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FY2026 · Schedule 050 · Effective December 28, 2025

Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $35.61 an hour, about $74,318 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$17.25$17.94$18.66$19.38$20.08+$0.18
WG-2$19.41$20.23$21.03$21.85$22.64+$0.21
WG-3$21.58$22.50$23.35$24.26$25.15+$0.23
WG-4$23.79$24.78$25.73$26.71$27.72+$0.25
WG-5$25.94$27.02$28.10$29.15$30.27+$0.27
WG-6$27.71$28.81$30.02$31.15$32.24+$0.29
WG-7$29.21$30.52$31.76$32.93$34.19+$0.31
WG-8$30.81$32.12$33.44$34.68$35.96+$0.32
WG-9$32.54$33.89$35.23$36.62$37.98+$0.34
WG-10$34.17$35.61$36.98$38.36$39.88+$0.36
WG-11$35.31$36.89$38.32$39.87$41.30+$0.37
WG-12$36.63$38.17$39.73$41.27$42.81+$0.38
WG-13$37.88$39.43$40.97$42.61$44.20+$0.40
WG-14$39.08$40.75$42.37$44.04$45.67+$0.41
WG-15$40.26$41.99$43.65$45.32$47.07+$0.42
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 050, effective December 28, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$18.97$19.73$20.53$21.32$22.07
WL-2$21.38$22.25$23.12$24.02$24.88
WL-3$23.75$24.75$25.69$26.68$27.69
WL-4$26.15$27.19$28.30$29.40$30.48
WL-5$28.51$29.71$30.88$32.06$33.26
WL-6$30.47$31.72$32.95$34.25$35.49
WL-7$32.14$33.56$34.89$36.26$37.66
WL-8$33.93$35.34$36.71$38.22$39.62
WL-9$35.78$37.29$38.79$40.27$41.77
WL-10$37.62$39.13$40.70$42.24$43.80
WL-11$38.92$40.61$42.14$43.79$45.49
WL-12$40.24$41.96$43.65$45.32$47.06
WL-13$41.70$43.42$45.12$46.89$48.66
WL-14$43.03$44.81$46.66$48.46$50.26
WL-15$44.39$46.27$48.03$49.98$51.86
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 050, effective December 28, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$28.26$29.43$30.59$31.80$32.95
WS-2$30.46$31.73$32.96$34.21$35.50
WS-3$32.59$33.98$35.31$36.66$38.02
WS-4$34.78$36.21$37.68$39.11$40.56
WS-5$36.24$37.76$39.22$40.77$42.33
WS-6$37.86$39.47$41.05$42.63$44.17
WS-7$39.66$41.32$42.97$44.62$46.27
WS-8$41.05$42.79$44.49$46.20$47.90
WS-9$42.88$44.67$46.50$48.32$50.08
WS-10$44.43$46.30$48.09$50.04$51.91
WS-11$45.50$47.34$49.23$51.18$53.04
WS-12$46.33$48.27$50.20$52.14$54.08
WS-13$47.39$49.32$51.32$53.28$55.26
WS-14$48.60$50.65$52.68$54.66$56.70
WS-15$50.07$52.14$54.22$56.32$58.40
WS-16$51.65$53.86$55.97$58.09$60.26
WS-17$52.72$54.90$57.11$59.31$61.48
WS-18$53.89$56.11$58.39$60.60$62.85
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 050, effective December 28, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas