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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

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 18.87 19.47 20.08 20.68 21.04 21.64 22.24 22.27 22.83
O 27.38 28.31 29.21 30.12 31.02 31.56 32.46 33.36 33.41 34.25
2 B 20.09 20.57 21.24 21.80 22.04 22.69 23.34 23.99 24.63 25.28
O 30.14 30.86 31.86 32.70 33.06 34.04 35.01 35.99 36.95 37.92
3 B 21.45 22.17 22.88 23.60 24.31 25.03 25.74 26.46 27.17 27.89
O 32.18 33.26 34.32 35.40 36.47 37.55 38.61 39.69 40.76 41.84
4 B 23.55 24.33 25.12 25.90 26.69 27.47 28.26 29.04 29.83 30.61
O 35.33 36.50 37.68 38.85 40.04 41.21 42.39 43.56 44.75 45.92
5 B 25.75 26.61 27.47 28.33 29.19 30.04 30.90 31.76 32.62 33.48
O 38.63 39.92 41.21 42.50 43.79 45.06 46.35 47.64 48.93 50.22
6 B 28.04 28.98 29.91 30.85 31.78 32.72 33.65 34.59 35.52 36.46
O 42.06 43.47 44.87 46.28 47.67 49.08 50.48 51.89 53.28 54.69
7 B 30.43 31.44 32.46 33.47 34.48 35.50 36.51 37.53 38.54 39.56
O 45.65 47.16 48.69 50.21 51.72 53.25 54.77 56.30 57.02 57.02
8 B 32.88 33.98 35.07 36.17 37.26 38.36 39.46 40.55 41.65 42.74
O 49.32 50.97 52.61 54.26 55.89 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02
9 B 35.42 36.60 37.78 38.96 40.14 41.32 42.50 43.68 44.86 46.04
O 53.13 54.90 56.67 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02
10 B 38.01 39.28 40.54 41.81 43.08 44.34 45.61 46.88 48.14 49.41
O 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02
11 B 40.67 42.03 43.38 44.74 46.10 47.45 48.81 50.16 51.52 52.88
O 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02
12 B 47.44 49.02 50.61 52.19 53.77 55.35 56.93 58.51 60.10 61.68
O 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 57.02 58.51 60.10 61.68
13 B 54.86 56.69 58.52 60.35 62.18 64.01 65.84 67.67 69.49 71.32
O 57.02 57.02 58.52 60.35 62.18 64.01 65.84 67.67 69.49 71.32
14 B 63.00 65.10 67.20 69.30 71.40 73.50 75.60 77.70 79.80 81.90
O 63.00 65.10 67.20 69.30 71.40 73.50 75.60 77.70 79.80 81.90
15 B 73.02 75.46 77.89 80.32 82.76 85.19 87.63 90.06 92.49 94.49
O 73.02 75.46 77.89 80.32 82.76 85.19 87.63 90.06 92.49 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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