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FY2026 · Schedule 140 · Effective July 12, 2026

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $29.36 an hour, about $61,274 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$16.23$16.90$17.59$18.26$18.94+$0.17
WG-2$17.34$18.05$18.77$19.50$20.23+$0.18
WG-3$19.01$19.81$20.58$21.41$22.22+$0.20
WG-4$20.31$21.15$22.00$22.92$23.75+$0.21
WG-5$21.67$22.52$23.45$24.39$25.23+$0.23
WG-6$22.91$23.91$24.89$25.77$26.72+$0.24
WG-7$24.22$25.20$26.25$27.24$28.31+$0.25
WG-8$25.47$26.52$27.58$28.65$29.71+$0.27
WG-9$26.80$27.97$29.09$30.19$31.37+$0.28
WG-10$28.18$29.36$30.54$31.71$32.89+$0.30
WG-11$29.61$30.85$32.08$33.31$34.56+$0.31
WG-12$30.99$32.27$33.55$34.83$36.13+$0.32
WG-13$32.15$33.52$34.85$36.20$37.60+$0.34
WG-14$33.30$34.73$36.07$37.47$38.84+$0.35
WG-15$34.42$35.83$37.26$38.72$40.15+$0.36
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 140, effective July 12, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$17.85$18.59$19.34$20.08$20.82
WL-2$19.06$19.85$20.65$21.46$22.25
WL-3$20.91$21.80$22.68$23.51$24.44
WL-4$22.34$23.28$24.20$25.12$26.16
WL-5$23.82$24.82$25.79$26.77$27.78
WL-6$25.17$26.29$27.26$28.37$29.39
WL-7$26.62$27.71$28.85$29.99$31.10
WL-8$28.02$29.18$30.37$31.52$32.79
WL-9$29.47$30.77$32.05$33.17$34.56
WL-10$31.03$32.31$33.62$34.90$36.16
WL-11$32.57$33.95$35.28$36.65$38.02
WL-12$34.06$35.51$36.94$38.31$39.75
WL-13$35.41$36.90$38.32$39.87$41.36
WL-14$36.64$38.19$39.71$41.26$42.80
WL-15$37.85$39.46$40.98$42.61$44.17
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 140, effective July 12, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$25.92$27.00$28.08$29.16$30.24
WS-2$26.79$27.90$29.01$30.13$31.25
WS-3$28.51$29.71$30.89$32.08$33.26
WS-4$29.84$31.08$32.32$33.57$34.81
WS-5$31.20$32.51$33.80$35.11$36.42
WS-6$32.51$33.87$35.21$36.58$37.93
WS-7$33.80$35.21$36.63$38.04$39.46
WS-8$35.11$36.58$38.04$39.51$40.97
WS-9$36.42$37.93$39.46$40.97$42.50
WS-10$37.71$39.28$40.86$42.42$44.01
WS-11$39.02$40.65$42.26$43.89$45.53
WS-12$40.31$42.00$43.68$45.35$47.05
WS-13$41.62$43.35$45.09$46.83$48.57
WS-14$43.20$45.00$46.78$48.60$50.38
WS-15$45.52$47.41$49.30$51.26$53.09
WS-16$47.82$49.82$51.81$53.81$55.79
WS-17$49.79$51.88$53.91$56.01$58.06
WS-18$52.90$55.12$57.33$59.48$61.68
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 140, effective July 12, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas