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FY2026 · Schedule 040 · Effective October 19, 2025

Montgomery-Selma wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $26.96 an hour, about $56,266 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$13.25$13.78$14.32$14.88$15.42+$0.14
WG-2$14.61$15.22$15.83$16.43$17.03+$0.16
WG-3$15.97$16.68$17.37$17.98$18.65+$0.17
WG-4$17.41$18.08$18.85$19.56$20.31+$0.18
WG-5$18.73$19.52$20.32$21.05$21.88+$0.20
WG-6$20.12$20.97$21.84$22.69$23.50+$0.21
WG-7$21.66$22.55$23.45$24.37$25.24+$0.23
WG-8$23.13$24.09$25.03$26.05$26.97+$0.24
WG-9$24.50$25.52$26.51$27.58$28.58+$0.26
WG-10$25.87$26.96$28.06$29.11$30.20+$0.27
WG-11$27.38$28.54$29.67$30.81$31.94+$0.29
WG-12$28.76$29.97$31.19$32.40$33.58+$0.30
WG-13$30.16$31.42$32.64$33.95$35.17+$0.32
WG-14$31.50$32.87$34.15$35.48$36.81+$0.33
WG-15$32.91$34.29$35.68$37.04$38.41+$0.34
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 040, effective October 19, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$14.55$15.15$15.77$16.37$16.97
WL-2$16.06$16.75$17.43$18.10$18.75
WL-3$17.60$18.32$19.06$19.78$20.50
WL-4$19.14$19.90$20.74$21.55$22.34
WL-5$20.65$21.50$22.34$23.18$24.06
WL-6$22.17$23.11$24.02$24.93$25.87
WL-7$23.81$24.83$25.81$26.80$27.76
WL-8$25.45$26.48$27.56$28.60$29.70
WL-9$26.95$28.08$29.20$30.34$31.46
WL-10$28.49$29.67$30.86$32.05$33.23
WL-11$30.12$31.38$32.62$33.91$35.15
WL-12$31.66$32.96$34.30$35.62$36.96
WL-13$33.15$34.55$35.95$37.33$38.72
WL-14$34.71$36.12$37.57$39.03$40.49
WL-15$36.19$37.75$39.23$40.75$42.22
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 040, effective October 19, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$20.91$21.80$22.67$23.53$24.41
WS-2$22.34$23.27$24.20$25.10$26.07
WS-3$23.66$24.66$25.67$26.63$27.61
WS-4$25.03$26.08$27.10$28.14$29.19
WS-5$26.49$27.61$28.74$29.85$30.94
WS-6$28.01$29.16$30.34$31.49$32.68
WS-7$29.52$30.74$31.97$33.20$34.45
WS-8$30.89$32.18$33.50$34.77$36.05
WS-9$32.28$33.60$34.95$36.28$37.67
WS-10$33.65$35.08$36.48$37.86$39.27
WS-11$34.87$36.28$37.77$39.23$40.68
WS-12$36.47$37.98$39.49$41.00$42.55
WS-13$38.16$39.75$41.36$42.98$44.54
WS-14$40.22$41.89$43.59$45.22$46.91
WS-15$42.39$44.14$45.92$47.65$49.45
WS-16$44.92$46.80$48.64$50.53$52.37
WS-17$47.65$49.61$51.63$53.61$55.59
WS-18$50.80$52.90$55.06$57.10$59.23
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 040, effective October 19, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas