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FY2026 · Schedule 035 · Effective September 30, 2026

Tampa-St Petersburg wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $29.91 an hour, about $62,422 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+$1.05
WG-2$15.75$16.41$17.07$17.72$18.38+$1.10
WG-3$16.55$17.24$17.94$18.62$19.31+$0.18
WG-4$18.34$19.10$19.87$20.65$21.42+$0.19
WG-5$20.13$20.95$21.80$22.63$23.49+$0.21
WG-6$21.90$22.81$23.70$24.61$25.53+$0.23
WG-7$23.64$24.66$25.65$26.63$27.58+$0.25
WG-8$25.40$26.45$27.48$28.56$29.59+$0.27
WG-9$27.00$28.12$29.24$30.37$31.50+$0.28
WG-10$28.66$29.91$31.09$32.28$33.49+$0.30
WG-11$30.23$31.56$32.80$34.06$35.28+$0.32
WG-12$31.66$32.94$34.28$35.63$36.95+$0.33
WG-13$32.89$34.33$35.70$37.07$38.44+$0.34
WG-14$34.33$35.70$37.15$38.61$39.98+$0.36
WG-15$35.57$37.04$38.60$39.99$41.50+$0.37
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 035, effective September 30, 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$18.22$18.96$19.72$20.49$21.20
WL-4$20.24$21.02$21.87$22.72$23.55
WL-5$22.13$23.06$23.99$24.90$25.82
WL-6$24.08$25.06$26.06$27.11$28.08
WL-7$26.03$27.12$28.19$29.28$30.37
WL-8$27.91$29.06$30.24$31.41$32.57
WL-9$29.70$30.93$32.16$33.40$34.64
WL-10$31.58$32.87$34.20$35.52$36.84
WL-11$33.31$34.72$36.10$37.49$38.89
WL-12$34.81$36.33$37.71$39.15$40.66
WL-13$36.33$37.83$39.35$40.85$42.37
WL-14$37.75$39.31$40.86$42.46$44.06
WL-15$39.15$40.75$42.41$44.10$45.73
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 035, effective September 30, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$23.92$24.92$25.92$26.91$27.91
WS-2$24.67$25.70$26.73$27.76$28.78
WS-3$25.87$26.95$28.03$29.11$30.18
WS-4$27.07$28.20$29.33$30.46$31.58
WS-5$28.83$30.01$31.21$32.44$33.64
WS-6$30.54$31.80$33.10$34.38$35.67
WS-7$32.30$33.65$34.97$36.31$37.66
WS-8$33.93$35.32$36.75$38.10$39.58
WS-9$35.61$37.08$38.58$40.06$41.56
WS-10$37.32$38.88$40.45$41.95$43.52
WS-11$38.36$39.95$41.57$43.16$44.76
WS-12$39.54$41.18$42.82$44.48$46.11
WS-13$41.25$42.97$44.69$46.41$48.13
WS-14$43.16$44.96$46.72$48.51$50.33
WS-15$45.40$47.29$49.15$51.02$52.93
WS-16$47.36$49.35$51.30$53.27$55.27
WS-17$49.91$51.98$54.07$56.15$58.24
WS-18$53.05$55.22$57.45$59.68$61.82
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 035, effective September 30, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas