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FY2026 · Schedule 204 · Effective June 28, 2026

Huntsville wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $29.88 an hour, about $62,360 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$14.99$15.62$16.23$16.88$17.49+$0.16
WG-2$16.76$17.46$18.16$18.86$19.55+$0.18
WG-3$18.53$19.31$20.08$20.85$21.62+$0.20
WG-4$20.31$21.16$21.95$22.83$23.68+$0.21
WG-5$21.56$22.45$23.38$24.24$25.15+$0.23
WG-6$23.08$24.07$24.96$25.97$26.92+$0.24
WG-7$24.44$25.49$26.53$27.58$28.52+$0.26
WG-8$25.91$26.97$28.06$29.13$30.21+$0.27
WG-9$27.25$28.43$29.63$30.72$31.88+$0.29
WG-10$28.72$29.88$31.04$32.34$33.47+$0.30
WG-11$29.91$31.17$32.42$33.78$34.93+$0.31
WG-12$31.21$32.52$33.81$35.11$36.43+$0.33
WG-13$32.64$33.94$35.35$36.72$38.02+$0.34
WG-14$33.81$35.32$36.70$38.06$39.60+$0.35
WG-15$35.08$36.64$38.04$39.53$41.00+$0.37
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 204, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$16.52$17.20$17.85$18.53$19.22
WL-2$18.45$19.18$19.96$20.69$21.49
WL-3$20.39$21.27$22.09$22.93$23.80
WL-4$22.32$23.22$24.17$25.11$26.02
WL-5$23.74$24.74$25.69$26.71$27.66
WL-6$25.46$26.49$27.58$28.64$29.70
WL-7$26.94$28.09$29.19$30.32$31.41
WL-8$28.54$29.74$30.92$32.11$33.27
WL-9$30.07$31.38$32.58$33.78$35.01
WL-10$31.66$32.93$34.26$35.51$36.85
WL-11$33.05$34.39$35.69$37.15$38.52
WL-12$34.32$35.77$37.20$38.63$40.07
WL-13$35.88$37.40$38.89$40.38$41.87
WL-14$37.28$38.83$40.46$41.97$43.57
WL-15$38.65$40.28$41.88$43.48$45.09
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 204, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$24.27$25.28$26.26$27.27$28.31
WS-2$26.01$27.09$28.14$29.22$30.33
WS-3$27.46$28.58$29.76$30.88$32.07
WS-4$28.75$29.94$31.14$32.43$33.53
WS-5$30.32$31.57$32.91$34.10$35.40
WS-6$31.79$33.12$34.38$35.68$37.00
WS-7$33.20$34.64$36.01$37.36$38.82
WS-8$34.69$36.14$37.59$39.03$40.49
WS-9$35.94$37.46$38.94$40.39$41.93
WS-10$37.34$38.96$40.51$42.10$43.68
WS-11$38.55$40.14$41.76$43.29$44.94
WS-12$40.21$41.90$43.56$45.30$46.96
WS-13$41.68$43.35$45.08$46.91$48.59
WS-14$43.78$45.66$47.50$49.26$51.10
WS-15$46.39$48.34$50.27$52.17$54.10
WS-16$48.62$50.64$52.69$54.67$56.69
WS-17$50.96$53.09$55.20$57.33$59.42
WS-18$53.61$55.80$57.99$60.26$62.48
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 204, effective June 28, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas