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Lead Wildland Firefighter pay range
State of New Mexico · class code SWFT26
- Class code
- SWFT26
- Grade
- C7
- Pay unit
- Hour
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- New Mexico
- The State of New Mexico published pay range for Lead Wildland Firefighter is $27.37 to $41.06 per hour.
- That works out to about $56,930 to $85,405 a year at full time.
- New Mexico State Personnel Office keys this classification as class code SWFT26.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which criteria an employee meets.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Alternate ranges
| Range | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $56,931 | $85,396 | per year |
| Range Hourly | $27.37 | $41.06 | per hour |
Which alternate range applies is set by the plan's own criteria (experience, certification or assignment). The criteria text lives in the source document.
Where this comes from
New Mexico State Personnel Office publishes this figure in Salary Schedule effective 2026-07-04 and the SPO Job Catalog (effective 08/02/2025). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
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