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FY2026 · Schedule 333 · Effective May 17, 2026

Houston-Galveston-Texas City wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $34.28 an hour, about $71,542 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$14.12$14.69$15.34$15.90$16.50+$0.15
WG-2$16.09$16.73$17.42$18.09$18.75+$0.17
WG-3$18.18$18.92$19.68$20.42$21.20+$0.19
WG-4$20.42$21.27$22.07$22.92$23.82+$0.22
WG-5$22.56$23.49$24.43$25.39$26.31+$0.24
WG-6$24.78$25.83$26.83$27.87$28.91+$0.26
WG-7$27.01$28.13$29.25$30.39$31.51+$0.28
WG-8$29.10$30.29$31.52$32.76$33.96+$0.30
WG-9$31.28$32.59$33.91$35.21$36.53+$0.33
WG-10$32.90$34.28$35.71$37.04$38.42+$0.34
WG-11$34.31$35.76$37.21$38.74$40.08+$0.36
WG-12$35.77$37.27$38.83$40.30$41.90+$0.37
WG-13$37.26$38.84$40.35$41.98$43.59+$0.39
WG-14$38.58$40.28$41.97$43.59$45.10+$0.40
WG-15$40.04$41.74$43.48$45.06$46.75+$0.42
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 333, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$15.51$16.16$16.85$17.46$18.12
WL-2$17.70$18.45$19.13$19.85$20.58
WL-3$19.98$20.77$21.62$22.49$23.30
WL-4$22.46$23.37$24.31$25.24$26.17
WL-5$24.81$25.83$26.83$27.89$28.91
WL-6$27.26$28.41$29.55$30.66$31.82
WL-7$29.71$30.95$32.19$33.44$34.68
WL-8$32.02$33.36$34.71$36.03$37.33
WL-9$34.45$35.85$37.27$38.74$40.15
WL-10$36.20$37.79$39.28$40.82$42.32
WL-11$37.81$39.32$40.98$42.59$44.17
WL-12$39.34$41.02$42.76$44.38$46.02
WL-13$40.99$42.77$44.47$46.13$47.86
WL-14$42.52$44.29$46.05$47.86$49.62
WL-15$44.17$45.94$47.78$49.69$51.54
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 333, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$23.81$24.77$25.77$26.78$27.77
WS-2$26.04$27.11$28.21$29.28$30.36
WS-3$28.28$29.46$30.64$31.82$33.00
WS-4$30.40$31.67$32.95$34.21$35.48
WS-5$32.66$33.98$35.35$36.71$38.08
WS-6$34.88$36.32$37.79$39.24$40.71
WS-7$37.03$38.56$40.11$41.67$43.22
WS-8$39.15$40.79$42.42$44.04$45.69
WS-9$41.27$43.02$44.71$46.46$48.18
WS-10$42.86$44.62$46.43$48.21$50.05
WS-11$43.97$45.84$47.68$49.55$51.31
WS-12$45.11$46.99$48.89$50.77$52.66
WS-13$46.20$48.12$50.03$51.98$53.89
WS-14$47.61$49.57$51.53$53.55$55.55
WS-15$48.89$50.95$52.99$54.99$57.05
WS-16$49.96$52.05$54.13$56.21$58.30
WS-17$51.42$53.59$55.69$57.85$59.96
WS-18$53.80$56.07$58.30$60.52$62.73
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 333, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas