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FY2026 · Schedule 070 · Effective March 22, 2026

Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $38.29 an hour, about $79,911 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$21.86$22.76$23.67$24.55$25.48+$0.23
WG-2$23.80$24.81$25.80$26.76$27.77+$0.25
WG-3$25.80$26.85$27.94$29.00$30.05+$0.27
WG-4$27.77$28.93$30.05$31.22$32.41+$0.29
WG-5$29.75$30.99$32.21$33.47$34.71+$0.31
WG-6$31.73$33.02$34.33$35.66$36.97+$0.33
WG-7$32.96$34.26$35.64$37.02$38.37+$0.34
WG-8$34.14$35.59$37.05$38.47$39.95+$0.36
WG-9$35.35$36.78$38.30$39.80$41.26+$0.37
WG-10$36.77$38.29$39.83$41.39$42.89+$0.38
WG-11$38.00$39.60$41.18$42.76$44.30+$0.40
WG-12$39.45$41.00$42.66$44.30$45.96+$0.41
WG-13$40.58$42.33$43.97$45.68$47.35+$0.42
WG-14$41.75$43.56$45.30$46.94$48.76+$0.44
WG-15$42.93$44.68$46.52$48.27$50.12+$0.45
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 070, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$24.04$25.02$25.98$27.04$28.00
WL-2$26.19$27.26$28.38$29.47$30.57
WL-3$28.38$29.55$30.70$31.89$33.06
WL-4$30.57$31.83$33.07$34.33$35.62
WL-5$32.72$34.06$35.43$36.78$38.13
WL-6$34.86$36.32$37.78$39.20$40.69
WL-7$36.21$37.70$39.18$40.75$42.20
WL-8$37.51$39.17$40.71$42.25$43.89
WL-9$38.81$40.51$42.15$43.71$45.36
WL-10$40.45$42.13$43.81$45.49$47.16
WL-11$41.79$43.63$45.38$47.11$48.82
WL-12$43.37$45.19$46.84$48.76$50.58
WL-13$44.66$46.56$48.42$50.30$52.16
WL-14$45.92$47.95$49.86$51.65$53.58
WL-15$47.28$49.18$51.13$53.18$55.14
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 070, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$33.69$35.11$36.52$37.90$39.33
WS-2$35.66$37.17$38.65$40.10$41.61
WS-3$37.64$39.18$40.79$42.33$43.89
WS-4$39.61$41.27$42.92$44.56$46.22
WS-5$41.56$43.25$44.97$46.78$48.46
WS-6$42.72$44.51$46.24$48.10$49.82
WS-7$43.86$45.63$47.47$49.34$51.15
WS-8$45.13$47.07$48.94$50.81$52.70
WS-9$46.33$48.24$50.13$52.03$54.03
WS-10$47.78$49.78$51.77$53.75$55.78
WS-11$48.44$50.44$52.49$54.54$56.50
WS-12$49.31$51.36$53.41$55.47$57.48
WS-13$50.58$52.71$54.80$56.91$59.03
WS-14$51.97$54.15$56.34$58.51$60.68
WS-15$53.68$55.89$58.13$60.37$62.61
WS-16$55.30$57.56$59.89$62.18$64.43
WS-17$56.31$58.66$60.95$63.34$65.64
WS-18$57.43$59.83$62.22$64.62$66.97
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 070, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas