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FY2026 · Schedule 142 · Effective January 11, 2026

Roanoke wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $28.31 an hour, about $59,083 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$14.21$14.79$15.43$15.99$16.61+$0.15
WG-2$15.59$16.26$16.86$17.55$18.22+$0.17
WG-3$17.16$17.86$18.55$19.31$19.99+$0.18
WG-4$18.63$19.42$20.18$20.96$21.75+$0.20
WG-5$20.12$20.93$21.78$22.62$23.45+$0.21
WG-6$21.59$22.49$23.39$24.28$25.16+$0.23
WG-7$23.02$23.98$24.94$25.90$26.86+$0.24
WG-8$24.44$25.48$26.49$27.47$28.52+$0.26
WG-9$25.89$26.97$28.04$29.08$30.16+$0.27
WG-10$27.15$28.31$29.46$30.62$31.73+$0.29
WG-11$28.54$29.67$30.87$32.14$33.24+$0.30
WG-12$29.81$31.10$32.34$33.55$34.83+$0.31
WG-13$31.05$32.24$33.68$34.86$36.24+$0.32
WG-14$32.12$33.41$34.82$36.12$37.45+$0.34
WG-15$33.17$34.51$35.93$37.32$38.70+$0.35
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 142, effective January 11, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$15.60$16.28$16.96$17.57$18.26
WL-2$17.16$17.88$18.59$19.28$19.98
WL-3$18.88$19.63$20.43$21.20$21.96
WL-4$20.51$21.37$22.20$23.06$23.93
WL-5$22.11$23.02$23.95$24.88$25.75
WL-6$23.73$24.73$25.72$26.70$27.64
WL-7$25.33$26.38$27.43$28.50$29.54
WL-8$26.90$28.01$29.12$30.25$31.36
WL-9$28.47$29.67$30.86$31.99$33.19
WL-10$29.87$31.14$32.38$33.65$34.87
WL-11$31.43$32.65$33.97$35.33$36.65
WL-12$32.80$34.21$35.60$36.95$38.32
WL-13$34.11$35.60$37.00$38.44$39.93
WL-14$35.33$36.80$38.29$39.79$41.30
WL-15$36.48$38.00$39.52$41.06$42.55
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 142, effective January 11, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$22.41$23.35$24.29$25.22$26.13
WS-2$23.93$24.89$25.87$26.92$27.89
WS-3$25.43$26.48$27.51$28.60$29.66
WS-4$26.83$27.94$29.05$30.17$31.27
WS-5$28.36$29.56$30.71$31.91$33.05
WS-6$29.81$31.05$32.29$33.54$34.78
WS-7$31.20$32.52$33.78$35.11$36.38
WS-8$32.63$33.98$35.32$36.71$38.07
WS-9$34.10$35.50$36.92$38.30$39.74
WS-10$35.37$36.85$38.30$39.83$41.40
WS-11$36.65$38.17$39.73$41.25$42.78
WS-12$38.08$39.66$41.25$42.82$44.46
WS-13$39.69$41.34$43.00$44.65$46.29
WS-14$41.76$43.51$45.19$46.96$48.69
WS-15$43.74$45.58$47.39$49.22$51.01
WS-16$46.08$47.99$49.90$51.84$53.75
WS-17$49.17$51.23$53.25$55.30$57.41
WS-18$52.69$54.82$57.01$59.22$61.38
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 142, effective January 11, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas