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FY2026 · Schedule 017 · Effective January 1, 2026

San Diego wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $33.22 an hour, about $69,330 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$17.77$18.51$19.26$19.99$20.73+$0.19
WG-2$18.66$19.44$20.22$20.99$21.77+$0.20
WG-3$19.89$20.72$21.52$22.35$23.18+$0.21
WG-4$21.59$22.49$23.39$24.27$25.15+$0.23
WG-5$23.34$24.27$25.29$26.21$27.17+$0.25
WG-6$25.01$26.05$27.08$28.12$29.18+$0.26
WG-7$26.77$27.82$28.94$30.06$31.16+$0.28
WG-8$28.46$29.64$30.81$32.01$33.20+$0.30
WG-9$30.22$31.44$32.70$33.92$35.19+$0.32
WG-10$31.91$33.22$34.54$35.89$37.19+$0.33
WG-11$33.14$34.48$35.90$37.31$38.63+$0.35
WG-12$34.29$35.70$37.10$38.60$40.04+$0.36
WG-13$35.42$36.81$38.34$39.78$41.21+$0.37
WG-14$36.46$38.00$39.63$41.14$42.62+$0.38
WG-15$37.57$39.16$40.72$42.32$43.89+$0.39
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 017, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$19.54$20.37$21.18$21.99$22.80
WL-2$20.52$21.38$22.22$23.08$23.94
WL-3$21.85$22.77$23.65$24.58$25.45
WL-4$23.73$24.72$25.72$26.68$27.70
WL-5$25.64$26.68$27.75$28.84$29.89
WL-6$27.53$28.66$29.79$30.92$32.07
WL-7$29.38$30.61$31.84$33.04$34.25
WL-8$31.27$32.62$33.88$35.19$36.47
WL-9$33.20$34.59$35.94$37.33$38.70
WL-10$35.05$36.54$37.99$39.44$40.91
WL-11$36.43$37.95$39.45$40.94$42.48
WL-12$37.72$39.22$40.82$42.37$44.00
WL-13$38.93$40.49$42.14$43.75$45.41
WL-14$40.15$41.88$43.55$45.12$46.86
WL-15$41.33$43.11$44.80$46.57$48.23
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 017, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$27.89$29.06$30.22$31.38$32.54
WS-2$28.78$29.98$31.17$32.38$33.58
WS-3$29.87$31.12$32.37$33.62$34.85
WS-4$31.80$33.10$34.44$35.76$37.08
WS-5$33.18$34.56$35.94$37.32$38.70
WS-6$34.59$36.01$37.45$38.88$40.32
WS-7$36.25$37.78$39.27$40.81$42.32
WS-8$37.99$39.58$41.16$42.73$44.33
WS-9$39.74$41.37$43.01$44.67$46.29
WS-10$41.44$43.18$44.89$46.62$48.31
WS-11$42.36$44.13$45.88$47.67$49.40
WS-12$43.59$45.39$47.18$49.00$50.83
WS-13$45.09$46.99$48.87$50.70$52.60
WS-14$46.91$48.84$50.78$52.73$54.66
WS-15$48.93$50.97$53.02$55.05$57.08
WS-16$51.27$53.47$55.53$57.70$59.84
WS-17$53.94$56.18$58.42$60.65$62.89
WS-18$56.84$59.23$61.59$63.93$66.30
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 017, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas