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FY2026 · Schedule 247 · Effective November 16, 2025

Chicago-Naperville wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $34.85 an hour, about $72,732 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$17.40$18.11$18.82$19.56$20.28+$0.18
WG-2$18.61$19.38$20.17$20.92$21.70+$0.20
WG-3$20.50$21.36$22.18$23.04$23.90+$0.22
WG-4$22.43$23.37$24.31$25.23$26.16+$0.24
WG-5$24.30$25.31$26.31$27.33$28.33+$0.26
WG-6$26.10$27.19$28.32$29.39$30.45+$0.27
WG-7$27.94$29.06$30.23$31.41$32.60+$0.29
WG-8$29.72$30.97$32.19$33.42$34.67+$0.31
WG-9$31.58$32.89$34.20$35.54$36.84+$0.33
WG-10$33.47$34.85$36.24$37.66$39.05+$0.35
WG-11$35.15$36.61$38.07$39.54$40.97+$0.37
WG-12$36.65$38.18$39.71$41.26$42.79+$0.38
WG-13$37.98$39.67$41.23$42.83$44.41+$0.40
WG-14$39.43$41.02$42.75$44.37$46.05+$0.41
WG-15$40.72$42.57$44.26$45.91$47.61+$0.43
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 247, effective November 16, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$19.11$19.91$20.72$21.51$22.31
WL-2$20.47$21.34$22.15$23.00$23.87
WL-3$22.56$23.47$24.41$25.35$26.30
WL-4$24.68$25.70$26.72$27.76$28.77
WL-5$26.71$27.85$28.93$30.06$31.18
WL-6$28.72$29.94$31.11$32.31$33.51
WL-7$30.73$32.00$33.29$34.57$35.84
WL-8$32.68$34.03$35.39$36.75$38.12
WL-9$34.75$36.16$37.63$39.07$40.54
WL-10$36.83$38.37$39.87$41.40$42.98
WL-11$38.64$40.25$41.88$43.47$45.07
WL-12$40.30$41.97$43.67$45.38$47.12
WL-13$41.90$43.62$45.44$47.19$48.95
WL-14$43.42$45.23$47.09$48.84$50.64
WL-15$44.87$46.79$48.70$50.61$52.48
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 247, effective November 16, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$27.74$28.90$30.05$31.20$32.38
WS-2$28.78$30.00$31.18$32.41$33.59
WS-3$30.68$31.95$33.24$34.52$35.77
WS-4$32.54$33.89$35.23$36.62$37.96
WS-5$34.31$35.76$37.17$38.64$40.05
WS-6$36.13$37.63$39.13$40.65$42.13
WS-7$37.85$39.44$41.00$42.58$44.17
WS-8$39.75$41.41$43.06$44.76$46.37
WS-9$41.67$43.38$45.09$46.82$48.60
WS-10$43.55$45.34$47.15$48.97$50.80
WS-11$44.10$45.93$47.78$49.63$51.42
WS-12$44.88$46.75$48.65$50.48$52.39
WS-13$45.84$47.74$49.66$51.54$53.48
WS-14$46.96$48.91$50.87$52.82$54.78
WS-15$48.24$50.24$52.24$54.28$56.27
WS-16$49.59$51.67$53.72$55.79$57.86
WS-17$51.01$53.17$55.27$57.40$59.51
WS-18$52.57$54.73$56.92$59.14$61.31
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 247, effective November 16, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas