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FY2026 · Schedule 270 · Effective March 22, 2026

Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $37.93 an hour, about $79,160 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$21.06$21.88$22.77$23.65$24.48+$0.22
WG-2$22.89$23.86$24.83$25.75$26.70+$0.24
WG-3$24.83$25.86$26.84$27.91$28.94+$0.26
WG-4$26.70$27.83$28.94$30.03$31.14+$0.28
WG-5$28.60$29.81$30.96$32.16$33.36+$0.30
WG-6$30.50$31.78$33.04$34.31$35.57+$0.32
WG-7$32.09$33.40$34.74$36.07$37.41+$0.34
WG-8$33.45$34.84$36.32$37.69$39.13+$0.35
WG-9$34.66$36.05$37.57$39.01$40.43+$0.36
WG-10$36.41$37.93$39.44$40.97$42.48+$0.38
WG-11$37.67$39.18$40.79$42.33$43.90+$0.39
WG-12$39.19$40.81$42.46$44.08$45.72+$0.41
WG-13$40.46$42.11$43.81$45.50$47.19+$0.42
WG-14$41.62$43.39$45.09$46.79$48.60+$0.43
WG-15$42.78$44.48$46.29$48.04$49.93+$0.45
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 270, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$23.10$24.08$25.02$25.97$26.91
WL-2$25.19$26.24$27.29$28.33$29.37
WL-3$27.29$28.38$29.55$30.67$31.80
WL-4$29.37$30.61$31.82$33.04$34.26
WL-5$31.46$32.78$34.07$35.40$36.71
WL-6$33.54$34.92$36.34$37.74$39.12
WL-7$35.28$36.75$38.18$39.68$41.13
WL-8$36.84$38.42$39.93$41.46$43.03
WL-9$38.06$39.71$41.29$42.85$44.49
WL-10$40.04$41.70$43.39$45.07$46.72
WL-11$41.45$43.20$44.97$46.66$48.38
WL-12$43.11$44.90$46.70$48.51$50.30
WL-13$44.47$46.34$48.26$50.12$52.00
WL-14$45.75$47.77$49.65$51.43$53.34
WL-15$47.11$48.98$50.95$52.97$54.91
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 270, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$32.42$33.75$35.15$36.48$37.80
WS-2$34.31$35.73$37.14$38.58$40.01
WS-3$36.22$37.72$39.22$40.72$42.23
WS-4$38.09$39.68$41.26$42.85$44.46
WS-5$39.97$41.62$43.26$44.99$46.63
WS-6$41.49$43.23$44.99$46.65$48.40
WS-7$43.02$44.80$46.61$48.39$50.17
WS-8$44.22$46.18$47.98$49.80$51.68
WS-9$45.65$47.54$49.45$51.32$53.25
WS-10$47.36$49.31$51.29$53.27$55.24
WS-11$47.90$49.90$51.89$53.89$55.87
WS-12$48.62$50.63$52.65$54.68$56.71
WS-13$49.62$51.73$53.75$55.82$57.91
WS-14$50.75$52.85$55.04$57.14$59.19
WS-15$51.81$54.00$56.14$58.29$60.43
WS-16$53.16$55.35$57.57$59.80$62.03
WS-17$54.12$56.38$58.65$60.88$63.13
WS-18$55.22$57.52$59.82$62.13$64.44
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 270, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas