Salary Table 2026-TU (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 19.28%
For the Locality Pay Area of Tucson-Nogales, AZ
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
|
38252 |
39534 |
40807 |
42074 |
43342 |
44086 |
45344 |
46611 |
46664 |
47846 |
|
2
|
42101 |
43103 |
44499 |
45678 |
46189 |
47546 |
48904 |
50262 |
51620 |
52978 |
|
3
|
44948 |
46448 |
47946 |
49445 |
50943 |
52443 |
53942 |
55440 |
56940 |
58439 |
|
4
|
49343 |
50987 |
52632 |
54278 |
55923 |
57568 |
59213 |
60858 |
62504 |
64149 |
|
5
|
53961 |
55760 |
57559 |
59357 |
61156 |
62955 |
64754 |
66552 |
68351 |
70150 |
|
6
|
58763 |
60722 |
62680 |
64639 |
66598 |
68556 |
70515 |
72473 |
74432 |
76392 |
|
7
|
63756 |
65882 |
68007 |
70133 |
72259 |
74384 |
76510 |
78635 |
80760 |
82885 |
|
8
|
68900 |
71196 |
73492 |
75788 |
78084 |
80382 |
82678 |
84974 |
87270 |
89566 |
|
9
|
74214 |
76687 |
79163 |
81636 |
84111 |
86585 |
89060 |
91534 |
94008 |
96483 |
|
10
|
79648 |
82302 |
84956 |
87610 |
90265 |
92919 |
95573 |
98227 |
100882 |
103536 |
|
11
|
85226 |
88068 |
90909 |
93751 |
96592 |
99434 |
102275 |
105117 |
107958 |
110800 |
|
12
|
99414 |
102728 |
106041 |
109356 |
112670 |
115984 |
119298 |
122613 |
125926 |
129240 |
|
13
|
114963 |
118795 |
122627 |
126459 |
130292 |
134124 |
137957 |
141789 |
145621 |
149453 |
|
14
|
132006 |
136407 |
140808 |
145209 |
149609 |
154011 |
158411 |
162812 |
167213 |
171614 |
|
15
|
153012 |
158113 |
163213 |
168314 |
173415 |
178516 |
183616 |
188716 |
193817 |
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.
