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FY2026 · Schedule 133 · Effective May 17, 2026

Houston-Galveston-Texas City wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $34.61 an hour, about $72,231 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$14.84$15.44$16.07$16.66$17.29+$0.16
WG-2$16.86$17.56$18.24$18.98$19.64+$0.18
WG-3$18.93$19.68$20.48$21.27$22.02+$0.20
WG-4$20.94$21.82$22.73$23.56$24.45+$0.22
WG-5$23.05$24.03$24.97$25.95$26.89+$0.24
WG-6$25.11$26.19$27.21$28.28$29.32+$0.26
WG-7$27.23$28.38$29.54$30.63$31.79+$0.29
WG-8$29.39$30.59$31.82$33.05$34.28+$0.31
WG-9$31.43$32.72$34.05$35.33$36.67+$0.33
WG-10$33.20$34.61$36.07$37.40$38.80+$0.35
WG-11$34.66$36.13$37.56$39.09$40.49+$0.36
WG-12$36.14$37.68$39.20$40.73$42.26+$0.38
WG-13$37.67$39.22$40.77$42.32$43.98+$0.39
WG-14$39.00$40.69$42.31$43.98$45.54+$0.41
WG-15$40.44$42.14$43.87$45.50$47.18+$0.42
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 133, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$16.30$16.95$17.63$18.28$19.02
WL-2$18.57$19.31$20.11$20.86$21.65
WL-3$20.82$21.69$22.52$23.39$24.23
WL-4$23.09$24.02$24.97$25.94$26.90
WL-5$25.33$26.38$27.44$28.51$29.53
WL-6$27.63$28.78$29.93$31.11$32.22
WL-7$29.95$31.21$32.43$33.71$34.98
WL-8$32.32$33.67$35.00$36.33$37.70
WL-9$34.56$36.02$37.43$38.88$40.32
WL-10$36.61$38.14$39.66$41.20$42.74
WL-11$38.16$39.72$41.36$43.00$44.57
WL-12$39.74$41.40$43.16$44.81$46.42
WL-13$41.37$43.17$44.88$46.58$48.32
WL-14$42.93$44.71$46.43$48.32$50.06
WL-15$44.57$46.37$48.22$50.17$52.00
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 133, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$24.77$25.79$26.83$27.87$28.89
WS-2$26.80$27.91$29.02$30.14$31.25
WS-3$28.92$30.11$31.31$32.52$33.71
WS-4$31.03$32.27$33.59$34.89$36.18
WS-5$33.15$34.54$35.90$37.28$38.68
WS-6$35.23$36.69$38.15$39.62$41.07
WS-7$37.30$38.89$40.44$41.97$43.54
WS-8$39.47$41.10$42.76$44.41$46.07
WS-9$41.49$43.22$44.92$46.69$48.38
WS-10$43.27$45.04$46.87$48.69$50.49
WS-11$44.32$46.18$48.02$49.87$51.70
WS-12$45.36$47.25$49.15$51.03$52.92
WS-13$46.55$48.46$50.41$52.37$54.29
WS-14$47.87$49.87$51.91$53.86$55.90
WS-15$49.66$51.74$53.77$55.82$57.90
WS-16$51.65$53.77$55.94$58.09$60.22
WS-17$53.95$56.19$58.39$60.65$62.89
WS-18$56.41$58.79$61.11$63.47$65.80
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 133, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas