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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

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 17.99 18.59 19.19 19.78 20.38 20.73 21.32 21.92 21.94 22.50
O 26.99 27.89 28.79 29.67 30.57 31.10 31.98 32.88 32.91 33.75
2 B 19.80 20.27 20.92 21.48 21.72 22.36 23.00 23.64 24.27 24.91
O 29.70 30.41 31.38 32.22 32.58 33.54 34.50 35.46 36.41 37.37
3 B 21.14 21.84 22.55 23.25 23.96 24.66 25.37 26.07 26.78 27.48
O 31.71 32.76 33.83 34.88 35.94 36.99 38.06 39.11 40.17 41.22
4 B 23.20 23.98 24.75 25.52 26.30 27.07 27.84 28.62 29.39 30.17
O 34.80 35.97 37.13 38.28 39.45 40.61 41.76 42.93 44.09 45.26
5 B 25.37 26.22 27.07 27.91 28.76 29.60 30.45 31.30 32.14 32.99
O 38.06 39.33 40.61 41.87 43.14 44.40 45.68 46.95 48.21 49.49
6 B 27.63 28.55 29.47 30.40 31.32 32.24 33.16 34.08 35.00 35.92
O 41.45 42.83 44.21 45.60 46.98 48.36 49.74 51.12 52.50 53.88
7 B 29.98 30.98 31.98 32.98 33.98 34.98 35.98 36.98 37.98 38.98
O 44.97 46.47 47.97 49.47 50.97 52.47 53.97 55.47 56.18 56.18
8 B 32.40 33.48 34.56 35.64 36.72 37.80 38.88 39.96 41.04 42.12
O 48.60 50.22 51.84 53.46 55.08 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18
9 B 34.90 36.06 37.23 38.39 39.55 40.72 41.88 43.04 44.21 45.37
O 52.35 54.09 55.85 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18
10 B 37.45 38.70 39.95 41.20 42.45 43.69 44.94 46.19 47.44 48.69
O 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18
11 B 40.08 41.41 42.75 44.09 45.42 46.76 48.09 49.43 50.77 52.10
O 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18
12 B 46.75 48.31 49.86 51.42 52.98 54.54 56.10 57.66 59.22 60.77
O 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 56.18 57.66 59.22 60.77
13 B 54.06 55.86 57.66 59.47 61.27 63.07 64.87 66.67 68.48 70.28
O 56.18 56.18 57.66 59.47 61.27 63.07 64.87 66.67 68.48 70.28
14 B 62.07 64.14 66.21 68.28 70.35 72.42 74.49 76.56 78.63 80.70
O 62.07 64.14 66.21 68.28 70.35 72.42 74.49 76.56 78.63 80.70
15 B 71.95 74.35 76.75 79.15 81.55 83.94 86.34 88.74 91.14 93.54
O 71.95 74.35 76.75 79.15 81.55 83.94 86.34 88.74 91.14 93.54

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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