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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

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.

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