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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

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 18.25 18.86 19.47 20.08 20.68 21.04 21.64 22.24 22.27 22.83
O 27.38 28.29 29.21 30.12 31.02 31.56 32.46 33.36 33.41 34.25
2 B 20.09 20.57 21.23 21.80 22.04 22.69 23.33 23.98 24.63 25.28
O 30.14 30.86 31.85 32.70 33.06 34.04 35.00 35.97 36.95 37.92
3 B 21.45 22.16 22.88 23.59 24.31 25.02 25.74 26.45 27.17 27.88
O 32.18 33.24 34.32 35.39 36.47 37.53 38.61 39.68 40.76 41.82
4 B 23.54 24.33 25.11 25.90 26.68 27.47 28.25 29.04 29.82 30.61
O 35.31 36.50 37.67 38.85 40.02 41.21 42.38 43.56 44.73 45.92
5 B 25.75 26.61 27.46 28.32 29.18 30.04 30.90 31.76 32.61 33.47
O 38.63 39.92 41.19 42.48 43.77 45.06 46.35 47.64 48.92 50.21
6 B 28.04 28.97 29.91 30.84 31.78 32.71 33.65 34.58 35.52 36.45
O 42.06 43.46 44.87 46.26 47.67 49.07 50.48 51.87 53.28 54.68
7 B 30.42 31.44 32.45 33.46 34.48 35.49 36.51 37.52 38.53 39.55
O 45.63 47.16 48.68 50.19 51.72 53.24 54.77 56.28 57.00 57.00
8 B 32.88 33.97 35.07 36.16 37.26 38.35 39.45 40.55 41.64 42.74
O 49.32 50.96 52.61 54.24 55.89 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00
9 B 35.41 36.59 37.77 38.95 40.13 41.31 42.49 43.68 44.86 46.04
O 53.12 54.89 56.66 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00
10 B 38.00 39.27 40.54 41.80 43.07 44.34 45.60 46.87 48.14 49.40
O 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00
11 B 40.67 42.02 43.38 44.73 46.09 47.44 48.80 50.16 51.51 52.87
O 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00
12 B 47.44 49.02 50.60 52.18 53.76 55.34 56.92 58.50 60.09 61.67
O 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 58.50 60.09 61.67
13 B 54.85 56.68 58.51 60.34 62.17 64.00 65.83 67.65 69.48 71.31
O 57.00 57.00 58.51 60.34 62.17 64.00 65.83 67.65 69.48 71.31
14 B 62.99 65.09 67.19 69.29 71.39 73.49 75.59 77.69 79.79 81.89
O 62.99 65.09 67.19 69.29 71.39 73.49 75.59 77.69 79.79 81.89
15 B 73.01 75.44 77.88 80.31 82.74 85.18 87.61 90.05 92.48 94.49
O 73.01 75.44 77.88 80.31 82.74 85.18 87.61 90.05 92.48 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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