FY2026 · Schedule 120 · Effective July 12, 2026
Columbia wage grade pay, FY2026
A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $29.61 an hour, about $61,796 a year at full time (2,087 hours). Steps 2 to 5 come after 6 months, 18 months, then 2 years each.
01 · WG · Wage Grade (non-supervisory)
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | vs FY2025 (step 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $13.77 | $14.34 | $14.92 | $15.49 | $16.07 | +$0.15 |
| WG-2 | $15.35 | $15.98 | $16.62 | $17.28 | $17.90 | +$0.16 |
| WG-3 | $16.99 | $17.77 | $18.42 | $19.18 | $19.89 | +$0.18 |
| WG-4 | $18.70 | $19.47 | $20.29 | $21.04 | $21.84 | +$0.20 |
| WG-5 | $20.36 | $21.15 | $21.99 | $22.90 | $23.68 | +$0.21 |
| WG-6 | $21.94 | $22.85 | $23.78 | $24.78 | $25.64 | +$0.23 |
| WG-7 | $23.60 | $24.52 | $25.56 | $26.59 | $27.57 | +$0.25 |
| WG-8 | $25.23 | $26.31 | $27.34 | $28.41 | $29.47 | +$0.27 |
| WG-9 | $26.88 | $28.01 | $29.11 | $30.22 | $31.37 | +$0.28 |
| WG-10 | $28.44 | $29.61 | $30.87 | $32.05 | $33.26 | +$0.30 |
| WG-11 | $30.12 | $31.36 | $32.63 | $33.88 | $35.13 | +$0.32 |
| WG-12 | $31.73 | $32.96 | $34.37 | $35.68 | $36.98 | +$0.33 |
| WG-13 | $33.26 | $34.61 | $35.99 | $37.42 | $38.85 | +$0.35 |
| WG-14 | $34.82 | $36.33 | $37.76 | $39.20 | $40.66 | +$0.36 |
| WG-15 | $36.44 | $37.91 | $39.47 | $41.02 | $42.52 | +$0.38 |
02 · WL · Wage Leader
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $15.05 | $15.74 | $16.33 | $16.93 | $17.57 |
| WL-2 | $16.88 | $17.59 | $18.29 | $19.00 | $19.69 |
| WL-3 | $18.74 | $19.48 | $20.33 | $21.10 | $21.89 |
| WL-4 | $20.58 | $21.47 | $22.32 | $23.20 | $24.05 |
| WL-5 | $22.38 | $23.33 | $24.29 | $25.18 | $26.11 |
| WL-6 | $24.21 | $25.18 | $26.24 | $27.23 | $28.25 |
| WL-7 | $25.97 | $27.10 | $28.11 | $29.21 | $30.34 |
| WL-8 | $27.77 | $28.92 | $30.05 | $31.23 | $32.42 |
| WL-9 | $29.58 | $30.79 | $32.04 | $33.27 | $34.50 |
| WL-10 | $31.31 | $32.67 | $33.98 | $35.24 | $36.58 |
| WL-11 | $33.12 | $34.50 | $35.91 | $37.23 | $38.65 |
| WL-12 | $34.93 | $36.35 | $37.82 | $39.27 | $40.71 |
| WL-13 | $36.57 | $38.11 | $39.67 | $41.17 | $42.79 |
| WL-14 | $38.31 | $39.93 | $41.52 | $43.11 | $44.72 |
| WL-15 | $40.11 | $41.75 | $43.42 | $45.15 | $46.78 |
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $22.32 | $23.28 | $24.22 | $25.12 | $26.06 |
| WS-2 | $24.01 | $25.01 | $26.02 | $27.05 | $28.01 |
| WS-3 | $25.60 | $26.71 | $27.78 | $28.79 | $29.95 |
| WS-4 | $27.26 | $28.42 | $29.59 | $30.74 | $31.84 |
| WS-5 | $28.92 | $30.15 | $31.31 | $32.56 | $33.77 |
| WS-6 | $30.51 | $31.80 | $33.12 | $34.39 | $35.68 |
| WS-7 | $32.20 | $33.54 | $34.89 | $36.20 | $37.60 |
| WS-8 | $33.80 | $35.20 | $36.61 | $38.04 | $39.46 |
| WS-9 | $35.43 | $36.93 | $38.38 | $39.88 | $41.32 |
| WS-10 | $37.05 | $38.60 | $40.13 | $41.70 | $43.23 |
| WS-11 | $38.08 | $39.65 | $41.22 | $42.83 | $44.42 |
| WS-12 | $39.29 | $40.94 | $42.59 | $44.22 | $45.86 |
| WS-13 | $40.98 | $42.67 | $44.41 | $46.10 | $47.82 |
| WS-14 | $42.96 | $44.72 | $46.55 | $48.32 | $50.10 |
| WS-15 | $44.99 | $46.85 | $48.73 | $50.60 | $52.48 |
| WS-16 | $47.05 | $48.99 | $50.97 | $52.93 | $54.89 |
| WS-17 | $49.47 | $51.53 | $53.62 | $55.63 | $57.72 |
| WS-18 | $52.80 | $55.04 | $57.15 | $59.37 | $61.57 |
| WS-19 | $52.72 | $54.92 | $57.12 | $59.31 | $61.51 |
04 · Where this schedule applies
Counties (23)
- Abbeville County, SC
- Anderson County, SC
- Calhoun County, SC
- Cherokee County, SC
- Clarendon County, SC
- Darlington County, SC
- Fairfield County, SC
- Florence County, SC
- Greenville County, SC
- Greenwood County, SC
- Kershaw County, SC
- Laurens County, SC
- Lee County, SC
- Lexington County, SC
- Newberry County, SC
- Oconee County, SC
- Orangeburg County, SC
- Pickens County, SC
- Richland County, SC
- Saluda County, SC
- Spartanburg County, SC
- Sumter County, SC
- Union County, SC