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FY2026 · Schedule 516 · Effective October 5, 2025

Pittsburgh wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $32.73 an hour, about $68,308 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$17.07$17.78$18.48$19.18$19.87+$0.18
WG-2$18.60$19.34$20.12$20.89$21.65+$0.20
WG-3$20.12$20.92$21.77$22.60$23.46+$0.21
WG-4$21.62$22.52$23.42$24.29$25.20+$0.23
WG-5$23.15$24.14$25.10$26.07$27.02+$0.24
WG-6$24.87$25.91$26.95$27.99$29.01+$0.26
WG-7$26.64$27.77$28.87$29.96$31.09+$0.28
WG-8$28.39$29.58$30.75$31.91$33.07+$0.30
WG-9$29.96$31.20$32.45$33.70$34.93+$0.31
WG-10$31.39$32.73$34.03$35.30$36.66+$0.33
WG-11$32.69$34.07$35.41$36.79$38.16+$0.34
WG-12$34.24$35.71$37.11$38.55$39.96+$0.36
WG-13$35.74$37.21$38.72$40.26$41.79+$0.37
WG-14$36.82$38.37$39.87$41.45$42.98+$0.38
WG-15$37.98$39.56$41.14$42.81$44.37+$0.40
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 516, effective October 5, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$18.76$19.55$20.31$21.11$21.83
WL-2$20.42$21.29$22.08$22.92$23.80
WL-3$22.07$23.02$23.94$24.86$25.77
WL-4$23.78$24.78$25.73$26.75$27.72
WL-5$25.49$26.57$27.62$28.66$29.72
WL-6$27.36$28.51$29.64$30.78$31.92
WL-7$29.34$30.55$31.79$32.98$34.17
WL-8$31.21$32.49$33.80$35.11$36.41
WL-9$32.93$34.28$35.66$37.07$38.37
WL-10$34.53$35.97$37.40$38.85$40.29
WL-11$35.97$37.45$38.96$40.49$41.98
WL-12$37.71$39.27$40.85$42.41$43.98
WL-13$39.34$40.99$42.63$44.29$45.91
WL-14$40.50$42.21$43.97$45.66$47.36
WL-15$41.80$43.60$45.28$47.03$48.82
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 516, effective October 5, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$26.22$27.33$28.39$29.53$30.61
WS-2$27.76$28.91$30.05$31.23$32.37
WS-3$29.28$30.51$31.72$32.94$34.15
WS-4$31.01$32.31$33.60$34.87$36.16
WS-5$32.70$34.08$35.44$36.79$38.15
WS-6$34.47$35.89$37.34$38.76$40.23
WS-7$36.20$37.66$39.14$40.66$42.17
WS-8$37.85$39.43$40.93$42.53$44.11
WS-9$39.43$41.03$42.68$44.31$45.98
WS-10$40.87$42.55$44.25$45.88$47.69
WS-11$41.73$43.47$45.19$46.92$48.68
WS-12$42.72$44.49$46.26$48.04$49.83
WS-13$43.84$45.66$47.50$49.32$51.15
WS-14$45.05$46.93$48.80$50.68$52.57
WS-15$46.74$48.64$50.60$52.55$54.50
WS-16$48.29$50.29$52.31$54.33$56.33
WS-17$50.09$52.20$54.30$56.35$58.43
WS-18$52.37$54.56$56.74$58.94$61.11
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 516, effective October 5, 2025. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas