FY2026 · Schedule 125 · Effective April 19, 2026
Nashville wage grade pay, FY2026
A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $30.27 an hour, about $63,173 a year at full time (2,087 hours). Steps 2 to 5 come after 6 months, 18 months, then 2 years each.
01 · WG · Wage Grade (non-supervisory)
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | vs FY2025 (step 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $15.15 | $15.79 | $16.43 | $17.05 | $17.69 | +$0.16 |
| WG-2 | $16.80 | $17.49 | $18.16 | $18.88 | $19.54 | +$0.18 |
| WG-3 | $18.51 | $19.30 | $20.06 | $20.81 | $21.60 | +$0.20 |
| WG-4 | $20.18 | $21.01 | $21.86 | $22.70 | $23.54 | +$0.21 |
| WG-5 | $21.77 | $22.68 | $23.57 | $24.48 | $25.43 | +$0.23 |
| WG-6 | $23.16 | $24.18 | $25.12 | $26.10 | $27.03 | +$0.24 |
| WG-7 | $24.62 | $25.66 | $26.71 | $27.72 | $28.73 | +$0.26 |
| WG-8 | $26.22 | $27.33 | $28.34 | $29.53 | $30.60 | +$0.28 |
| WG-9 | $27.51 | $28.73 | $29.82 | $30.95 | $32.10 | +$0.29 |
| WG-10 | $29.06 | $30.27 | $31.50 | $32.70 | $33.91 | +$0.30 |
| WG-11 | $30.64 | $31.92 | $33.19 | $34.48 | $35.76 | +$0.32 |
| WG-12 | $32.23 | $33.60 | $34.93 | $36.26 | $37.60 | +$0.34 |
| WG-13 | $33.85 | $35.25 | $36.67 | $38.07 | $39.48 | +$0.35 |
| WG-14 | $35.42 | $36.92 | $38.34 | $39.84 | $41.38 | +$0.37 |
| WG-15 | $36.78 | $38.32 | $39.82 | $41.49 | $42.94 | +$0.38 |
02 · WL · Wage Leader
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $16.67 | $17.37 | $18.06 | $18.76 | $19.45 |
| WL-2 | $18.43 | $19.24 | $19.98 | $20.74 | $21.52 |
| WL-3 | $20.38 | $21.23 | $22.07 | $22.93 | $23.78 |
| WL-4 | $22.19 | $23.11 | $24.03 | $24.97 | $25.87 |
| WL-5 | $23.97 | $24.96 | $25.96 | $26.92 | $27.98 |
| WL-6 | $25.51 | $26.58 | $27.67 | $28.70 | $29.77 |
| WL-7 | $27.07 | $28.22 | $29.33 | $30.47 | $31.58 |
| WL-8 | $28.80 | $30.04 | $31.23 | $32.43 | $33.63 |
| WL-9 | $30.27 | $31.60 | $32.86 | $34.11 | $35.35 |
| WL-10 | $31.98 | $33.31 | $34.63 | $35.97 | $37.30 |
| WL-11 | $33.70 | $35.09 | $36.52 | $37.90 | $39.31 |
| WL-12 | $35.47 | $36.95 | $38.42 | $39.91 | $41.38 |
| WL-13 | $37.22 | $38.79 | $40.34 | $41.88 | $43.43 |
| WL-14 | $38.92 | $40.59 | $42.28 | $43.86 | $45.48 |
| WL-15 | $40.42 | $42.16 | $43.86 | $45.49 | $47.15 |
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $24.21 | $25.22 | $26.23 | $27.24 | $28.25 |
| WS-2 | $25.87 | $26.94 | $28.04 | $29.13 | $30.17 |
| WS-3 | $27.59 | $28.72 | $29.86 | $31.01 | $32.18 |
| WS-4 | $28.99 | $30.15 | $31.44 | $32.58 | $33.84 |
| WS-5 | $30.47 | $31.72 | $33.03 | $34.27 | $35.55 |
| WS-6 | $31.90 | $33.17 | $34.49 | $35.82 | $37.12 |
| WS-7 | $33.50 | $34.90 | $36.28 | $37.68 | $39.08 |
| WS-8 | $34.85 | $36.36 | $37.81 | $39.27 | $40.70 |
| WS-9 | $36.22 | $37.76 | $39.26 | $40.76 | $42.27 |
