Salary Table 2026-SO (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 18.78%
For the Locality Pay Area of San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX
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
|
38092 |
39368 |
40636 |
41897 |
43160 |
43901 |
45154 |
46416 |
46468 |
47645 |
|
2
|
41925 |
42922 |
44312 |
45487 |
45995 |
47347 |
48699 |
50052 |
51403 |
52756 |
|
3
|
44760 |
46253 |
47745 |
49238 |
50730 |
52223 |
53716 |
55208 |
56701 |
58194 |
|
4
|
49136 |
50774 |
52412 |
54051 |
55689 |
57327 |
58965 |
60603 |
62242 |
63880 |
|
5
|
53735 |
55526 |
57317 |
59108 |
60900 |
62691 |
64482 |
66273 |
68065 |
69856 |
|
6
|
58517 |
60467 |
62418 |
64368 |
66318 |
68269 |
70219 |
72170 |
74120 |
76071 |
|
7
|
63489 |
65606 |
67722 |
69839 |
71956 |
74072 |
76189 |
78306 |
80421 |
82538 |
|
8
|
68611 |
70897 |
73184 |
75470 |
77757 |
80045 |
82331 |
84618 |
86904 |
89191 |
|
9
|
73903 |
76366 |
78831 |
81294 |
83759 |
86222 |
88687 |
91151 |
93614 |
96079 |
|
10
|
79314 |
81957 |
84600 |
87243 |
89887 |
92530 |
95172 |
97815 |
100459 |
103102 |
|
11
|
84868 |
87699 |
90528 |
93358 |
96187 |
99017 |
101847 |
104676 |
107505 |
110336 |
|
12
|
98997 |
102297 |
105597 |
108898 |
112197 |
115498 |
118798 |
122099 |
125398 |
128698 |
|
13
|
114481 |
118297 |
122113 |
125929 |
129746 |
133562 |
137379 |
141195 |
145010 |
148827 |
|
14
|
131453 |
135836 |
140217 |
144600 |
148982 |
153365 |
157747 |
162130 |
166512 |
170895 |
|
15
|
152371 |
157450 |
162529 |
167608 |
172688 |
177767 |
182846 |
187925 |
193004 |
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.
