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FY2026 · Schedule 252 · Effective October 5, 2025

Cedar Rapids-Iowa City wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $33.02 an hour, about $68,913 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$18.07$18.80$19.56$20.31$21.08+$0.19
WG-2$19.56$20.36$21.18$21.97$22.79+$0.21
WG-3$21.04$21.90$22.77$23.67$24.50+$0.22
WG-4$22.52$23.45$24.37$25.30$26.23+$0.24
WG-5$23.98$25.01$26.00$26.96$27.99+$0.25
WG-6$25.57$26.63$27.71$28.75$29.83+$0.27
WG-7$27.20$28.34$29.48$30.62$31.73+$0.29
WG-8$29.01$30.21$31.42$32.64$33.84+$0.30
WG-9$30.41$31.69$32.96$34.22$35.52+$0.32
WG-10$31.69$33.02$34.33$35.67$37.01+$0.33
WG-11$33.00$34.38$35.72$37.13$38.44+$0.35
WG-12$33.97$35.39$36.81$38.22$39.64+$0.36
WG-13$35.08$36.58$37.98$39.44$40.91+$0.37
WG-14$35.93$37.41$38.99$40.51$41.97+$0.38
WG-15$36.85$38.30$39.92$41.45$43.01+$0.38
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 252, effective October 5, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$19.84$20.65$21.49$22.34$23.13
WL-2$21.49$22.41$23.27$24.18$25.07
WL-3$23.12$24.10$25.02$25.99$26.93
WL-4$24.75$25.78$26.79$27.84$28.86
WL-5$26.44$27.52$28.59$29.69$30.76
WL-6$28.13$29.26$30.46$31.60$32.77
WL-7$29.92$31.16$32.42$33.67$34.91
WL-8$31.92$33.25$34.57$35.89$37.24
WL-9$33.45$34.90$36.26$37.76$39.12
WL-10$34.90$36.33$37.78$39.22$40.68
WL-11$36.31$37.82$39.26$40.76$42.32
WL-12$37.40$38.95$40.51$42.03$43.61
WL-13$38.58$40.13$41.79$43.39$44.99
WL-14$39.51$41.22$42.85$44.47$46.21
WL-15$40.51$42.24$43.99$45.63$47.27
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 252, effective October 5, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$27.47$28.57$29.70$30.84$31.97
WS-2$28.92$30.12$31.34$32.53$33.72
WS-3$30.43$31.67$32.93$34.21$35.47
WS-4$32.00$33.32$34.67$35.99$37.32
WS-5$33.50$34.90$36.28$37.67$39.09
WS-6$35.16$36.64$38.09$39.57$41.03
WS-7$37.06$38.60$40.15$41.68$43.23
WS-8$38.67$40.26$41.88$43.50$45.10
WS-9$39.85$41.56$43.20$44.88$46.54
WS-10$41.22$42.96$44.67$46.39$48.11
WS-11$42.16$43.92$45.70$47.42$49.17
WS-12$43.21$45.01$46.81$48.66$50.47
WS-13$44.28$46.16$47.98$49.84$51.67
WS-14$45.68$47.57$49.46$51.38$53.26
WS-15$46.85$48.84$50.81$52.74$54.71
WS-16$48.26$50.26$52.27$54.27$56.28
WS-17$50.17$52.26$54.35$56.43$58.51
WS-18$52.37$54.58$56.74$58.89$61.07
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 252, effective October 5, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas