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FY2026 · Schedule 686 · Effective May 17, 2026

Reno wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $32.93 an hour, about $68,725 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$17.57$18.31$19.05$19.77$20.51+$0.19
WG-2$18.52$19.28$20.07$20.79$21.55+$0.20
WG-3$20.01$20.85$21.67$22.50$23.32+$0.21
WG-4$21.60$22.48$23.39$24.29$25.18+$0.23
WG-5$23.21$24.18$25.17$26.12$27.08+$0.24
WG-6$25.07$26.12$27.16$28.22$29.23+$0.26
WG-7$26.76$27.87$28.99$30.10$31.21+$0.28
WG-8$28.39$29.55$30.73$31.94$33.12+$0.30
WG-9$29.95$31.20$32.43$33.67$34.95+$0.31
WG-10$31.62$32.93$34.24$35.56$36.90+$0.33
WG-11$33.20$34.59$35.98$37.34$38.76+$0.35
WG-12$34.83$36.27$37.76$39.21$40.67+$0.36
WG-13$36.08$37.60$39.18$40.65$42.16+$0.38
WG-14$37.56$39.15$40.70$42.24$43.80+$0.39
WG-15$38.78$40.43$42.05$43.68$45.36+$0.41
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 686, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$19.34$20.14$20.94$21.75$22.56
WL-2$20.35$21.20$22.01$22.87$23.73
WL-3$21.99$22.90$23.83$24.76$25.65
WL-4$23.74$24.73$25.72$26.72$27.69
WL-5$25.55$26.62$27.68$28.72$29.80
WL-6$27.56$28.73$29.88$31.02$32.17
WL-7$29.44$30.67$31.89$33.12$34.34
WL-8$31.23$32.52$33.82$35.11$36.46
WL-9$32.93$34.32$35.69$37.06$38.41
WL-10$34.80$36.21$37.70$39.15$40.59
WL-11$36.58$38.07$39.59$41.08$42.63
WL-12$38.30$39.92$41.52$43.12$44.71
WL-13$39.71$41.38$43.03$44.71$46.34
WL-14$41.31$43.05$44.74$46.46$48.23
WL-15$42.78$44.53$46.31$48.13$49.92
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 686, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$27.57$28.70$29.85$30.99$32.14
WS-2$28.43$29.63$30.80$31.98$33.17
WS-3$29.62$30.84$32.08$33.31$34.56
WS-4$31.57$32.88$34.19$35.50$36.83
WS-5$33.07$34.45$35.84$37.20$38.59
WS-6$34.60$36.03$37.48$38.92$40.35
WS-7$36.24$37.76$39.26$40.80$42.27
WS-8$37.80$39.37$40.96$42.54$44.11
WS-9$39.36$40.99$42.66$44.30$45.91
WS-10$41.10$42.83$44.54$46.26$47.93
WS-11$41.88$43.64$45.38$47.08$48.86
WS-12$42.94$44.74$46.52$48.29$50.11
WS-13$44.29$46.14$47.98$49.83$51.67
WS-14$45.85$47.74$49.68$51.53$53.48
WS-15$47.36$49.36$51.35$53.32$55.29
WS-16$48.76$50.78$52.81$54.84$56.87
WS-17$51.10$53.24$55.34$57.45$59.58
WS-18$53.79$55.95$58.18$60.45$62.70
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 686, effective May 17, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas