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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

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 18.44 19.06 19.68 20.29 20.90 21.26 21.86 22.47 22.50 23.07
O 27.66 28.59 29.52 30.44 31.35 31.89 32.79 33.71 33.75 34.61
2 B 20.30 20.78 21.46 22.02 22.27 22.93 23.58 24.23 24.89 25.54
O 30.45 31.17 32.19 33.03 33.41 34.40 35.37 36.35 37.34 38.31
3 B 21.67 22.40 23.12 23.84 24.56 25.29 26.01 26.73 27.45 28.18
O 32.51 33.60 34.68 35.76 36.84 37.94 39.02 40.10 41.18 42.27
4 B 23.79 24.58 25.38 26.17 26.96 27.76 28.55 29.34 30.14 30.93
O 35.69 36.87 38.07 39.26 40.44 41.64 42.83 44.01 45.21 46.40
5 B 26.02 26.89 27.75 28.62 29.49 30.36 31.22 32.09 32.96 33.82
O 39.03 40.34 41.63 42.93 44.24 45.54 46.83 48.14 49.44 50.73
6 B 28.33 29.28 30.22 31.17 32.11 33.06 34.00 34.94 35.89 36.83
O 42.50 43.92 45.33 46.76 48.17 49.59 51.00 52.41 53.84 55.25
7 B 30.74 31.77 32.79 33.82 34.84 35.87 36.89 37.92 38.94 39.96
O 46.11 47.66 49.19 50.73 52.26 53.81 55.34 56.88 57.60 57.60
8 B 33.22 34.33 35.44 36.54 37.65 38.76 39.86 40.97 42.08 43.19
O 49.83 51.50 53.16 54.81 56.48 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60
9 B 35.78 36.98 38.17 39.36 40.56 41.75 42.94 44.14 45.33 46.52
O 53.67 55.47 57.26 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60
10 B 38.40 39.68 40.96 42.24 43.52 44.80 46.08 47.36 48.64 49.92
O 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60
11 B 41.09 42.46 43.83 45.20 46.57 47.94 49.31 50.68 52.05 53.42
O 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60
12 B 47.93 49.53 51.13 52.73 54.33 55.92 57.52 59.12 60.72 62.32
O 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 59.12 60.72 62.32
13 B 55.43 57.28 59.13 60.98 62.82 64.67 66.52 68.37 70.21 72.06
O 57.60 57.60 59.13 60.98 62.82 64.67 66.52 68.37 70.21 72.06
14 B 63.65 65.77 67.89 70.02 72.14 74.26 76.38 78.50 80.62 82.75
O 63.65 65.77 67.89 70.02 72.14 74.26 76.38 78.50 80.62 82.75
15 B 73.78 76.24 78.70 81.16 83.62 86.07 88.53 90.99 93.45 94.49
O 73.78 76.24 78.70 81.16 83.62 86.07 88.53 90.99 93.45 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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