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
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
|
42193 |
43608 |
45011 |
46409 |
47807 |
48628 |
50016 |
51414 |
51471 |
52775 |
|
2
|
46439 |
47544 |
49084 |
50385 |
50948 |
52445 |
53942 |
55441 |
56938 |
58437 |
|
3
|
49580 |
51233 |
52886 |
54540 |
56192 |
57846 |
59500 |
61152 |
62806 |
64460 |
|
4
|
54427 |
56241 |
58055 |
59871 |
61685 |
63500 |
65314 |
67128 |
68944 |
70758 |
|
5
|
59521 |
61505 |
63489 |
65473 |
67457 |
69441 |
71425 |
73409 |
75394 |
77378 |
|
6
|
64818 |
66978 |
69139 |
71299 |
73459 |
75620 |
77780 |
79941 |
82101 |
84263 |
|
7
|
70325 |
72670 |
75015 |
77359 |
79704 |
82048 |
84393 |
86738 |
89081 |
91425 |
|
8
|
75999 |
78532 |
81064 |
83597 |
86130 |
88664 |
91196 |
93729 |
96262 |
98795 |
|
9
|
81860 |
84589 |
87319 |
90048 |
92778 |
95507 |
98237 |
100966 |
103694 |
106424 |
|
10
|
87855 |
90782 |
93709 |
96637 |
99566 |
102493 |
105420 |
108348 |
111277 |
114204 |
|
11
|
94007 |
97142 |
100276 |
103410 |
106544 |
109679 |
112813 |
115947 |
119081 |
122217 |
|
12
|
109657 |
113312 |
116967 |
120623 |
124278 |
127935 |
131590 |
135246 |
138901 |
142556 |
|
13
|
126808 |
131035 |
135262 |
139489 |
143717 |
147944 |
152171 |
156399 |
160625 |
164852 |
|
14
|
145607 |
150462 |
155316 |
160171 |
165024 |
169879 |
174733 |
179588 |
184441 |
189296 |
|
15
|
168778 |
174404 |
180030 |
185656 |
191283 |
196909 |
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.
