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FY2026 · Schedule 286 · Effective May 17, 2026

Reno wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $34.00 an hour, about $70,958 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$18.07$18.83$19.57$20.29$21.04+$0.19
WG-2$19.67$20.50$21.27$22.12$22.92+$0.21
WG-3$21.26$22.15$23.03$23.93$24.80+$0.22
WG-4$22.90$23.84$24.77$25.75$26.68+$0.24
WG-5$24.53$25.52$26.53$27.55$28.59+$0.26
WG-6$26.09$27.20$28.25$29.34$30.44+$0.27
WG-7$27.73$28.86$30.01$31.17$32.34+$0.29
WG-8$29.37$30.60$31.86$33.09$34.31+$0.31
WG-9$31.02$32.31$33.59$34.93$36.19+$0.32
WG-10$32.64$34.00$35.37$36.76$38.08+$0.34
WG-11$34.08$35.48$36.85$38.32$39.75+$0.36
WG-12$35.33$36.83$38.32$39.76$41.20+$0.37
WG-13$36.60$38.13$39.72$41.18$42.75+$0.38
WG-14$37.90$39.46$41.11$42.65$44.17+$0.40
WG-15$39.14$40.81$42.42$44.05$45.76+$0.41
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 286, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$19.83$20.65$21.51$22.31$23.15
WL-2$21.64$22.49$23.41$24.30$25.20
WL-3$23.40$24.35$25.32$26.33$27.25
WL-4$25.15$26.22$27.24$28.25$29.31
WL-5$26.95$28.05$29.17$30.33$31.39
WL-6$28.72$29.92$31.11$32.31$33.48
WL-7$30.48$31.73$33.01$34.29$35.56
WL-8$32.36$33.70$35.02$36.36$37.72
WL-9$34.12$35.52$36.96$38.38$39.78
WL-10$35.91$37.41$38.91$40.42$41.90
WL-11$37.51$39.05$40.57$42.14$43.70
WL-12$38.83$40.48$42.13$43.74$45.34
WL-13$40.27$41.95$43.59$45.32$46.99
WL-14$41.66$43.40$45.14$46.93$48.65
WL-15$43.18$44.90$46.71$48.60$50.37
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 286, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$27.79$28.95$30.08$31.25$32.40
WS-2$29.38$30.57$31.82$33.03$34.27
WS-3$31.00$32.31$33.59$34.90$36.16
WS-4$32.60$33.96$35.33$36.70$38.02
WS-5$34.23$35.67$37.06$38.51$39.92
WS-6$35.82$37.32$38.84$40.30$41.82
WS-7$37.52$39.08$40.66$42.19$43.75
WS-8$39.18$40.82$42.45$44.05$45.71
WS-9$40.81$42.49$44.19$45.90$47.60
WS-10$42.44$44.19$45.96$47.74$49.49
WS-11$43.33$45.11$46.91$48.71$50.50
WS-12$44.47$46.35$48.18$50.04$51.90
WS-13$45.88$47.78$49.67$51.61$53.50
WS-14$47.54$49.51$51.49$53.47$55.43
WS-15$49.52$51.62$53.64$55.69$57.75
WS-16$51.76$53.92$56.05$58.21$60.37
WS-17$54.32$56.54$58.82$61.09$63.32
WS-18$57.12$59.51$61.87$64.25$66.65
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 286, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas