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Salary Table 2026-SAC (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 29.76%

For the Locality Pay Area of Sacramento-Roseville, CA-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 19.94 20.61 21.27 21.93 22.59 22.98 23.64 24.30 24.32 24.94
O 29.91 30.92 31.91 32.90 33.89 34.47 35.46 36.45 36.48 37.41
2 B 21.95 22.47 23.20 23.81 24.08 24.78 25.49 26.20 26.91 27.62
O 32.93 33.71 34.80 35.72 36.12 37.17 38.24 39.30 40.37 41.43
3 B 23.43 24.21 24.99 25.77 26.55 27.34 28.12 28.90 29.68 30.46
O 35.15 36.32 37.49 38.66 39.83 41.01 42.18 43.35 44.52 45.69
4 B 25.72 26.58 27.44 28.29 29.15 30.01 30.86 31.72 32.58 33.44
O 38.58 39.87 41.16 42.44 43.73 45.02 46.29 47.58 48.87 50.16
5 B 28.13 29.07 30.00 30.94 31.88 32.82 33.75 34.69 35.63 36.57
O 42.20 43.61 45.00 46.41 47.82 49.23 50.63 52.04 53.45 54.86
6 B 30.63 31.65 32.67 33.69 34.71 35.74 36.76 37.78 38.80 39.82
O 45.95 47.48 49.01 50.54 52.07 53.61 55.14 56.67 58.20 59.73
7 B 33.23 34.34 35.45 36.56 37.67 38.77 39.88 40.99 42.10 43.20
O 49.85 51.51 53.18 54.84 56.51 58.16 59.82 61.49 62.28 62.28
8 B 35.91 37.11 38.31 39.51 40.70 41.90 43.10 44.29 45.49 46.69
O 53.87 55.67 57.47 59.27 61.05 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28
9 B 38.68 39.97 41.26 42.55 43.84 45.13 46.42 47.71 49.00 50.29
O 58.02 59.96 61.89 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28
10 B 41.52 42.90 44.28 45.67 47.05 48.43 49.82 51.20 52.59 53.97
O 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28
11 B 44.42 45.91 47.39 48.87 50.35 51.83 53.31 54.79 56.27 57.76
O 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28
12 B 51.82 53.55 55.27 57.00 58.73 60.46 62.18 63.91 65.64 67.37
O 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 62.28 63.91 65.64 67.37
13 B 59.93 61.92 63.92 65.92 67.92 69.91 71.91 73.91 75.91 77.90
O 62.28 62.28 63.92 65.92 67.92 69.91 71.91 73.91 75.91 77.90
14 B 68.81 71.10 73.40 75.69 77.98 80.28 82.57 84.87 87.16 89.45
O 68.81 71.10 73.40 75.69 77.98 80.28 82.57 84.87 87.16 89.45
15 B 79.76 82.42 85.08 87.73 90.39 93.05 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 79.76 82.42 85.08 87.73 90.39 93.05 94.49 94.49 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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