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FY2026 · Schedule 268 · Effective January 1, 2026

Boston-Worcester-Providence wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $32.41 an hour, about $67,640 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$16.75$17.45$18.15$18.85$19.54+$0.46
WG-2$18.48$19.31$20.05$20.80$21.57+$0.20
WG-3$20.41$21.26$22.10$22.99$23.81+$0.22
WG-4$22.26$23.18$24.10$25.02$25.95+$0.23
WG-5$24.06$25.07$26.08$27.07$28.11+$0.25
WG-6$25.73$26.89$27.96$29.07$30.14+$0.27
WG-7$27.13$28.23$29.36$30.55$31.65+$0.28
WG-8$28.49$29.70$30.87$32.06$33.20+$0.30
WG-9$29.89$31.05$32.34$33.64$34.84+$0.31
WG-10$31.08$32.41$33.71$34.99$36.27+$0.33
WG-11$32.34$33.61$35.04$36.36$37.73+$0.34
WG-12$33.49$34.99$36.35$37.73$39.13+$0.35
WG-13$34.61$36.09$37.52$39.03$40.51+$0.36
WG-14$35.92$37.34$38.87$40.33$41.79+$0.37
WG-15$37.07$38.56$40.06$41.72$43.25+$0.39
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 268, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$18.43$19.20$19.97$20.74$21.50
WL-2$20.35$21.19$22.03$22.88$23.73
WL-3$22.43$23.37$24.33$25.24$26.18
WL-4$24.50$25.47$26.51$27.51$28.55
WL-5$26.51$27.60$28.70$29.80$30.91
WL-6$28.41$29.68$30.74$32.00$33.12
WL-7$29.87$31.11$32.41$33.61$34.80
WL-8$31.31$32.63$33.97$35.25$36.49
WL-9$32.87$34.28$35.61$37.06$38.40
WL-10$34.28$35.63$37.13$38.55$39.93
WL-11$35.57$37.12$38.55$40.03$41.46
WL-12$36.83$38.36$39.91$41.41$42.96
WL-13$38.12$39.72$41.35$42.96$44.60
WL-14$39.51$41.05$42.73$44.34$45.99
WL-15$40.87$42.49$44.20$45.93$47.60
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 268, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$28.06$29.23$30.40$31.57$32.74
WS-2$29.46$30.69$31.92$33.15$34.37
WS-3$30.86$32.15$33.44$34.72$36.01
WS-4$32.27$33.61$34.95$36.30$37.64
WS-5$33.87$35.28$36.74$38.12$39.56
WS-6$35.32$36.83$38.30$39.83$41.27
WS-7$36.76$38.29$39.82$41.35$42.88
WS-8$38.16$39.75$41.34$42.93$44.52
WS-9$39.56$41.21$42.86$44.51$46.16
WS-10$40.96$42.67$44.38$46.08$47.79
WS-11$42.36$44.13$45.90$47.66$49.43
WS-12$43.77$45.59$47.41$49.24$51.06
WS-13$45.53$47.35$49.32$51.19$53.11
WS-14$47.92$49.93$51.89$53.89$55.93
WS-15$49.85$51.93$53.98$56.08$58.12
WS-16$51.75$53.93$56.11$58.26$60.38
WS-17$54.08$56.33$58.61$60.84$63.09
WS-18$56.62$58.99$61.36$63.70$66.06
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 268, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas