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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

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 22.49 23.24 23.99 24.73 25.48 25.92 26.66 27.40 27.43 28.13
O 33.74 34.86 35.99 37.10 38.22 38.88 39.99 41.10 41.15 42.20
2 B 24.75 25.34 26.16 26.85 27.15 27.95 28.75 29.55 30.34 31.14
O 37.13 38.01 39.24 40.28 40.73 41.93 43.13 44.33 45.51 46.71
3 B 26.42 27.30 28.19 29.07 29.95 30.83 31.71 32.59 33.47 34.35
O 39.63 40.95 42.29 43.61 44.93 46.25 47.57 48.89 50.21 51.53
4 B 29.01 29.97 30.94 31.91 32.87 33.84 34.81 35.78 36.74 37.71
O 43.52 44.96 46.41 47.87 49.31 50.76 52.22 53.67 55.11 56.57
5 B 31.72 32.78 33.84 34.89 35.95 37.01 38.07 39.12 40.18 41.24
O 47.58 49.17 50.76 52.34 53.93 55.52 57.11 58.68 60.27 61.86
6 B 34.54 35.70 36.85 38.00 39.15 40.30 41.45 42.60 43.76 44.91
O 51.81 53.55 55.28 57.00 58.73 60.45 62.18 63.90 65.64 67.37
7 B 37.48 38.73 39.98 41.23 42.48 43.73 44.98 46.23 47.48 48.72
O 56.22 58.10 59.97 61.85 63.72 65.60 67.47 69.35 70.23 70.23
8 B 40.50 41.85 43.20 44.55 45.90 47.25 48.60 49.95 51.30 52.65
O 60.75 62.78 64.80 66.83 68.85 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23
9 B 43.63 45.08 46.54 47.99 49.45 50.90 52.36 53.81 55.26 56.72
O 65.45 67.62 69.81 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23
10 B 46.82 48.38 49.94 51.50 53.06 54.62 56.18 57.74 59.30 60.86
O 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23
11 B 50.10 51.77 53.44 55.11 56.78 58.45 60.12 61.79 63.46 65.14
O 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23
12 B 58.44 60.39 62.34 64.29 66.23 68.18 70.13 72.08 74.03 75.97
O 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 70.23 72.08 74.03 75.97
13 B 67.58 69.83 72.09 74.34 76.59 78.85 81.10 83.35 85.60 87.86
O 70.23 70.23 72.09 74.34 76.59 78.85 81.10 83.35 85.60 87.86
14 B 77.60 80.19 82.77 85.36 87.95 90.54 93.12 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 77.60 80.19 82.77 85.36 87.95 90.54 93.12 94.49 94.49 94.49
15 B 89.95 92.95 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 89.95 92.95 94.49 94.49 94.49 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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