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FY2026 · Schedule 217 · Effective January 1, 2026

San Diego wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $31.99 an hour, about $66,763 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$17.75$18.49$19.23$19.97$20.71+$0.31
WG-2$18.63$19.41$20.19$20.96$21.74+$0.27
WG-3$19.52$20.33$21.14$21.96$22.77+$0.27
WG-4$20.40$21.25$22.10$22.95$23.80+$0.29
WG-5$21.89$22.81$23.69$24.61$25.55+$0.23
WG-6$23.49$24.49$25.47$26.44$27.46+$0.25
WG-7$25.22$26.30$27.35$28.42$29.46+$0.27
WG-8$27.05$28.15$29.28$30.42$31.53+$0.28
WG-9$28.82$30.04$31.23$32.45$33.62+$0.30
WG-10$30.68$31.99$33.25$34.53$35.81+$0.32
WG-11$32.18$33.50$34.89$36.19$37.55+$0.34
WG-12$33.31$34.69$36.07$37.51$38.89+$0.35
WG-13$34.40$35.76$37.21$38.69$40.07+$0.36
WG-14$35.43$36.96$38.48$39.95$41.45+$0.37
WG-15$36.52$38.07$39.59$41.11$42.65+$0.38
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 217, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$19.53$20.34$21.15$21.97$22.78
WL-2$20.50$21.35$22.20$23.06$23.91
WL-3$21.47$22.36$23.25$24.15$25.04
WL-4$22.44$23.38$24.32$25.25$26.19
WL-5$24.09$25.08$26.07$27.10$28.08
WL-6$25.84$26.90$28.01$29.08$30.14
WL-7$27.71$28.92$30.06$31.22$32.40
WL-8$29.74$30.98$32.21$33.47$34.71
WL-9$31.69$33.02$34.37$35.70$37.02
WL-10$33.77$35.19$36.60$37.99$39.42
WL-11$35.41$36.87$38.34$39.78$41.29
WL-12$36.64$38.12$39.69$41.19$42.81
WL-13$37.82$39.34$40.98$42.58$44.18
WL-14$39.05$40.74$42.29$43.87$45.60
WL-15$40.18$41.91$43.61$45.27$46.91
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 217, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$28.57$29.76$30.95$32.14$33.33
WS-2$29.45$30.68$31.91$33.13$34.36
WS-3$30.34$31.60$32.86$34.13$35.39
WS-4$31.22$32.52$33.82$35.12$36.42
WS-5$32.65$34.01$35.37$36.73$38.09
WS-6$34.08$35.50$36.92$38.34$39.76
WS-7$35.51$36.99$38.47$39.95$41.43
WS-8$36.94$38.48$40.02$41.56$43.10
WS-9$38.37$39.97$41.57$43.17$44.77
WS-10$39.89$41.58$43.23$44.91$46.58
WS-11$40.68$42.37$44.06$45.74$47.46
WS-12$41.68$43.39$45.13$46.87$48.63
WS-13$43.03$44.83$46.65$48.41$50.22
WS-14$44.58$46.42$48.29$50.19$52.07
WS-15$46.35$48.29$50.24$52.19$54.13
WS-16$47.97$49.98$51.99$53.98$55.99
WS-17$49.79$51.89$53.99$56.00$58.13
WS-18$51.82$54.00$56.13$58.30$60.42
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 217, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas