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FY2026 · Schedule 078 · Effective April 19, 2026

Jackson wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $30.53 an hour, about $63,716 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$12.22$12.72$13.22$13.72$14.22+$0.13
WG-2$14.17$14.77$15.34$15.90$16.54+$0.15
WG-3$16.13$16.78$17.47$18.13$18.80+$0.17
WG-4$18.09$18.82$19.56$20.35$21.08+$0.19
WG-5$20.04$20.87$21.73$22.53$23.38+$0.21
WG-6$21.98$22.94$23.83$24.77$25.67+$0.23
WG-7$23.94$24.91$25.90$26.91$27.89+$0.25
WG-8$25.81$26.88$27.96$29.01$30.09+$0.27
WG-9$27.40$28.62$29.78$30.91$32.11+$0.29
WG-10$29.35$30.53$31.78$33.00$34.20+$0.31
WG-11$30.94$32.20$33.52$34.82$36.07+$0.32
WG-12$32.30$33.72$35.09$36.47$37.79+$0.34
WG-13$33.76$35.21$36.58$38.04$39.43+$0.35
WG-14$35.24$36.69$38.21$39.71$41.17+$0.37
WG-15$36.69$38.20$39.72$41.28$42.79+$0.38
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 078, effective April 19, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$13.43$13.97$14.53$15.10$15.69
WL-2$15.58$16.24$16.88$17.50$18.16
WL-3$17.75$18.49$19.21$19.95$20.67
WL-4$19.87$20.70$21.55$22.37$23.21
WL-5$22.03$22.97$23.88$24.82$25.71
WL-6$24.20$25.19$26.23$27.20$28.23
WL-7$26.31$27.40$28.52$29.58$30.68
WL-8$28.40$29.57$30.76$31.94$33.12
WL-9$30.23$31.48$32.71$34.03$35.29
WL-10$32.25$33.64$34.95$36.28$37.65
WL-11$33.94$35.43$36.88$38.22$39.72
WL-12$35.61$37.08$38.56$40.09$41.53
WL-13$37.11$38.69$40.28$41.83$43.36
WL-14$38.69$40.46$42.00$43.61$45.33
WL-15$40.34$42.05$43.73$45.45$47.11
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 078, effective April 19, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$21.12$21.99$22.91$23.79$24.68
WS-2$23.10$24.07$25.02$25.99$26.96
WS-3$25.05$26.10$27.15$28.18$29.22
WS-4$27.03$28.15$29.24$30.41$31.52
WS-5$28.99$30.18$31.41$32.62$33.82
WS-6$30.90$32.18$33.48$34.76$36.05
WS-7$32.78$34.15$35.54$36.88$38.22
WS-8$34.64$36.12$37.57$39.03$40.47
WS-9$36.21$37.70$39.20$40.68$42.22
WS-10$38.10$39.70$41.29$42.88$44.48
WS-11$39.03$40.63$42.28$43.89$45.51
WS-12$40.20$41.89$43.61$45.25$46.96
WS-13$41.70$43.45$45.17$46.92$48.65
WS-14$43.18$44.99$46.74$48.58$50.38
WS-15$45.22$47.13$48.99$50.88$52.77
WS-16$47.59$49.60$51.57$53.59$55.53
WS-17$50.29$52.35$54.47$56.56$58.60
WS-18$53.20$55.42$57.63$59.85$62.09
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 078, effective April 19, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas