
14
|
129549 |
133869 |
138187 |
142507 |
146825 |
151144 |
155463 |
159782 |
164101 |
168420 |
|
15
|
150165 |
155170 |
160176 |
165181 |
170188 |
175193 |
180199 |
185204 |
190210 |
195216 |
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.
