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Salary Table 2026-SN (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 17.67%

For the Locality Pay Area of Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID

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 18.08 18.69 19.29 19.89 20.49 20.84 21.43 22.03 22.06 22.62
O 27.12 28.04 28.94 29.84 30.74 31.26 32.15 33.05 33.09 33.93
2 B 19.90 20.37 21.03 21.59 21.83 22.47 23.12 23.76 24.40 25.04
O 29.85 30.56 31.55 32.39 32.75 33.71 34.68 35.64 36.60 37.56
3 B 21.25 21.96 22.66 23.37 24.08 24.79 25.50 26.21 26.91 27.62
O 31.88 32.94 33.99 35.06 36.12 37.19 38.25 39.32 40.37 41.43
4 B 23.32 24.10 24.88 25.66 26.43 27.21 27.99 28.77 29.54 30.32
O 34.98 36.15 37.32 38.49 39.65 40.82 41.99 43.16 44.31 45.48
5 B 25.51 26.36 27.21 28.06 28.91 29.76 30.61 31.46 32.31 33.16
O 38.27 39.54 40.82 42.09 43.37 44.64 45.92 47.19 48.47 49.74
6 B 27.78 28.70 29.63 30.55 31.48 32.41 33.33 34.26 35.18 36.11
O 41.67 43.05 44.45 45.83 47.22 48.62 50.00 51.39 52.77 54.17
7 B 30.14 31.14 32.15 33.15 34.16 35.16 36.17 37.17 38.17 39.18
O 45.21 46.71 48.23 49.73 51.24 52.74 54.26 55.76 56.48 56.48
8 B 32.57 33.65 34.74 35.82 36.91 38.00 39.08 40.17 41.25 42.34
O 48.86 50.48 52.11 53.73 55.37 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48
9 B 35.08 36.25 37.42 38.59 39.76 40.93 42.10 43.27 44.44 45.61
O 52.62 54.38 56.13 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48
10 B 37.65 38.90 40.16 41.41 42.67 43.92 45.18 46.43 47.69 48.94
O 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48
11 B 40.29 41.63 42.97 44.31 45.66 47.00 48.34 49.69 51.03 52.37
O 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48
12 B 46.99 48.56 50.12 51.69 53.26 54.82 56.39 57.96 59.52 61.09
O 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 56.48 57.96 59.52 61.09
13 B 54.34 56.15 57.96 59.78 61.59 63.40 65.21 67.02 68.83 70.64
O 56.48 56.48 57.96 59.78 61.59 63.40 65.21 67.02 68.83 70.64
14 B 62.40 64.48 66.56 68.64 70.72 72.80 74.88 76.96 79.04 81.12
O 62.40 64.48 66.56 68.64 70.72 72.80 74.88 76.96 79.04 81.12
15 B 72.33 74.74 77.15 79.56 81.97 84.38 86.79 89.20 91.62 94.03
O 72.33 74.74 77.15 79.56 81.97 84.38 86.79 89.20 91.62 94.03

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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