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FY2026 · Schedule 082 · Effective January 1, 2026

Southern Missouri wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $28.28 an hour, about $59,020 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$15.00$15.63$16.26$16.88$17.51+$1.31
WG-2$15.75$16.41$17.07$17.72$18.38+$1.17
WG-3$16.50$17.19$17.88$18.57$19.25+$0.40
WG-4$17.85$18.58$19.31$20.04$20.78+$0.19
WG-5$19.48$20.30$21.08$21.91$22.72+$0.21
WG-6$21.12$21.99$22.91$23.79$24.66+$0.22
WG-7$22.66$23.61$24.56$25.51$26.43+$0.24
WG-8$24.13$25.14$26.15$27.15$28.16+$0.25
WG-9$25.69$26.77$27.86$28.92$29.97+$0.27
WG-10$27.18$28.28$29.42$30.56$31.70+$0.28
WG-11$28.71$29.88$31.07$32.24$33.49+$0.30
WG-12$30.16$31.43$32.67$33.95$35.21+$0.32
WG-13$31.47$32.78$34.14$35.43$36.74+$0.33
WG-14$32.68$34.11$35.42$36.82$38.08+$0.34
WG-15$33.92$35.35$36.76$38.11$39.61+$0.35
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 082, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$16.50$17.19$17.88$18.57$19.25
WL-2$17.33$18.05$18.77$19.49$20.22
WL-3$18.15$18.91$19.67$20.42$21.18
WL-4$19.60$20.43$21.28$22.03$22.86
WL-5$21.44$22.33$23.20$24.10$25.00
WL-6$23.27$24.22$25.18$26.16$27.13
WL-7$24.94$25.96$27.00$28.05$29.05
WL-8$26.56$27.65$28.76$29.88$30.98
WL-9$28.26$29.47$30.64$31.81$32.96
WL-10$29.85$31.11$32.38$33.63$34.84
WL-11$31.57$32.86$34.17$35.50$36.81
WL-12$33.21$34.57$35.99$37.34$38.72
WL-13$34.65$36.09$37.55$39.02$40.38
WL-14$35.95$37.50$39.02$40.45$41.97
WL-15$37.36$38.91$40.44$42.00$43.60
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 082, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$23.09$24.05$25.01$25.97$26.94
WS-2$23.84$24.83$25.82$26.82$27.81
WS-3$24.59$25.61$26.63$27.66$28.68
WS-4$26.15$27.24$28.35$29.45$30.51
WS-5$27.76$28.92$30.03$31.20$32.39
WS-6$29.29$30.51$31.72$32.95$34.19
WS-7$30.79$32.08$33.36$34.68$35.94
WS-8$32.26$33.64$34.94$36.30$37.66
WS-9$33.86$35.25$36.67$38.08$39.50
WS-10$35.31$36.77$38.20$39.70$41.18
WS-11$36.34$37.87$39.36$40.89$42.40
WS-12$37.59$39.14$40.71$42.27$43.85
WS-13$39.12$40.76$42.39$44.01$45.63
WS-14$41.01$42.72$44.43$46.11$47.83
WS-15$42.96$44.77$46.55$48.34$50.12
WS-16$45.23$47.13$49.01$50.89$52.80
WS-17$48.08$50.02$52.05$54.06$56.08
WS-18$51.24$53.35$55.52$57.63$59.77
WS-19$52.20$54.37$56.54$58.72$60.89
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 082, effective January 1, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas