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FY2026 · Schedule 306 · Effective March 22, 2026

Columbus-Marion-Zanesville wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $32.15 an hour, about $67,097 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$15.24$15.88$16.51$17.14$17.75+$0.16
WG-2$16.94$17.63$18.35$19.04$19.78+$0.18
WG-3$18.77$19.54$20.31$21.09$21.86+$0.20
WG-4$20.48$21.34$22.17$23.03$23.90+$0.22
WG-5$22.28$23.16$24.12$25.07$25.97+$0.23
WG-6$24.08$25.08$26.06$27.05$28.06+$0.25
WG-7$25.81$26.89$27.98$29.05$30.13+$0.27
WG-8$27.63$28.80$29.94$31.10$32.22+$0.29
WG-9$29.39$30.62$31.86$33.09$34.30+$0.31
WG-10$30.88$32.15$33.44$34.72$36.00+$0.32
WG-11$32.39$33.75$35.17$36.51$37.86+$0.34
WG-12$33.81$35.24$36.64$38.04$39.47+$0.35
WG-13$35.29$36.80$38.28$39.72$41.23+$0.37
WG-14$36.79$38.37$39.83$41.43$42.96+$0.38
WG-15$38.12$39.82$41.43$43.07$44.61+$0.40
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 306, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$16.75$17.46$18.12$18.86$19.52
WL-2$18.60$19.38$20.17$20.94$21.73
WL-3$20.61$21.48$22.34$23.15$24.04
WL-4$22.55$23.48$24.41$25.35$26.29
WL-5$24.48$25.50$26.53$27.56$28.55
WL-6$26.48$27.57$28.69$29.78$30.86
WL-7$28.40$29.57$30.72$31.94$33.13
WL-8$30.41$31.68$32.95$34.19$35.47
WL-9$32.32$33.68$35.07$36.38$37.74
WL-10$33.95$35.38$36.85$38.17$39.63
WL-11$35.72$37.25$38.70$40.21$41.75
WL-12$37.21$38.72$40.31$41.85$43.40
WL-13$38.87$40.48$42.11$43.72$45.31
WL-14$40.48$42.20$43.85$45.51$47.27
WL-15$42.06$43.80$45.52$47.31$49.02
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 306, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$24.54$25.57$26.59$27.62$28.61
WS-2$26.31$27.40$28.49$29.58$30.68
WS-3$28.07$29.22$30.42$31.55$32.74
WS-4$29.83$31.08$32.29$33.54$34.77
WS-5$31.64$32.96$34.25$35.60$36.90
WS-6$33.38$34.76$36.16$37.57$38.93
WS-7$35.17$36.64$38.09$39.56$41.01
WS-8$37.00$38.56$40.10$41.63$43.19
WS-9$38.65$40.33$41.91$43.52$45.15
WS-10$40.10$41.79$43.46$45.11$46.78
WS-11$41.09$42.75$44.53$46.20$47.96
WS-12$42.20$43.95$45.72$47.46$49.22
WS-13$43.31$45.12$46.93$48.72$50.52
WS-14$44.94$46.76$48.62$50.52$52.35
WS-15$46.64$48.59$50.49$52.43$54.36
WS-16$48.68$50.74$52.76$54.76$56.82
WS-17$51.02$53.15$55.27$57.43$59.49
WS-18$53.62$55.85$58.03$60.29$62.54
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 306, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas