Salary Table 2026-SL (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 20.03%
For the Locality Pay Area of St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
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
|
38492 |
39783 |
41063 |
42338 |
43614 |
44363 |
45629 |
46904 |
46957 |
48146 |
|
2
|
42366 |
43374 |
44778 |
45965 |
46479 |
47845 |
49211 |
50578 |
51944 |
53311 |
|
3
|
45231 |
46740 |
48247 |
49756 |
51264 |
52772 |
54281 |
55789 |
57298 |
58806 |
|
4
|
49653 |
51308 |
52963 |
54620 |
56275 |
57930 |
59585 |
61241 |
62897 |
64552 |
|
5
|
54300 |
56110 |
57920 |
59731 |
61541 |
63351 |
65161 |
66971 |
68781 |
70591 |
|
6
|
59133 |
61104 |
63075 |
65045 |
67016 |
68987 |
70958 |
72929 |
74900 |
76872 |
|
7
|
64157 |
66296 |
68435 |
70574 |
72713 |
74852 |
76991 |
79130 |
81268 |
83406 |
|
8
|
69333 |
71644 |
73954 |
76265 |
78575 |
80887 |
83198 |
85508 |
87819 |
90129 |
|
9
|
74680 |
77170 |
79660 |
82150 |
84640 |
87130 |
89620 |
92110 |
94599 |
97090 |
|
10
|
80149 |
82819 |
85490 |
88161 |
90833 |
93503 |
96174 |
98845 |
101517 |
104187 |
|
11
|
85761 |
88622 |
91481 |
94340 |
97199 |
100059 |
102919 |
105778 |
108637 |
111497 |
|
12
|
100039 |
103373 |
106708 |
110044 |
113378 |
116714 |
120048 |
123384 |
126718 |
130053 |
|
13
|
115686 |
119541 |
123398 |
127255 |
131111 |
134968 |
138824 |
142681 |
146536 |
150393 |
|
14
|
132836 |
137265 |
141693 |
146122 |
150550 |
154979 |
159407 |
163836 |
168264 |
172693 |
|
15
|
153974 |
159107 |
164239 |
169372 |
174506 |
179638 |
184771 |
189903 |
195036 |
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.
