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FY2026 · Schedule 237 · Effective July 12, 2026

Atlanta wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $36.97 an hour, about $77,156 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$13.59$14.12$14.68$15.30$15.86+$0.14
WG-2$16.13$16.83$17.49$18.14$18.84+$0.17
WG-3$18.73$19.50$20.31$21.08$21.85+$0.20
WG-4$21.26$22.14$23.06$23.93$24.83+$0.22
WG-5$23.68$24.68$25.67$26.67$27.64+$0.25
WG-6$26.13$27.24$28.33$29.41$30.49+$0.27
WG-7$28.56$29.77$30.98$32.15$33.36+$0.30
WG-8$31.02$32.35$33.60$34.91$36.17+$0.33
WG-9$33.20$34.57$35.99$37.31$38.74+$0.35
WG-10$35.51$36.97$38.43$39.90$41.41+$0.37
WG-11$37.78$39.36$40.95$42.55$44.10+$0.39
WG-12$40.02$41.68$43.35$45.06$46.72+$0.42
WG-13$42.04$43.78$45.67$47.38$49.14+$0.44
WG-14$44.05$45.89$47.75$49.62$51.45+$0.46
WG-15$46.09$47.97$49.94$51.83$53.74+$0.48
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 237, effective July 12, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$14.93$15.52$16.15$16.76$17.41
WL-2$17.74$18.49$19.25$19.98$20.70
WL-3$20.61$21.48$22.32$23.17$24.03
WL-4$23.42$24.39$25.33$26.36$27.32
WL-5$26.06$27.18$28.25$29.33$30.41
WL-6$28.77$29.97$31.17$32.37$33.56
WL-7$31.44$32.76$34.06$35.39$36.69
WL-8$34.13$35.55$36.97$38.41$39.81
WL-9$36.53$38.04$39.56$41.06$42.62
WL-10$39.03$40.68$42.25$43.93$45.59
WL-11$41.60$43.32$45.06$46.80$48.56
WL-12$44.04$45.83$47.68$49.57$51.41
WL-13$46.37$48.32$50.22$52.14$54.12
WL-14$48.53$50.48$52.63$54.61$56.65
WL-15$50.59$52.74$54.85$57.02$59.09
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 237, effective July 12, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$24.56$25.62$26.62$27.59$28.68
WS-2$27.17$28.31$29.41$30.55$31.67
WS-3$29.62$30.86$32.08$33.29$34.50
WS-4$32.07$33.37$34.73$36.04$37.36
WS-5$34.47$35.93$37.33$38.81$40.19
WS-6$36.90$38.44$39.96$41.50$43.05
WS-7$39.32$40.96$42.62$44.25$45.88
WS-8$41.67$43.42$45.14$46.88$48.65
WS-9$43.86$45.72$47.56$49.38$51.23
WS-10$46.14$48.08$50.00$51.88$53.84
WS-11$46.73$48.65$50.61$52.63$54.52
WS-12$47.62$49.65$51.66$53.61$55.57
WS-13$48.91$50.94$52.94$55.01$57.04
WS-14$49.93$52.03$54.09$56.20$58.26
WS-15$50.95$53.06$55.18$57.31$59.43
WS-16$51.74$53.89$56.04$58.20$60.35
WS-17$52.74$54.91$57.09$59.28$61.49
WS-18$54.50$56.78$59.02$61.31$63.56
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 237, effective July 12, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas