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Salary Table 2026-SD (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 33.72%

For the Locality Pay Area of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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 20.55 21.24 21.92 22.60 23.28 23.68 24.36 25.04 25.07 25.70
O 30.83 31.86 32.88 33.90 34.92 35.52 36.54 37.56 37.61 38.55
2 B 22.62 23.15 23.90 24.54 24.81 25.54 26.27 27.00 27.73 28.46
O 33.93 34.73 35.85 36.81 37.22 38.31 39.41 40.50 41.60 42.69
3 B 24.14 24.95 25.75 26.56 27.36 28.17 28.98 29.78 30.59 31.39
O 36.21 37.43 38.63 39.84 41.04 42.26 43.47 44.67 45.89 47.09
4 B 26.51 27.39 28.27 29.16 30.04 30.92 31.81 32.69 33.57 34.46
O 39.77 41.09 42.41 43.74 45.06 46.38 47.72 49.04 50.36 51.69
5 B 28.99 29.95 30.92 31.88 32.85 33.82 34.78 35.75 36.72 37.68
O 43.49 44.93 46.38 47.82 49.28 50.73 52.17 53.63 55.08 56.52
6 B 31.57 32.62 33.67 34.72 35.77 36.83 37.88 38.93 39.98 41.03
O 47.36 48.93 50.51 52.08 53.66 55.25 56.82 58.40 59.97 61.55
7 B 34.25 35.39 36.53 37.67 38.81 39.96 41.10 42.24 43.38 44.52
O 51.38 53.09 54.80 56.51 58.22 59.94 61.65 63.36 64.17 64.17
8 B 37.01 38.24 39.48 40.71 41.94 43.18 44.41 45.64 46.88 48.11
O 55.52 57.36 59.22 61.07 62.91 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17
9 B 39.86 41.19 42.52 43.85 45.18 46.51 47.84 49.17 50.50 51.83
O 59.79 61.79 63.78 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17
10 B 42.78 44.21 45.64 47.06 48.49 49.91 51.34 52.76 54.19 55.62
O 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17
11 B 45.78 47.31 48.83 50.36 51.89 53.41 54.94 56.46 57.99 59.52
O 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17
12 B 53.40 55.18 56.96 58.74 60.52 62.30 64.08 65.86 67.64 69.42
O 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 64.17 65.86 67.64 69.42
13 B 61.75 63.81 65.87 67.93 69.99 72.05 74.11 76.16 78.22 80.28
O 64.17 64.17 65.87 67.93 69.99 72.05 74.11 76.16 78.22 80.28
14 B 70.91 73.27 75.64 78.00 80.36 82.73 85.09 87.46 89.82 92.18
O 70.91 73.27 75.64 78.00 80.36 82.73 85.09 87.46 89.82 92.18
15 B 82.19 84.93 87.67 90.41 93.15 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 82.19 84.93 87.67 90.41 93.15 94.49 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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