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FY2026 · Schedule 091 · Effective May 17, 2026

Albany-Schenectady wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $33.68 an hour, about $70,290 a year at full time (2,087 hours). Steps 2 to 5 come after 6 months, 18 months, then 2 years each.

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01 · WG · Wage Grade (non-supervisory)
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5vs FY2025 (step 2)
WG-1$16.24$16.91$17.60$18.28$18.95+$0.17
WG-2$17.04$17.76$18.48$19.17$19.89+$0.18
WG-3$18.89$19.66$20.46$21.25$22.00+$0.20
WG-4$21.04$21.96$22.85$23.75$24.61+$0.22
WG-5$23.17$24.13$25.07$26.05$27.04+$0.24
WG-6$25.12$26.18$27.24$28.26$29.32+$0.26
WG-7$27.10$28.24$29.37$30.47$31.60+$0.28
WG-8$28.78$29.97$31.25$32.45$33.66+$0.30
WG-9$30.61$31.88$33.18$34.43$35.72+$0.32
WG-10$32.20$33.68$34.96$36.31$37.67+$0.34
WG-11$33.39$34.87$36.32$37.66$39.11+$0.35
WG-12$34.77$36.19$37.65$39.06$40.58+$0.36
WG-13$35.93$37.40$38.99$40.50$41.92+$0.38
WG-14$37.17$38.74$40.26$41.87$43.47+$0.39
WG-15$38.38$40.02$41.67$43.24$44.87+$0.40
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 091, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$17.86$18.60$19.36$20.09$20.84
WL-2$18.76$19.54$20.32$21.09$21.88
WL-3$20.77$21.64$22.51$23.36$24.22
WL-4$23.19$24.13$25.10$26.09$27.04
WL-5$25.49$26.55$27.56$28.66$29.73
WL-6$27.62$28.77$29.94$31.09$32.24
WL-7$29.84$31.06$32.29$33.55$34.77
WL-8$31.71$33.02$34.38$35.70$36.99
WL-9$33.68$35.07$36.49$37.87$39.28
WL-10$35.43$36.96$38.38$39.92$41.39
WL-11$36.86$38.33$39.96$41.49$43.06
WL-12$38.19$39.75$41.38$42.91$44.52
WL-13$39.57$41.23$42.84$44.48$46.23
WL-14$40.91$42.66$44.37$46.08$47.87
WL-15$42.26$44.02$45.84$47.57$49.36
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 091, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$26.22$27.33$28.43$29.52$30.61
WS-2$27.30$28.44$29.57$30.70$31.84
WS-3$28.97$30.17$31.40$32.60$33.79
WS-4$30.98$32.25$33.56$34.84$36.15
WS-5$32.93$34.30$35.69$37.03$38.44
WS-6$34.91$36.34$37.82$39.27$40.68
WS-7$36.87$38.40$39.91$41.47$42.96
WS-8$38.53$40.13$41.74$43.34$44.95
WS-9$40.42$42.11$43.80$45.47$47.15
WS-10$42.01$43.73$45.55$47.22$49.09
WS-11$43.04$44.79$46.61$48.43$50.19
WS-12$44.05$45.90$47.72$49.56$51.37
WS-13$45.12$47.02$48.85$50.77$52.62
WS-14$46.74$48.64$50.59$52.51$54.46
WS-15$48.42$50.42$52.44$54.45$56.44
WS-16$49.91$51.98$54.07$56.15$58.20
WS-17$51.45$53.62$55.72$57.89$60.02
WS-18$53.83$56.09$58.32$60.54$62.79
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 091, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas