FY2026 · Schedule 121 · Effective December 14, 2025
Eastern South Dakota wage grade pay, FY2026
A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $28.17 an hour, about $58,791 a year at full time (2,087 hours). Steps 2 to 5 come after 6 months, 18 months, then 2 years each.
01 · WG · Wage Grade (non-supervisory)
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | vs FY2025 (step 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $13.72 | $14.28 | $14.82 | $15.43 | $15.99 | +$0.15 |
| WG-2 | $15.22 | $15.84 | $16.46 | $17.13 | $17.75 | +$0.16 |
| WG-3 | $16.80 | $17.51 | $18.23 | $18.90 | $19.58 | +$0.18 |
| WG-4 | $18.31 | $19.06 | $19.81 | $20.58 | $21.33 | +$0.19 |
| WG-5 | $19.69 | $20.53 | $21.36 | $22.17 | $23.00 | +$0.21 |
| WG-6 | $21.10 | $22.00 | $22.88 | $23.76 | $24.65 | +$0.22 |
| WG-7 | $22.59 | $23.50 | $24.46 | $25.40 | $26.36 | +$0.24 |
| WG-8 | $24.06 | $25.06 | $26.06 | $27.08 | $28.07 | +$0.25 |
| WG-9 | $25.59 | $26.63 | $27.67 | $28.77 | $29.86 | +$0.27 |
| WG-10 | $27.06 | $28.17 | $29.33 | $30.45 | $31.58 | +$0.28 |
| WG-11 | $28.49 | $29.68 | $30.86 | $32.06 | $33.24 | +$0.30 |
| WG-12 | $29.91 | $31.16 | $32.40 | $33.60 | $34.87 | +$0.31 |
| WG-13 | $31.29 | $32.60 | $33.94 | $35.21 | $36.54 | +$0.33 |
| WG-14 | $32.62 | $33.98 | $35.40 | $36.76 | $38.10 | +$0.34 |
| WG-15 | $33.86 | $35.28 | $36.66 | $38.11 | $39.56 | +$0.35 |
02 · WL · Wage Leader
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $15.08 | $15.71 | $16.32 | $16.94 | $17.58 |
| WL-2 | $16.75 | $17.43 | $18.11 | $18.83 | $19.52 |
| WL-3 | $18.47 | $19.28 | $20.01 | $20.77 | $21.57 |
| WL-4 | $20.10 | $20.95 | $21.83 | $22.63 | $23.47 |
| WL-5 | $21.68 | $22.60 | $23.49 | $24.39 | $25.28 |
| WL-6 | $23.27 | $24.26 | $25.20 | $26.13 | $27.12 |
| WL-7 | $24.84 | $25.85 | $26.89 | $27.94 | $28.97 |
| WL-8 | $26.46 | $27.57 | $28.69 | $29.76 | $30.88 |
| WL-9 | $28.11 | $29.28 | $30.47 | $31.64 | $32.83 |
| WL-10 | $29.76 | $31.02 | $32.28 | $33.53 | $34.75 |
| WL-11 | $31.34 | $32.65 | $33.95 | $35.24 | $36.59 |
| WL-12 | $32.88 | $34.23 | $35.62 | $37.00 | $38.36 |
| WL-13 | $34.46 | $35.91 | $37.33 | $38.76 | $40.22 |
| WL-14 | $35.93 | $37.41 | $38.93 | $40.40 | $41.97 |
| WL-15 | $37.23 | $38.83 | $40.35 | $41.97 | $43.51 |
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $22.00 | $22.93 | $23.86 | $24.77 | $25.68 |
| WS-2 | $23.49 | $24.47 | $25.44 | $26.43 | $27.42 |
| WS-3 | $24.90 | $25.95 | $26.97 | $28.05 | $29.08 |
| WS-4 | $26.37 | $27.47 | $28.54 | $29.64 | $30.73 |
| WS-5 | $27.70 | $28.92 | $30.06 | $31.22 | $32.41 |
| WS-6 | $29.16 | $30.41 | $31.63 | $32.85 | $34.06 |
| WS-7 | $30.68 | $31.97 | $33.24 | $34.53 | $35.80 |
| WS-8 | $32.18 | $33.54 | $34.87 | $36.18 | $37.57 |
| WS-9 | $33.70 | $35.12 | $36.52 | $37.92 | $39.30 |
| WS-10 | $35.19 | $36.66 | $38.13 | $39.59 | $41.03 |
| WS-11 | $36.20 | $37.76 | $39.27 | $40.77 | $42.24 |
| WS-12 | $37.62 | $39.19 | $40.76 | $42.29 | $43.85 |
| WS-13 | $39.22 | $40.85 | $42.50 | $44.10 | $45.74 |
| WS-14 | $41.10 | $42.82 | $44.54 | $46.25 | $47.94 |
| WS-15 | $43.47 | $45.27 | $47.07 | $48.93 | $50.69 |
| WS-16 | $45.95 | $47.87 | $49.77 | $51.74 | $53.62 |
| WS-17 | $48.18 | $50.20 | $52.19 | $54.20 | $56.21 |
| WS-18 | $51.10 | $53.21 | $55.31 | $57.48 | $59.59 |
| WS-19 | $52.20 | $54.37 | $56.54 | $58.72 | $60.89 |
04 · Where this schedule applies
Counties (66)
- Aurora County, SD
- Beadle County, SD
- Bennett County, SD
- Bon Homme County, SD
- Brookings County, SD
- Brown County, SD
- Brule County, SD
- Buffalo County, SD
- Campbell County, SD
- Charles Mix County, SD
- Clark County, SD
- Clay County, SD
- Codington County, SD
- Corson County, SD
- Davison County, SD
- Day County, SD
- Deuel County, SD
- Dewey County, SD
- Dickinson County, IA
- Douglas County, SD
- Edmunds County, SD
- Emmet County, IA
- Faulk County, SD
- Grant County, SD
- Gregory County, SD
- Haakon County, SD
- Hamlin County, SD
- Hand County, SD
- Hanson County, SD
- Hughes County, SD
- Hutchinson County, SD
- Hyde County, SD
- Jackson County, MN
- Jerauld County, SD
- Jones County, SD
- Kingsbury County, SD
- Lake County, SD
- Lincoln County, MN
- Lincoln County, SD
- Lyman County, SD
- Lyon County, IA
- Lyon County, MN
- Marshall County, SD
- McCook County, SD
- McPherson County, SD
- Mellette County, SD
- Miner County, SD
- Minnehaha County, SD
- Moody County, SD
- Murray County, MN
- Nobles County, MN
- Osceola County, IA
- Pipestone County, MN
- Potter County, SD
- Roberts County, SD
- Rock County, MN
- Sanborn County, SD
- Spink County, SD
- Stanley County, SD
- Sully County, SD
- Todd County, SD
- Tripp County, SD
- Turner County, SD
- Walworth County, SD
- Yankton County, SD
- Ziebach County, SD