Salary Table 2026-SF (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 46.34%
For the Locality Pay Area of San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, 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
|
46930 |
48503 |
50064 |
51619 |
53174 |
54087 |
55631 |
57185 |
57250 |
58700 |
|
2
|
51652 |
52881 |
54594 |
56041 |
56667 |
58333 |
59998 |
61665 |
63330 |
64997 |
|
3
|
55145 |
56985 |
58823 |
60662 |
62500 |
64340 |
66179 |
68017 |
69857 |
71696 |
|
4
|
60536 |
62554 |
64573 |
66592 |
68610 |
70628 |
72646 |
74664 |
76684 |
78702 |
|
5
|
66203 |
68410 |
70616 |
72823 |
75030 |
77237 |
79444 |
81650 |
83857 |
86064 |
|
6
|
72094 |
74497 |
76900 |
79303 |
81706 |
84109 |
86512 |
88915 |
91318 |
93722 |
|
7
|
78220 |
80828 |
83436 |
86044 |
88651 |
91259 |
93867 |
96475 |
99081 |
101689 |
|
8
|
84530 |
87347 |
90164 |
92982 |
95799 |
98617 |
101434 |
104251 |
107068 |
109885 |
|
9
|
91050 |
94085 |
97121 |
100157 |
103193 |
106228 |
109265 |
112300 |
115335 |
118371 |
|
10
|
97717 |
100973 |
104229 |
107485 |
110743 |
113999 |
117255 |
120511 |
123769 |
127025 |
|
11
|
104560 |
108047 |
111533 |
115019 |
118505 |
121992 |
125478 |
128964 |
132449 |
135937 |
|
12
|
121967 |
126032 |
130098 |
134165 |
138230 |
142297 |
146362 |
150429 |
154494 |
158559 |
|
13
|
141044 |
145744 |
150446 |
155148 |
159850 |
164552 |
169254 |
173956 |
178656 |
183358 |
|
14
|
161953 |
167353 |
172751 |
178151 |
183550 |
188950 |
194348 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
|
15
|
187725 |
193982 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
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.
