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FY2026 · Schedule 004 · Effective June 28, 2026

Huntsville wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $30.27 an hour, about $63,173 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$15.53$16.18$16.81$17.46$18.12+$0.17
WG-2$17.39$18.06$18.79$19.54$20.25+$0.18
WG-3$19.18$19.96$20.76$21.57$22.35+$0.20
WG-4$20.99$21.87$22.76$23.61$24.49+$0.22
WG-5$22.32$23.26$24.26$25.15$26.06+$0.24
WG-6$23.85$24.82$25.77$26.84$27.81+$0.25
WG-7$25.04$26.10$27.18$28.28$29.26+$0.26
WG-8$26.37$27.43$28.57$29.68$30.78+$0.28
WG-9$27.75$28.93$30.15$31.25$32.41+$0.29
WG-10$29.08$30.27$31.44$32.75$33.88+$0.30
WG-11$30.30$31.58$32.82$34.22$35.39+$0.32
WG-12$31.57$32.82$34.24$35.50$36.83+$0.33
WG-13$32.89$34.23$35.64$36.99$38.33+$0.34
WG-14$34.08$35.61$36.97$38.36$39.91+$0.36
WG-15$35.37$36.92$38.34$39.84$41.33+$0.37
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 004, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$17.05$17.79$18.46$19.18$19.85
WL-2$19.07$19.84$20.69$21.47$22.24
WL-3$21.09$21.99$22.84$23.74$24.59
WL-4$23.10$24.04$24.99$25.95$26.92
WL-5$24.62$25.67$26.66$27.71$28.70
WL-6$26.30$27.34$28.46$29.60$30.67
WL-7$27.63$28.81$29.87$31.07$32.20
WL-8$29.02$30.25$31.45$32.69$33.86
WL-9$30.63$31.93$33.15$34.38$35.65
WL-10$32.06$33.35$34.70$35.96$37.32
WL-11$33.45$34.83$36.15$37.63$39.01
WL-12$34.70$36.14$37.63$39.11$40.60
WL-13$36.16$37.68$39.19$40.72$42.21
WL-14$37.57$39.13$40.77$42.30$43.91
WL-15$38.94$40.60$42.21$43.82$45.42
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 004, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$25.08$26.10$27.17$28.23$29.24
WS-2$26.91$28.01$29.12$30.24$31.36
WS-3$28.46$29.64$30.86$32.05$33.23
WS-4$29.72$31.02$32.28$33.63$34.70
WS-5$31.29$32.61$33.97$35.18$36.55
WS-6$32.58$33.91$35.19$36.57$37.92
WS-7$33.77$35.22$36.61$37.99$39.45
WS-8$35.28$36.78$38.23$39.69$41.19
WS-9$36.58$38.10$39.61$41.13$42.68
WS-10$37.84$39.47$41.02$42.63$44.23
WS-11$39.23$40.80$42.48$44.08$45.72
WS-12$40.83$42.60$44.23$46.04$47.74
WS-13$42.68$44.40$46.21$48.02$49.77
WS-14$45.21$47.13$49.03$50.85$52.75
WS-15$47.88$49.90$51.88$53.87$55.87
WS-16$50.44$52.50$54.60$56.71$58.78
WS-17$52.83$55.04$57.25$59.45$61.64
WS-18$55.58$57.86$60.18$62.47$64.80
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 004, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas