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FY2026 · Schedule 056 · Effective January 11, 2026

Manhattan wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $32.05 an hour, about $66,888 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$15.40$16.00$16.65$17.31$17.92+$0.16
WG-2$17.14$17.85$18.57$19.29$20.01+$0.18
WG-3$18.88$19.64$20.44$21.23$21.99+$0.20
WG-4$20.67$21.54$22.41$23.27$24.11+$0.22
WG-5$22.51$23.43$24.36$25.30$26.23+$0.24
WG-6$24.27$25.28$26.29$27.31$28.32+$0.26
WG-7$26.05$27.15$28.22$29.33$30.40+$0.27
WG-8$27.60$28.75$29.94$31.09$32.24+$0.29
WG-9$29.26$30.55$31.80$33.02$34.24+$0.31
WG-10$30.73$32.05$33.31$34.62$35.92+$0.32
WG-11$32.10$33.50$34.78$36.14$37.45+$0.34
WG-12$33.26$34.59$36.09$37.45$38.86+$0.35
WG-13$34.54$35.96$37.37$38.86$40.27+$0.36
WG-14$35.73$37.16$38.56$40.18$41.64+$0.37
WG-15$36.82$38.43$39.88$41.48$43.00+$0.39
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 056, effective January 11, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$16.92$17.61$18.30$19.01$19.73
WL-2$18.85$19.62$20.43$21.20$21.97
WL-3$20.78$21.63$22.49$23.37$24.21
WL-4$22.74$23.65$24.64$25.56$26.53
WL-5$24.73$25.81$26.82$27.86$28.89
WL-6$26.69$27.80$28.91$30.01$31.14
WL-7$28.68$29.88$31.07$32.25$33.46
WL-8$30.40$31.66$32.89$34.20$35.44
WL-9$32.30$33.62$34.98$36.35$37.71
WL-10$33.89$35.27$36.69$38.13$39.53
WL-11$35.39$36.82$38.32$39.82$41.27
WL-12$36.70$38.25$39.78$41.29$42.85
WL-13$37.99$39.54$41.11$42.77$44.31
WL-14$39.28$40.91$42.58$44.29$45.89
WL-15$40.59$42.22$43.87$45.67$47.38
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 056, effective January 11, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$24.69$25.72$26.74$27.77$28.82
WS-2$26.53$27.60$28.71$29.84$30.95
WS-3$28.35$29.51$30.68$31.86$33.06
WS-4$30.07$31.30$32.60$33.83$35.09
WS-5$31.92$33.22$34.57$35.86$37.20
WS-6$33.72$35.11$36.53$37.94$39.33
WS-7$35.41$36.89$38.36$39.81$41.35
WS-8$36.96$38.50$40.04$41.58$43.12
WS-9$38.58$40.20$41.83$43.46$45.06
WS-10$40.11$41.80$43.46$45.13$46.88
WS-11$40.98$42.74$44.43$46.14$47.85
WS-12$42.06$43.83$45.59$47.32$49.09
WS-13$43.65$45.48$47.29$49.11$50.92
WS-14$45.50$47.32$49.27$51.15$53.08
WS-15$47.11$49.07$51.03$53.00$54.95
WS-16$48.78$50.82$52.87$54.85$56.88
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 056, effective January 11, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas