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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

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 18.33 18.94 19.55 20.16 20.77 21.12 21.73 22.33 22.36 22.93
O 27.50 28.41 29.33 30.24 31.16 31.68 32.60 33.50 33.54 34.40
2 B 20.17 20.65 21.32 21.89 22.13 22.78 23.43 24.08 24.73 25.38
O 30.26 30.98 31.98 32.84 33.20 34.17 35.15 36.12 37.10 38.07
3 B 21.54 22.26 22.97 23.69 24.41 25.13 25.85 26.56 27.28 28.00
O 32.31 33.39 34.46 35.54 36.62 37.70 38.78 39.84 40.92 42.00
4 B 23.64 24.43 25.22 26.01 26.80 27.58 28.37 29.16 29.95 30.74
O 35.46 36.65 37.83 39.02 40.20 41.37 42.56 43.74 44.93 46.11
5 B 25.86 26.72 27.58 28.44 29.30 30.17 31.03 31.89 32.75 33.61
O 38.79 40.08 41.37 42.66 43.95 45.26 46.55 47.84 49.13 50.42
6 B 28.16 29.10 30.03 30.97 31.91 32.85 33.79 34.73 35.66 36.60
O 42.24 43.65 45.05 46.46 47.87 49.28 50.69 52.10 53.49 54.90
7 B 30.55 31.57 32.59 33.60 34.62 35.64 36.66 37.68 38.70 39.71
O 45.83 47.36 48.89 50.40 51.93 53.46 54.99 56.52 57.24 57.24
8 B 33.01 34.11 35.21 36.31 37.41 38.52 39.62 40.72 41.82 42.92
O 49.52 51.17 52.82 54.47 56.12 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24
9 B 35.56 36.75 37.93 39.12 40.30 41.49 42.67 43.86 45.04 46.23
O 53.34 55.13 56.90 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24
10 B 38.16 39.44 40.71 41.98 43.25 44.52 45.79 47.07 48.34 49.61
O 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24
11 B 40.84 42.20 43.56 44.92 46.28 47.64 49.01 50.37 51.73 53.09
O 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24
12 B 47.63 49.22 50.81 52.40 53.99 55.57 57.16 58.75 60.34 61.93
O 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 57.24 58.75 60.34 61.93
13 B 55.09 56.92 58.76 60.59 62.43 64.27 66.10 67.94 69.78 71.61
O 57.24 57.24 58.76 60.59 62.43 64.27 66.10 67.94 69.78 71.61
14 B 63.25 65.36 67.47 69.58 71.69 73.80 75.90 78.01 80.12 82.23
O 63.25 65.36 67.47 69.58 71.69 73.80 75.90 78.01 80.12 82.23
15 B 73.32 75.76 78.20 80.65 83.09 85.54 87.98 90.42 92.87 94.49
O 73.32 75.76 78.20 80.65 83.09 85.54 87.98 90.42 92.87 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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