Salary Table 2026-VB (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 18.80%
For the Locality Pay Area of Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC
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
|
38098 |
39375 |
40643 |
41904 |
43167 |
43908 |
45162 |
46423 |
46476 |
47653 |
|
2
|
41932 |
42930 |
44320 |
45494 |
46003 |
47355 |
48707 |
50060 |
51412 |
52765 |
|
3
|
44767 |
46261 |
47753 |
49246 |
50738 |
52232 |
53725 |
55217 |
56710 |
58204 |
|
4
|
49144 |
50782 |
52421 |
54060 |
55698 |
57336 |
58975 |
60613 |
62252 |
63891 |
|
5
|
53744 |
55535 |
57327 |
59118 |
60910 |
62701 |
64493 |
66284 |
68076 |
69867 |
|
6
|
58527 |
60478 |
62428 |
64379 |
66330 |
68280 |
70231 |
72182 |
74132 |
76084 |
|
7
|
63500 |
65617 |
67734 |
69851 |
71968 |
74085 |
76202 |
78319 |
80435 |
82552 |
|
8
|
68622 |
70909 |
73196 |
75483 |
77770 |
80058 |
82345 |
84632 |
86919 |
89206 |
|
9
|
73915 |
76379 |
78844 |
81308 |
83773 |
86237 |
88702 |
91166 |
93630 |
96095 |
|
10
|
79328 |
81971 |
84614 |
87257 |
89902 |
92545 |
95189 |
97832 |
100476 |
103120 |
|
11
|
84883 |
87714 |
90543 |
93373 |
96203 |
99034 |
101864 |
104694 |
107524 |
110355 |
|
12
|
99014 |
102314 |
105614 |
108916 |
112216 |
115518 |
118818 |
122119 |
125420 |
128720 |
|
13
|
114501 |
118316 |
122134 |
125951 |
129768 |
133585 |
137402 |
141219 |
145035 |
148852 |
|
14
|
131475 |
135858 |
140241 |
144625 |
149007 |
153391 |
157774 |
162157 |
166540 |
170924 |
|
15
|
152397 |
157477 |
162556 |
167636 |
172717 |
177797 |
182877 |
187957 |
193037 |
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.
