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FY2026 · Schedule 129 · Effective August 9, 2026

Austin wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $29.56 an hour, about $61,692 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$13.89$14.49$15.02$15.65$16.19+$0.15
WG-2$15.38$16.02$16.66$17.31$17.93+$0.16
WG-3$17.06$17.76$18.47$19.19$19.88+$0.18
WG-4$18.76$19.54$20.33$21.11$21.90+$0.20
WG-5$20.38$21.19$22.07$22.95$23.80+$0.21
WG-6$21.96$22.90$23.81$24.71$25.65+$0.23
WG-7$23.55$24.51$25.52$26.47$27.48+$0.25
WG-8$25.29$26.31$27.39$28.44$29.48+$0.27
WG-9$26.80$27.94$29.06$30.19$31.27+$0.28
WG-10$28.39$29.56$30.74$31.91$33.05+$0.30
WG-11$29.98$31.21$32.46$33.73$34.97+$0.31
WG-12$31.69$33.00$34.33$35.68$36.97+$0.33
WG-13$33.43$34.80$36.17$37.61$39.00+$0.35
WG-14$35.10$36.54$38.02$39.48$40.94+$0.37
WG-15$36.78$38.27$39.79$41.37$42.88+$0.38
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 129, effective August 9, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$15.30$15.91$16.57$17.17$17.82
WL-2$16.90$17.63$18.28$19.02$19.73
WL-3$18.75$19.55$20.31$21.10$21.86
WL-4$20.65$21.51$22.38$23.23$24.09
WL-5$22.43$23.36$24.30$25.21$26.16
WL-6$24.18$25.17$26.17$27.18$28.18
WL-7$25.92$26.99$28.07$29.13$30.22
WL-8$27.80$28.97$30.12$31.26$32.45
WL-9$29.53$30.74$31.94$33.22$34.42
WL-10$31.19$32.52$33.79$35.12$36.43
WL-11$32.94$34.33$35.72$37.07$38.47
WL-12$34.89$36.34$37.76$39.22$40.68
WL-13$36.76$38.26$39.81$41.36$42.90
WL-14$38.61$40.20$41.83$43.42$45.02
WL-15$40.47$42.10$43.82$45.50$47.19
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 129, effective August 9, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$22.32$23.21$24.13$25.12$25.99
WS-2$24.04$25.00$26.07$27.04$28.04
WS-3$25.73$26.75$27.88$28.93$29.99
WS-4$27.33$28.42$29.58$30.70$31.82
WS-5$28.88$30.05$31.26$32.48$33.70
WS-6$30.46$31.72$33.00$34.24$35.55
WS-7$32.18$33.52$34.85$36.18$37.57
WS-8$33.78$35.18$36.60$38.03$39.43
WS-9$35.30$36.80$38.25$39.76$41.20
WS-10$36.87$38.41$39.97$41.50$43.04
WS-11$38.12$39.70$41.29$42.88$44.44
WS-12$39.55$41.17$42.83$44.47$46.10
WS-13$41.12$42.84$44.53$46.24$47.97
WS-14$43.11$44.92$46.70$48.52$50.28
WS-15$45.48$47.35$49.26$51.15$53.03
WS-16$47.52$49.47$51.45$53.45$55.42
WS-17$49.90$51.97$54.04$56.14$58.18
WS-18$52.88$55.11$57.31$59.47$61.67
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 129, effective August 9, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas