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FY2026 · Schedule 305 · Effective June 28, 2026

Cleveland-Akron-Canton wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $35.76 an hour, about $74,631 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$18.04$18.76$19.52$20.27$21.00+$0.19
WG-2$19.85$20.66$21.53$22.38$23.15+$0.21
WG-3$21.74$22.65$23.55$24.42$25.35+$0.23
WG-4$23.59$24.57$25.54$26.52$27.52+$0.25
WG-5$25.46$26.52$27.59$28.62$29.70+$0.27
WG-6$27.19$28.33$29.46$30.59$31.72+$0.29
WG-7$28.93$30.12$31.34$32.52$33.70+$0.30
WG-8$30.84$32.13$33.41$34.70$35.99+$0.32
WG-9$32.49$33.86$35.19$36.58$37.88+$0.34
WG-10$34.32$35.76$37.22$38.66$40.12+$0.36
WG-11$35.87$37.36$38.87$40.35$41.85+$0.37
WG-12$37.51$38.99$40.57$42.12$43.71+$0.39
WG-13$38.70$40.34$41.91$43.55$45.18+$0.40
WG-14$40.08$41.85$43.59$45.13$46.85+$0.42
WG-15$41.44$43.09$44.91$46.63$48.32+$0.43
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 305, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$19.80$20.61$21.43$22.30$23.09
WL-2$21.84$22.77$23.67$24.57$25.47
WL-3$23.89$24.90$25.90$26.84$27.85
WL-4$25.94$27.02$28.08$29.16$30.25
WL-5$28.01$29.16$30.33$31.50$32.67
WL-6$29.91$31.14$32.39$33.65$34.85
WL-7$31.79$33.10$34.43$35.74$37.03
WL-8$33.93$35.35$36.77$38.12$39.57
WL-9$35.74$37.21$38.70$40.19$41.68
WL-10$37.83$39.39$40.98$42.54$44.11
WL-11$39.46$41.11$42.75$44.38$46.04
WL-12$41.22$42.92$44.66$46.33$48.13
WL-13$42.61$44.32$46.18$47.91$49.75
WL-14$44.19$46.05$47.90$49.73$51.65
WL-15$45.59$47.44$49.40$51.27$53.24
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 305, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$28.44$29.59$30.76$31.96$33.13
WS-2$30.28$31.53$32.79$34.04$35.32
WS-3$32.13$33.47$34.78$36.10$37.46
WS-4$33.99$35.38$36.81$38.16$39.59
WS-5$35.67$37.14$38.63$40.11$41.62
WS-6$37.35$38.92$40.51$42.06$43.59
WS-7$39.32$40.95$42.63$44.23$45.87
WS-8$41.18$42.84$44.61$46.30$48.08
WS-9$42.84$44.64$46.43$48.20$49.97
WS-10$44.71$46.56$48.41$50.29$52.13
WS-11$45.33$47.29$49.12$51.03$52.98
WS-12$45.99$47.90$49.79$51.72$53.63
WS-13$47.06$48.99$50.97$52.92$54.89
WS-14$48.13$50.07$52.10$54.10$56.13
WS-15$49.41$51.44$53.56$55.55$57.59
WS-16$51.01$53.14$55.23$57.41$59.48
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 305, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas