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FY2026 · Schedule 453 · Effective December 28, 2025

Davenport-Moline wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $33.42 an hour, about $69,748 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$21.57$22.52$23.37$24.26$25.19+$0.23
WG-2$22.63$23.55$24.50$25.44$26.40+$0.24
WG-3$23.68$24.66$25.61$26.61$27.61+$0.25
WG-4$24.69$25.71$26.79$27.77$28.79+$0.26
WG-5$25.75$26.83$27.88$28.95$30.01+$0.27
WG-6$26.81$27.91$29.02$30.13$31.25+$0.28
WG-7$28.07$29.24$30.41$31.58$32.75+$0.29
WG-8$29.45$30.67$31.90$33.10$34.31+$0.31
WG-9$30.75$32.06$33.35$34.61$35.88+$0.32
WG-10$32.09$33.42$34.75$36.09$37.44+$0.34
WG-11$33.43$34.83$36.20$37.61$38.97+$0.35
WG-12$34.80$36.26$37.71$39.16$40.60+$0.36
WG-13$36.18$37.68$39.20$40.70$42.20+$0.38
WG-14$37.56$39.13$40.70$42.25$43.81+$0.39
WG-15$38.72$40.35$41.93$43.50$45.25+$0.40
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 453, effective December 28, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$23.75$24.72$25.70$26.70$27.66
WL-2$24.87$25.92$26.91$27.98$29.00
WL-3$26.01$27.09$28.12$29.14$30.32
WL-4$27.13$28.31$29.42$30.54$31.67
WL-5$28.33$29.52$30.67$31.73$33.01
WL-6$29.48$30.71$31.93$33.17$34.38
WL-7$30.89$32.16$33.42$34.73$36.00
WL-8$32.37$33.71$35.06$36.40$37.75
WL-9$33.83$35.24$36.65$38.05$39.46
WL-10$35.31$36.78$38.23$39.71$41.18
WL-11$36.79$38.27$39.80$41.34$42.86
WL-12$38.28$39.88$41.48$43.05$44.67
WL-13$39.80$41.47$43.10$44.77$46.44
WL-14$41.32$43.02$44.75$46.48$48.18
WL-15$42.59$44.48$46.16$47.90$49.72
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 453, effective December 28, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$31.13$32.40$33.70$34.96$36.26
WS-2$32.15$33.47$34.83$36.14$37.50
WS-3$33.21$34.57$35.96$37.33$38.70
WS-4$34.22$35.62$37.05$38.49$39.94
WS-5$35.28$36.77$38.22$39.67$41.15
WS-6$36.42$37.97$39.45$40.97$42.50
WS-7$37.71$39.28$40.84$42.41$43.97
WS-8$38.99$40.63$42.21$43.86$45.49
WS-9$40.40$42.07$43.76$45.43$47.12
WS-10$41.71$43.43$45.17$46.91$48.67
WS-11$42.36$44.11$45.89$47.65$49.39
WS-12$43.16$44.98$46.76$48.54$50.36
WS-13$44.17$46.00$47.82$49.69$51.49
WS-14$45.53$47.43$49.32$51.21$53.09
WS-15$47.10$49.06$51.04$52.98$54.96
WS-16$48.92$50.94$52.97$55.00$57.03
WS-17$50.91$53.03$55.14$57.26$59.36
WS-18$53.16$55.37$57.59$59.79$62.01
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 453, effective December 28, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas