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FY2026 · Schedule 223 · Effective March 22, 2026

Southern Colorado wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $28.27 an hour, about $58,999 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$15.66$16.31$16.95$17.61$18.27+$0.17
WG-2$16.44$17.12$17.80$18.49$19.17+$0.17
WG-3$17.23$17.93$18.66$19.37$20.08+$0.18
WG-4$17.99$18.75$19.50$20.25$20.99+$0.19
WG-5$19.21$19.97$20.77$21.62$22.39+$0.20
WG-6$20.75$21.64$22.48$23.36$24.24+$0.22
WG-7$22.37$23.32$24.26$25.18$26.09+$0.24
WG-8$23.95$24.96$25.99$26.97$27.98+$0.25
WG-9$25.57$26.62$27.68$28.76$29.81+$0.27
WG-10$27.13$28.27$29.39$30.55$31.68+$0.28
WG-11$28.70$29.89$31.09$32.25$33.48+$0.30
WG-12$30.20$31.47$32.76$34.01$35.29+$0.32
WG-13$31.83$33.16$34.48$35.81$37.14+$0.33
WG-14$33.40$34.74$36.16$37.57$38.95+$0.35
WG-15$34.46$35.82$37.25$38.78$40.14+$0.36
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 223, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$17.23$17.93$18.66$19.37$20.08
WL-2$18.09$18.83$19.59$20.35$21.09
WL-3$18.93$19.73$20.52$21.30$22.09
WL-4$19.80$20.63$21.45$22.28$23.10
WL-5$21.10$21.97$22.84$23.72$24.60
WL-6$22.83$23.77$24.74$25.70$26.64
WL-7$24.59$25.63$26.65$27.66$28.72
WL-8$26.40$27.50$28.58$29.70$30.77
WL-9$28.12$29.29$30.47$31.65$32.82
WL-10$29.87$31.13$32.39$33.60$34.85
WL-11$31.57$32.88$34.18$35.49$36.84
WL-12$33.26$34.62$36.00$37.37$38.79
WL-13$34.99$36.49$37.94$39.37$40.85
WL-14$36.75$38.30$39.81$41.35$42.92
WL-15$37.87$39.50$41.01$42.64$44.23
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 223, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$24.34$25.36$26.37$27.38$28.40
WS-2$25.13$26.17$27.21$28.26$29.31
WS-3$25.91$26.98$28.06$29.14$30.21
WS-4$26.69$27.80$28.90$30.01$31.13
WS-5$27.90$29.07$30.22$31.39$32.56
WS-6$29.12$30.34$31.56$32.77$33.97
WS-7$30.52$31.80$33.07$34.36$35.62
WS-8$32.14$33.50$34.81$36.15$37.46
WS-9$33.73$35.14$36.53$37.95$39.33
WS-10$35.32$36.78$38.24$39.73$41.17
WS-11$36.38$37.89$39.44$40.93$42.47
WS-12$37.76$39.31$40.89$42.48$44.05
WS-13$39.45$41.08$42.75$44.40$46.03
WS-14$41.48$43.22$44.95$46.69$48.38
WS-15$44.06$45.88$47.76$49.61$51.45
WS-16$46.85$48.80$50.76$52.70$54.64
WS-17$50.16$52.22$54.32$56.40$58.47
WS-18$53.85$56.08$58.32$60.53$62.81
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 223, effective March 22, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas