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Salary Table 2026-SEA (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 31.57%

For the Locality Pay Area of Seattle-Tacoma, WA

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 20.22 20.90 21.57 22.24 22.91 23.30 23.97 24.64 24.66 25.29
O 30.33 31.35 32.36 33.36 34.37 34.95 35.96 36.96 36.99 37.94
2 B 22.25 22.78 23.52 24.14 24.41 25.13 25.85 26.56 27.28 28.00
O 33.38 34.17 35.28 36.21 36.62 37.70 38.78 39.84 40.92 42.00
3 B 23.76 24.55 25.34 26.13 26.92 27.72 28.51 29.30 30.09 30.89
O 35.64 36.83 38.01 39.20 40.38 41.58 42.77 43.95 45.14 46.34
4 B 26.08 26.95 27.82 28.69 29.56 30.43 31.30 32.16 33.03 33.90
O 39.12 40.43 41.73 43.04 44.34 45.65 46.95 48.24 49.55 50.85
5 B 28.52 29.47 30.42 31.37 32.32 33.27 34.22 35.17 36.13 37.08
O 42.78 44.21 45.63 47.06 48.48 49.91 51.33 52.76 54.20 55.62
6 B 31.06 32.09 33.13 34.16 35.20 36.23 37.27 38.30 39.34 40.38
O 46.59 48.14 49.70 51.24 52.80 54.35 55.91 57.45 59.01 60.57
7 B 33.70 34.82 35.94 37.07 38.19 39.31 40.44 41.56 42.68 43.81
O 50.55 52.23 53.91 55.61 57.29 58.97 60.66 62.34 63.15 63.15
8 B 36.42 37.63 38.84 40.06 41.27 42.48 43.70 44.91 46.12 47.34
O 54.63 56.45 58.26 60.09 61.91 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15
9 B 39.22 40.53 41.84 43.15 44.46 45.76 47.07 48.38 49.69 50.99
O 58.83 60.80 62.76 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15
10 B 42.10 43.50 44.90 46.30 47.71 49.11 50.51 51.92 53.32 54.72
O 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15
11 B 45.04 46.55 48.05 49.55 51.05 52.55 54.06 55.56 57.06 58.56
O 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15
12 B 52.54 54.29 56.05 57.80 59.55 61.30 63.05 64.80 66.56 68.31
O 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 63.15 64.80 66.56 68.31
13 B 60.76 62.79 64.81 66.84 68.86 70.89 72.91 74.94 76.96 78.99
O 63.15 63.15 64.81 66.84 68.86 70.89 72.91 74.94 76.96 78.99
14 B 69.77 72.09 74.42 76.75 79.07 81.40 83.72 86.05 88.38 90.70
O 69.77 72.09 74.42 76.75 79.07 81.40 83.72 86.05 88.38 90.70
15 B 80.87 83.57 86.26 88.96 91.65 94.35 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 80.87 83.57 86.26 88.96 91.65 94.35 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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