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FY2026 · Schedule 417 · Effective January 1, 2026

San Diego wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $32.28 an hour, about $67,368 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$19.24$19.96$20.71+$0.19
WG-2$18.65$19.41$20.18$20.97$21.74+$0.20
WG-3$19.53$20.34$21.15$21.96$22.77+$0.21
WG-4$20.41$21.27$22.11$22.96$23.81+$0.22
WG-5$22.10$23.04$23.94$24.85$25.81+$0.23
WG-6$23.71$24.73$25.72$26.69$27.72+$0.25
WG-7$25.48$26.55$27.63$28.70$29.73+$0.27
WG-8$27.31$28.44$29.57$30.70$31.83+$0.29
WG-9$29.10$30.34$31.54$32.74$33.93+$0.31
WG-10$30.98$32.28$33.57$34.86$36.16+$0.32
WG-11$32.50$33.80$35.19$36.53$37.88+$0.34
WG-12$33.64$35.00$36.41$37.85$39.27+$0.35
WG-13$34.72$36.09$37.56$39.06$40.46+$0.36
WG-14$35.76$37.30$38.83$40.30$41.83+$0.37
WG-15$36.86$38.43$39.96$41.50$43.05+$0.39
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 417, 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$21.96$22.77
WL-2$20.51$21.35$22.19$23.06$23.91
WL-3$21.49$22.38$23.27$24.15$25.06
WL-4$22.46$23.39$24.33$25.27$26.19
WL-5$24.35$25.34$26.34$27.36$28.36
WL-6$26.09$27.17$28.28$29.35$30.43
WL-7$27.98$29.20$30.36$31.53$32.69
WL-8$30.03$31.27$32.53$33.78$35.03
WL-9$31.99$33.33$34.68$36.03$37.36
WL-10$34.09$35.53$36.93$38.32$39.77
WL-11$35.74$37.21$38.71$40.16$41.67
WL-12$36.98$38.49$40.06$41.58$43.19
WL-13$38.18$39.73$41.35$42.96$44.58
WL-14$39.41$41.12$42.69$44.29$46.00
WL-15$40.56$42.30$44.00$45.70$47.34
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 417, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$27.86$29.03$30.18$31.34$32.51
WS-2$28.75$29.94$31.14$32.34$33.54
WS-3$29.65$30.87$32.10$33.35$34.57
WS-4$31.03$32.31$33.61$34.91$36.19
WS-5$32.43$33.76$35.11$36.47$37.81
WS-6$33.81$35.21$36.62$38.03$39.44
WS-7$35.18$36.67$38.13$39.59$41.06
WS-8$36.54$38.12$39.65$41.15$42.66
WS-9$38.40$40.01$41.57$43.18$44.78
WS-10$40.26$41.96$43.63$45.33$46.99
WS-11$41.05$42.76$44.47$46.16$47.90
WS-12$42.06$43.81$45.55$47.29$49.08
WS-13$43.43$45.25$47.06$48.85$50.68
WS-14$44.98$46.85$48.74$50.65$52.54
WS-15$46.79$48.74$50.71$52.66$54.60
WS-16$48.72$50.75$52.79$54.83$56.85
WS-17$50.83$52.98$55.10$57.17$59.34
WS-18$52.90$55.11$57.29$59.51$61.68
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 417, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas