FY2026 · Schedule 037 · Effective July 12, 2026
Atlanta wage grade pay, FY2026
A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $37.75 an hour, about $78,784 a year at full time (2,087 hours). Steps 2 to 5 come after 6 months, 18 months, then 2 years each.
01 · WG · Wage Grade (non-supervisory)
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | vs FY2025 (step 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $14.20 | $14.78 | $15.36 | $15.98 | $16.54 | +$0.15 |
| WG-2 | $16.65 | $17.34 | $18.04 | $18.74 | $19.42 | +$0.18 |
| WG-3 | $19.12 | $19.96 | $20.75 | $21.51 | $22.31 | +$0.20 |
| WG-4 | $21.83 | $22.71 | $23.61 | $24.53 | $25.44 | +$0.23 |
| WG-5 | $24.35 | $25.39 | $26.39 | $27.40 | $28.43 | +$0.26 |
| WG-6 | $26.94 | $28.06 | $29.16 | $30.29 | $31.42 | +$0.28 |
| WG-7 | $29.49 | $30.71 | $31.95 | $33.15 | $34.43 | +$0.31 |
| WG-8 | $32.00 | $33.36 | $34.68 | $36.00 | $37.31 | +$0.34 |
| WG-9 | $34.34 | $35.74 | $37.16 | $38.53 | $40.00 | +$0.36 |
| WG-10 | $36.23 | $37.75 | $39.27 | $40.81 | $42.26 | +$0.38 |
| WG-11 | $38.16 | $39.77 | $41.36 | $43.01 | $44.58 | +$0.40 |
| WG-12 | $40.23 | $41.90 | $43.61 | $45.27 | $46.95 | +$0.42 |
| WG-13 | $42.13 | $43.90 | $45.74 | $47.46 | $49.23 | +$0.44 |
| WG-14 | $44.12 | $46.02 | $47.83 | $49.73 | $51.57 | +$0.46 |
| WG-15 | $46.16 | $48.07 | $50.03 | $51.92 | $53.84 | +$0.48 |
02 · WL · Wage Leader
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $15.61 | $16.26 | $16.90 | $17.55 | $18.16 |
| WL-2 | $18.29 | $19.09 | $19.86 | $20.58 | $21.35 |
| WL-3 | $21.01 | $21.91 | $22.78 | $23.65 | $24.50 |
| WL-4 | $24.01 | $24.98 | $25.97 | $26.98 | $27.96 |
| WL-5 | $26.81 | $27.90 | $29.00 | $30.09 | $31.23 |
| WL-6 | $29.64 | $30.86 | $32.10 | $33.33 | $34.55 |
| WL-7 | $32.43 | $33.80 | $35.12 | $36.51 | $37.82 |
| WL-8 | $35.19 | $36.67 | $38.15 | $39.62 | $41.06 |
| WL-9 | $37.75 | $39.28 | $40.87 | $42.41 | $44.05 |
| WL-10 | $39.96 | $41.56 | $43.20 | $44.93 | $46.60 |
| WL-11 | $42.06 | $43.81 | $45.60 | $47.37 | $49.09 |
| WL-12 | $44.25 | $46.06 | $47.90 | $49.82 | $51.66 |
| WL-13 | $46.46 | $48.44 | $50.32 | $52.23 | $54.20 |
| WL-14 | $48.59 | $50.59 | $52.72 | $54.72 | $56.77 |
| WL-15 | $50.67 | $52.84 | $54.96 | $57.11 | $59.17 |
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $25.08 | $26.11 | $27.15 | $28.20 | $29.22 |
| WS-2 | $27.82 | $28.97 | $30.14 | $31.27 | $32.46 |
| WS-3 | $30.42 | $31.67 | $32.92 | $34.20 | $35.48 |
| WS-4 | $32.94 | $34.29 | $35.68 | $37.05 | $38.43 |
| WS-5 | $35.55 | $37.02 | $38.50 | $39.98 | $41.49 |
| WS-6 | $38.08 | $39.67 | $41.27 | $42.83 | $44.41 |
| WS-7 | $40.60 | $42.31 | $43.98 | $45.65 | $47.35 |
| WS-8 | $43.04 | $44.87 | $46.67 | $48.47 | $50.26 |
| WS-9 | $45.26 | $47.19 | $49.03 | $50.90 | $52.77 |
| WS-10 | $47.24 | $49.17 | $51.12 | $53.06 | $55.02 |
| WS-11 | $48.07 | $50.03 | $52.09 | $54.13 | $56.07 |
| WS-12 | $49.14 | $51.19 | $53.31 | $55.30 | $57.35 |
| WS-13 | $50.19 | $52.32 | $54.36 | $56.48 | $58.55 |
| WS-14 | $51.19 | $53.32 | $55.45 | $57.59 | $59.72 |
| WS-15 | $52.00 | $54.16 | $56.31 | $58.46 | $60.60 |
| WS-16 | $53.45 | $55.69 | $57.90 | $60.14 | $62.35 |
| WS-17 | $55.14 | $57.40 | $59.71 | $62.04 | $64.28 |
| WS-18 | $56.98 | $59.34 | $61.72 | $64.11 | $66.47 |
| WS-19 | $52.72 | $54.92 | $57.12 | $59.31 | $61.51 |
04 · Where this schedule applies
Counties (64)
- Banks County, GA
- Barrow County, GA
- Bartow County, GA
- Butts County, GA
- Carroll County, GA
- Chambers County, AL
- Chattahoochee County, GA
- Cherokee County, AL
- Cherokee County, GA
- Clarke County, GA
- Clayton County, GA
- Cleburne County, AL
- Cobb County, GA
- Coweta County, GA
- Dawson County, GA
- DeKalb County, GA
- Douglas County, GA
- Elbert County, GA
- Fayette County, GA
- Floyd County, GA
- Forsyth County, GA
- Franklin County, GA
- Fulton County, GA
- Gilmer County, GA
- Gordon County, GA
- Greene County, GA
- Gwinnett County, GA
- Habersham County, GA
- Hall County, GA
- Haralson County, GA
- Harris County, GA
- Heard County, GA
- Henry County, GA
- Jackson County, GA
- Jasper County, GA
- Lamar County, GA
- Lee County, AL
- Lumpkin County, GA
- Madison County, GA
- Marion County, GA
- Meriwether County, GA
- Morgan County, GA
- Muscogee County, GA
- Newton County, GA
- Oconee County, GA
- Oglethorpe County, GA
- Paulding County, GA
- Pickens County, GA
- Pike County, GA
- Polk County, GA
- Putnam County, GA
- Rabun County, GA
- Randolph County, AL
- Rockdale County, GA
- Russell County, AL
- Spalding County, GA
- Stephens County, GA
- Stewart County, GA
- Talbot County, GA
- Taliaferro County, GA
- Troup County, GA
- Upson County, GA
- Walton County, GA
- White County, GA
Other schedules in this wage area
- Schedule 237 5 counties
- Schedule 437 1 counties
Some counties in a wage area are paid on their own schedule.