| WS-10 | $37.80 | $39.35 | $40.91 | $42.50 | $44.07 |
| WS-11 | $38.75 | $40.48 | $42.01 | $43.71 | $45.32 |
| WS-12 | $40.23 | $41.90 | $43.60 | $45.21 | $46.96 |
| WS-13 | $41.69 | $43.43 | $45.22 | $46.97 | $48.63 |
| WS-14 | $43.84 | $45.75 | $47.47 | $49.36 | $51.14 |
| WS-15 | $46.30 | $48.29 | $50.24 | $52.13 | $54.07 |
| WS-16 | $48.47 | $50.49 | $52.51 | $54.53 | $56.56 |
| WS-17 | $50.88 | $53.00 | $55.12 | $57.22 | $59.33 |
| WS-18 | $53.58 | $55.74 | $57.95 | $60.21 | $62.44 |
| WS-19 | $52.72 | $54.92 | $57.12 | $59.31 | $61.51 |
04 · Where this schedule applies
Counties (104)
- Adair County, KY
- Allen County, KY
- Anderson County, TN
- Ballard County, KY
- Barren County, KY
- Bedford County, TN
- Benton County, TN
- Bledsoe County, TN
- Blount County, TN
- Bradley County, TN
- Butler County, KY
- Caldwell County, KY
- Calloway County, KY
- Campbell County, TN
- Cannon County, TN
- Carlisle County, KY
- Catoosa County, GA
- Chattooga County, GA
- Cheatham County, TN
- Christian County, KY
- Claiborne County, TN
- Clay County, TN
- Clinton County, KY
- Coffee County, TN
- Cumberland County, KY
- Cumberland County, TN
- Dade County, GA
- Davidson County, TN
- Decatur County, TN
- DeKalb County, TN
- Dickson County, TN
- Edmonson County, KY
- Fentress County, TN
- Franklin County, TN
- Fulton County, KY
- Grainger County, TN
- Graves County, KY
- Grundy County, TN
- Hamblen County, TN
- Hamilton County, TN
- Henderson County, TN
- Henry County, TN
- Hickman County, KY
- Hickman County, TN
- Hopkins County, KY
- Houston County, TN
- Humphreys County, TN
- Jackson County, AL
- Jackson County, TN
- Jefferson County, TN
- Knox County, TN
- Lawrence County, TN
- Lewis County, TN
- Livingston County, KY
- Logan County, KY
- Loudon County, TN
- Lyon County, KY
- Macon County, TN
- Marion County, TN
- Marshall County, KY
- Marshall County, TN
- Massac County, IL
- Maury County, TN
- McCracken County, KY
- McMinn County, TN
- Meigs County, TN
- Metcalfe County, KY
- Monroe County, KY
- Monroe County, TN
- Montgomery County, TN
- Moore County, TN
- Morgan County, TN
- Muhlenberg County, KY
- Murray County, GA
- Overton County, TN
- Perry County, TN
- Pickett County, TN
- Polk County, TN
- Putnam County, TN
- Rhea County, TN
- Roane County, TN
- Robertson County, TN
- Russell County, KY
- Rutherford County, TN
- Scott County, TN
- Sequatchie County, TN
- Sevier County, TN
- Simpson County, KY
- Smith County, TN
- Stewart County, TN
- Sumner County, TN
- Todd County, KY
- Trigg County, KY
- Trousdale County, TN
- Union County, TN
- Van Buren County, TN
- Walker County, GA
- Warren County, KY
- Warren County, TN
- Weakley County, TN
- White County, TN
- Whitfield County, GA
- Williamson County, TN
- Wilson County, TN