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
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
|
42883 |
44320 |
45747 |
47167 |
48588 |
49423 |
50834 |
52254 |
52313 |
53638 |
|
2
|
47198 |
48321 |
49886 |
51208 |
51780 |
53302 |
54824 |
56347 |
57869 |
59392 |
|
3
|
50390 |
52071 |
53750 |
55431 |
57110 |
58791 |
60472 |
62152 |
63833 |
65513 |
|
4
|
55316 |
57160 |
59004 |
60849 |
62693 |
64537 |
66381 |
68225 |
70071 |
71915 |
|
5
|
60494 |
62510 |
64527 |
66543 |
68560 |
70576 |
72593 |
74609 |
76626 |
78642 |
|
6
|
65877 |
68073 |
70269 |
72464 |
74660 |
76856 |
79051 |
81247 |
83443 |
85640 |
|
7
|
71475 |
73858 |
76240 |
78623 |
81006 |
83389 |
85772 |
88155 |
90536 |
92919 |
|
8
|
77241 |
79815 |
82389 |
84963 |
87537 |
90113 |
92687 |
95261 |
97835 |
100409 |
|
9
|
83198 |
85971 |
88746 |
91519 |
94294 |
97067 |
99842 |
102615 |
105389 |
108163 |
|
10
|
89290 |
92265 |
95241 |
98216 |
101193 |
104168 |
107143 |
110118 |
113095 |
116070 |
|
11
|
95543 |
98729 |
101915 |
105100 |
108285 |
111472 |
114657 |
117842 |
121027 |
124214 |
|
12
|
111449 |
115164 |
118878 |
122594 |
126309 |
130025 |
133740 |
137456 |
141171 |
144886 |
|
13
|
128881 |
133176 |
137472 |
141769 |
146065 |
150361 |
154658 |
158954 |
163249 |
167546 |
|
14
|
147987 |
152921 |
157854 |
162788 |
167721 |
172655 |
177588 |
182522 |
187455 |
192390 |
|
15
|
171536 |
177254 |
182972 |
188690 |
194409 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
* 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.
