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FY2026 · Schedule 250 · Effective December 28, 2025

Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $35.57 an hour, about $74,235 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$17.11$17.82$18.54$19.24$19.99+$0.18
WG-2$19.27$20.09$20.88$21.69$22.48+$0.20
WG-3$21.41$22.32$23.20$24.10$24.99+$0.23
WG-4$23.59$24.57$25.54$26.52$27.52+$0.25
WG-5$25.75$26.81$27.90$28.96$30.02+$0.27
WG-6$27.51$28.59$29.81$30.92$32.05+$0.29
WG-7$29.14$30.44$31.66$32.85$34.09+$0.31
WG-8$30.63$31.94$33.23$34.48$35.76+$0.32
WG-9$32.48$33.83$35.17$36.54$37.88+$0.34
WG-10$34.13$35.57$36.95$38.32$39.84+$0.36
WG-11$35.29$36.85$38.29$39.83$41.26+$0.37
WG-12$36.61$38.14$39.70$41.23$42.78+$0.38
WG-13$37.85$39.36$40.95$42.58$44.17+$0.39
WG-14$39.06$40.72$42.35$44.01$45.64+$0.41
WG-15$40.23$41.96$43.62$45.28$47.04+$0.42
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 250, effective December 28, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$18.84$19.62$20.38$21.17$21.93
WL-2$21.23$22.07$22.92$23.85$24.72
WL-3$23.57$24.52$25.52$26.49$27.49
WL-4$25.94$27.02$28.08$29.16$30.25
WL-5$28.32$29.51$30.66$31.83$33.01
WL-6$30.24$31.45$32.71$34.03$35.22
WL-7$32.07$33.49$34.81$36.16$37.51
WL-8$33.74$35.12$36.52$38.00$39.36
WL-9$35.73$37.21$38.71$40.19$41.69
WL-10$37.60$39.11$40.67$42.20$43.77
WL-11$38.87$40.58$42.11$43.76$45.44
WL-12$40.20$41.92$43.62$45.28$47.03
WL-13$41.67$43.38$45.09$46.86$48.62
WL-14$43.00$44.78$46.62$48.42$50.23
WL-15$44.35$46.23$47.98$49.94$51.82
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 250, effective December 28, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$28.06$29.20$30.39$31.56$32.71
WS-2$30.23$31.46$32.74$33.99$35.25
WS-3$32.34$33.69$35.06$36.38$37.74
WS-4$34.52$35.94$37.35$38.85$40.23
WS-5$35.98$37.53$38.94$40.48$42.01
WS-6$37.77$39.33$40.91$42.49$44.06
WS-7$39.44$41.11$42.69$44.38$46.02
WS-8$40.87$42.58$44.27$45.98$47.69
WS-9$42.85$44.64$46.42$48.23$49.99
WS-10$44.40$46.27$48.04$49.99$51.87
WS-11$45.48$47.31$49.20$51.18$53.01
WS-12$46.26$48.19$50.11$52.03$53.95
WS-13$47.16$49.09$51.06$53.03$54.99
WS-14$48.31$50.34$52.33$54.32$56.34
WS-15$49.70$51.76$53.80$55.91$57.93
WS-16$51.30$53.45$55.58$57.72$59.85
WS-17$52.34$54.52$56.69$58.88$61.03
WS-18$53.55$55.70$57.92$60.13$62.39
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 250, effective December 28, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

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