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  <Abbreviation>HOU (GW)</Abbreviation>
  <Description>Salary Table 2026-HOU (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 35.00%
For the Locality Pay Area of Houston-The Woodlands, TX
Total Increase: 1%
Effective January 2026</Description>
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          <Annual>43293</Annual>
          <Hourly>20.74</Hourly>
          <Overtime>31.11</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>44744</Annual>
          <Hourly>21.44</Hourly>
          <Overtime>32.16</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>46185</Annual>
          <Hourly>22.13</Hourly>
          <Overtime>33.20</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>47619</Annual>
          <Hourly>22.82</Hourly>
          <Overtime>34.23</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>49054</Annual>
          <Hourly>23.50</Hourly>
          <Overtime>35.25</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>49896</Annual>
          <Hourly>23.91</Hourly>
          <Overtime>35.87</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>51320</Annual>
          <Hourly>24.59</Hourly>
          <Overtime>36.89</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>52754</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.28</Hourly>
          <Overtime>37.92</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>52813</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.31</Hourly>
          <Overtime>37.97</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>54151</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.95</Hourly>
          <Overtime>38.93</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
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      <Value>1</Value>
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        <Step>
          <Annual>47650</Annual>
          <Hourly>22.83</Hourly>
          <Overtime>34.25</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
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        <Step>
          <Annual>48784</Annual>
          <Hourly>23.38</Hourly>
          <Overtime>35.07</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>50363</Annual>
          <Hourly>24.13</Hourly>
          <Overtime>36.20</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>51698</Annual>
          <Hourly>24.77</Hourly>
          <Overtime>37.16</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>52276</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.05</Hourly>
          <Overtime>37.58</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>53812</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.78</Hourly>
          <Overtime>38.67</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>55349</Annual>
          <Hourly>26.52</Hourly>
          <Overtime>39.78</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>56886</Annual>
          <Hourly>27.26</Hourly>
          <Overtime>40.89</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>58423</Annual>
          <Hourly>27.99</Hourly>
          <Overtime>41.99</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>59960</Annual>
          <Hourly>28.73</Hourly>
          <Overtime>43.10</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>2</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>50872</Annual>
          <Hourly>24.38</Hourly>
          <Overtime>36.57</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>52569</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.19</Hourly>
          <Overtime>37.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>54265</Annual>
          <Hourly>26.00</Hourly>
          <Overtime>39.00</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>55962</Annual>
          <Hourly>26.81</Hourly>
          <Overtime>40.22</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>57657</Annual>
          <Hourly>27.63</Hourly>
          <Overtime>41.45</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>59354</Annual>
          <Hourly>28.44</Hourly>
          <Overtime>42.66</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>61051</Annual>
          <Hourly>29.25</Hourly>
          <Overtime>43.88</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>62747</Annual>
          <Hourly>30.07</Hourly>
          <Overtime>45.11</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>64444</Annual>
          <Hourly>30.88</Hourly>
          <Overtime>46.32</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>66141</Annual>
          <Hourly>31.69</Hourly>
          <Overtime>47.54</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>3</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>55845</Annual>
          <Hourly>26.76</Hourly>
          <Overtime>40.14</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>57707</Annual>
          <Hourly>27.65</Hourly>
          <Overtime>41.48</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>59569</Annual>
          <Hourly>28.54</Hourly>
          <Overtime>42.81</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>61432</Annual>
          <Hourly>29.44</Hourly>
          <Overtime>44.16</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>63293</Annual>
          <Hourly>30.33</Hourly>
          <Overtime>45.50</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>65155</Annual>
          <Hourly>31.22</Hourly>
          <Overtime>46.83</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>67017</Annual>
          <Hourly>32.11</Hourly>
          <Overtime>48.17</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>68878</Annual>
          <Hourly>33.00</Hourly>
          <Overtime>49.50</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>70741</Annual>
          <Hourly>33.90</Hourly>
          <Overtime>50.85</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>72603</Annual>
          <Hourly>34.79</Hourly>
          <Overtime>52.19</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>4</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>61073</Annual>
          <Hourly>29.26</Hourly>
          <Overtime>43.89</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>63108</Annual>
          <Hourly>30.24</Hourly>
          <Overtime>45.36</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>65144</Annual>
          <Hourly>31.21</Hourly>
          <Overtime>46.82</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>67180</Annual>
          <Hourly>32.19</Hourly>
          <Overtime>48.29</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>69216</Annual>
          <Hourly>33.17</Hourly>
          <Overtime>49.76</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>71252</Annual>
          <Hourly>34.14</Hourly>
          <Overtime>51.21</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>73287</Annual>
          <Hourly>35.12</Hourly>
          <Overtime>52.68</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>75323</Annual>
          <Hourly>36.09</Hourly>
          <Overtime>54.14</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>77359</Annual>
          <Hourly>37.07</Hourly>
          <Overtime>55.61</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>79395</Annual>
          <Hourly>38.04</Hourly>
          <Overtime>57.06</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>5</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>66508</Annual>
          <Hourly>31.87</Hourly>
          <Overtime>47.81</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>68724</Annual>
          <Hourly>32.93</Hourly>
          <Overtime>49.40</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
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        <Step>
          <Annual>70941</Annual>
          <Hourly>33.99</Hourly>
          <Overtime>50.99</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
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        <Step>
          <Annual>73158</Annual>
          <Hourly>35.05</Hourly>
          <Overtime>52.58</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>75375</Annual>
          <Hourly>36.12</Hourly>
          <Overtime>54.18</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>77591</Annual>
          <Hourly>37.18</Hourly>
          <Overtime>55.77</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>79808</Annual>
          <Hourly>38.24</Hourly>
          <Overtime>57.36</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>82025</Annual>
          <Hourly>39.30</Hourly>
          <Overtime>58.95</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>84241</Annual>
          <Hourly>40.36</Hourly>
          <Overtime>60.54</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>86459</Annual>
          <Hourly>41.43</Hourly>
          <Overtime>62.15</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>6</Value>
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    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>72159</Annual>
          <Hourly>34.58</Hourly>
          <Overtime>51.87</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>74565</Annual>
          <Hourly>35.73</Hourly>
          <Overtime>53.60</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>76970</Annual>
          <Hourly>36.88</Hourly>
          <Overtime>55.32</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>79376</Annual>
          <Hourly>38.03</Hourly>
          <Overtime>57.05</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>81782</Annual>
          <Hourly>39.19</Hourly>
          <Overtime>58.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>84187</Annual>
          <Hourly>40.34</Hourly>
          <Overtime>60.51</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>86593</Annual>
          <Hourly>41.49</Hourly>
          <Overtime>62.24</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>88999</Annual>
          <Hourly>42.64</Hourly>
          <Overtime>63.96</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>91403</Annual>
          <Hourly>43.80</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>93809</Annual>
          <Hourly>44.95</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>7</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>77980</Annual>
          <Hourly>37.36</Hourly>
          <Overtime>56.04</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>80579</Annual>
          <Hourly>38.61</Hourly>
          <Overtime>57.92</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>83178</Annual>
          <Hourly>39.86</Hourly>
          <Overtime>59.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>85776</Annual>
          <Hourly>41.10</Hourly>
          <Overtime>61.65</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>88375</Annual>
          <Hourly>42.35</Hourly>
          <Overtime>63.53</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>90975</Annual>
          <Hourly>43.59</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>93574</Annual>
          <Hourly>44.84</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>96173</Annual>
          <Hourly>46.08</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
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          <Hourly>47.33</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>101370</Annual>
          <Hourly>48.57</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>8</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
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          <Hourly>40.25</Hourly>
          <Overtime>60.38</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>86794</Annual>
          <Hourly>41.59</Hourly>
          <Overtime>62.39</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>89595</Annual>
          <Hourly>42.93</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.40</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>92395</Annual>
          <Hourly>44.27</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>95197</Annual>
          <Hourly>45.61</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>97997</Annual>
          <Hourly>46.96</Hourly>
          <Overtime>64.79</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
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  <Notes>
* 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.</Notes>
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  <Type>GW</Type>
</PayTable>