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FY2026 · Schedule 505 · Effective June 28, 2026

Cleveland-Akron-Canton wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $35.93 an hour, about $74,986 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$18.49$19.25$20.03$20.79$21.57+$0.20
WG-2$20.40$21.29$22.07$22.95$23.81+$0.22
WG-3$22.34$23.20$24.16$25.09$25.99+$0.23
WG-4$24.21$25.21$26.22$27.19$28.22+$0.25
WG-5$26.13$27.19$28.31$29.38$30.48+$0.27
WG-6$27.90$29.09$30.23$31.39$32.53+$0.29
WG-7$29.66$30.91$32.12$33.35$34.62+$0.31
WG-8$31.45$32.74$34.04$35.37$36.70+$0.33
WG-9$32.89$34.31$35.65$37.01$38.33+$0.34
WG-10$34.48$35.93$37.37$38.85$40.28+$0.36
WG-11$35.95$37.46$39.02$40.46$41.99+$0.38
WG-12$37.54$39.03$40.60$42.17$43.75+$0.39
WG-13$38.74$40.36$41.96$43.59$45.23+$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 505, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$20.34$21.20$22.01$22.84$23.74
WL-2$22.46$23.38$24.28$25.21$26.15
WL-3$24.54$25.54$26.58$27.58$28.59
WL-4$26.62$27.74$28.83$29.94$31.05
WL-5$28.75$29.94$31.12$32.37$33.51
WL-6$30.70$31.97$33.25$34.54$35.80
WL-7$32.61$33.97$35.33$36.71$38.08
WL-8$34.59$36.00$37.43$38.89$40.31
WL-9$36.15$37.64$39.10$40.65$42.18
WL-10$38.02$39.57$41.21$42.77$44.39
WL-11$39.56$41.30$42.90$44.58$46.24
WL-12$41.25$42.97$44.71$46.37$48.17
WL-13$42.65$44.36$46.23$47.96$49.80
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 505, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$29.18$30.38$31.58$32.82$33.99
WS-2$31.08$32.39$33.66$34.92$36.18
WS-3$32.95$34.37$35.73$37.07$38.46
WS-4$34.83$36.32$37.76$39.21$40.64
WS-5$36.61$38.15$39.66$41.20$42.69
WS-6$38.36$39.98$41.55$43.15$44.76
WS-7$40.13$41.80$43.48$45.08$46.81
WS-8$41.83$43.54$45.30$47.07$48.81
WS-9$43.16$44.99$46.77$48.59$50.37
WS-10$44.97$46.78$48.72$50.63$52.44
WS-11$45.58$47.47$49.36$51.27$53.15
WS-12$46.46$48.42$50.32$52.20$54.21
WS-13$47.81$49.85$51.80$53.80$55.88
WS-14$49.23$51.28$53.34$55.37$57.42
WS-15$50.70$52.82$54.91$57.02$59.13
WS-16$52.37$54.53$56.72$58.90$61.08
WS-17$54.12$56.37$58.64$60.86$63.12
WS-18$55.93$58.25$60.57$62.89$65.24
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 505, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas