paybook
FY2026 · Schedule 003 · Effective October 5, 2025

Dothan wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $28.28 an hour, about $59,020 a year at full time (2,087 hours). Steps 2 to 5 come after 6 months, 18 months, then 2 years each.

See take-home and next steps

01 · WG · Wage Grade (non-supervisory)
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5vs FY2025 (step 2)
WG-1$15.40$16.00$16.73$17.38$18.00+$0.16
WG-2$16.38$17.06$17.66$18.34$19.04+$0.17
WG-3$17.58$18.34$19.13$19.84$20.61+$0.19
WG-4$19.04$19.82$20.65$21.47$22.27+$0.20
WG-5$20.36$21.20$22.01$22.91$23.80+$0.21
WG-6$21.79$22.63$23.58$24.43$25.38+$0.23
WG-7$23.04$24.00$24.98$25.95$26.89+$0.24
WG-8$24.41$25.49$26.50$27.55$28.57+$0.26
WG-9$25.79$26.85$27.98$29.03$30.16+$0.27
WG-10$27.13$28.28$29.40$30.55$31.70+$0.28
WG-11$28.55$29.71$30.92$32.18$33.28+$0.30
WG-12$29.93$31.17$32.39$33.73$34.89+$0.31
WG-13$31.19$32.54$33.88$35.20$36.48+$0.33
WG-14$32.59$33.91$35.35$36.73$38.05+$0.34
WG-15$33.90$35.41$36.81$38.30$39.69+$0.36
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 003, effective October 5, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$16.23$16.94$17.54$18.23$18.91
WL-2$17.80$18.51$19.29$20.02$20.79
WL-3$19.41$20.26$21.02$21.87$22.72
WL-4$20.93$21.83$22.72$23.61$24.42
WL-5$22.43$23.42$24.36$25.23$26.30
WL-6$23.94$24.89$25.95$26.94$27.98
WL-7$25.40$26.49$27.56$28.59$29.70
WL-8$26.87$28.05$29.15$30.25$31.43
WL-9$28.35$29.51$30.85$31.92$33.11
WL-10$29.97$31.19$32.49$33.77$34.95
WL-11$31.44$32.75$34.05$35.42$36.75
WL-12$32.92$34.29$35.63$37.04$38.37
WL-13$34.47$35.84$37.27$38.75$40.13
WL-14$35.84$37.37$38.86$40.30$41.90
WL-15$37.40$38.96$40.62$42.11$43.75
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 003, effective October 5, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$23.12$24.18$25.11$26.11$27.12
WS-2$24.51$25.54$26.52$27.64$28.61
WS-3$25.90$26.94$28.01$29.09$30.17
WS-4$27.19$28.41$29.56$30.59$31.82
WS-5$28.57$29.80$31.00$32.21$33.43
WS-6$29.96$31.21$32.53$33.84$35.01
WS-7$31.23$32.65$33.94$35.24$36.59
WS-8$32.69$34.05$35.43$36.76$38.12
WS-9$34.05$35.45$36.87$38.33$39.69
WS-10$35.42$36.91$38.42$39.84$41.35
WS-11$36.91$38.44$40.04$41.58$43.09
WS-12$38.84$40.50$42.08$43.73$45.39
WS-13$41.20$42.99$44.67$46.46$48.18
WS-14$43.67$45.48$47.31$49.11$50.92
WS-15$45.92$47.83$49.76$51.67$53.59
WS-16$48.33$50.37$52.35$54.38$56.38
WS-17$50.35$52.49$54.58$56.69$58.76
WS-18$52.16$54.32$56.50$58.68$60.85
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 003, effective October 5, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas