FY2026 · Schedule 540 · Effective July 12, 2026
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake wage grade pay, FY2026
A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $29.38 an hour, about $61,316 a year at full time (2,087 hours). Steps 2 to 5 come after 6 months, 18 months, then 2 years each.
01 · WG · Wage Grade (non-supervisory)
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | vs FY2025 (step 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $16.30 | $16.97 | $17.66 | $18.34 | $19.01 | +$0.17 |
| WG-2 | $17.41 | $18.13 | $18.85 | $19.58 | $20.31 | +$0.18 |
| WG-3 | $19.08 | $19.89 | $20.67 | $21.50 | $22.32 | +$0.20 |
| WG-4 | $20.40 | $21.20 | $22.09 | $23.01 | $23.84 | +$0.21 |
| WG-5 | $21.70 | $22.54 | $23.48 | $24.41 | $25.27 | +$0.23 |
| WG-6 | $22.93 | $23.94 | $24.92 | $25.80 | $26.76 | +$0.24 |
| WG-7 | $24.26 | $25.23 | $26.29 | $27.27 | $28.33 | +$0.25 |
| WG-8 | $25.49 | $26.55 | $27.61 | $28.69 | $29.74 | +$0.27 |
| WG-9 | $26.83 | $28.00 | $29.11 | $30.22 | $31.39 | +$0.28 |
| WG-10 | $28.22 | $29.38 | $30.56 | $31.75 | $32.92 | +$0.30 |
| WG-11 | $29.64 | $30.88 | $32.11 | $33.36 | $34.59 | +$0.31 |
| WG-12 | $31.01 | $32.31 | $33.58 | $34.87 | $36.15 | +$0.32 |
| WG-13 | $32.19 | $33.55 | $34.88 | $36.24 | $37.63 | +$0.34 |
| WG-14 | $33.35 | $34.77 | $36.10 | $37.50 | $38.88 | +$0.35 |
| WG-15 | $34.45 | $35.87 | $37.30 | $38.76 | $40.18 | +$0.36 |
02 · WL · Wage Leader
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $17.92 | $18.67 | $19.42 | $20.17 | $20.90 |
| WL-2 | $19.15 | $19.93 | $20.73 | $21.54 | $22.34 |
| WL-3 | $21.00 | $21.89 | $22.77 | $23.60 | $24.54 |
| WL-4 | $22.40 | $23.37 | $24.32 | $25.16 | $26.28 |
| WL-5 | $23.84 | $24.84 | $25.81 | $26.81 | $27.82 |
| WL-6 | $25.20 | $26.31 | $27.30 | $28.40 | $29.42 |
| WL-7 | $26.64 | $27.74 | $28.88 | $30.01 | $31.13 |
| WL-8 | $28.05 | $29.22 | $30.39 | $31.55 | $32.82 |
| WL-9 | $29.50 | $30.80 | $32.08 | $33.21 | $34.59 |
| WL-10 | $31.06 | $32.36 | $33.64 | $34.92 | $36.19 |
| WL-11 | $32.60 | $33.98 | $35.31 | $36.68 | $38.05 |
| WL-12 | $34.08 | $35.53 | $36.96 | $38.35 | $39.79 |
| WL-13 | $35.44 | $36.93 | $38.36 | $39.91 | $41.40 |
| WL-14 | $36.67 | $38.21 | $39.75 | $41.29 | $42.84 |
| WL-15 | $37.89 | $39.49 | $41.01 | $42.64 | $44.20 |
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $26.02 | $27.10 | $28.20 | $29.28 | $30.37 |
| WS-2 | $26.90 | $28.02 | $29.13 | $30.26 | $31.39 |
| WS-3 | $28.63 | $29.83 | $31.01 | $32.21 | $33.41 |
| WS-4 | $29.93 | $31.17 | $32.43 | $33.67 | $34.92 |
| WS-5 | $31.23 | $32.54 | $33.84 | $35.13 | $36.45 |
| WS-6 | $32.54 | $33.89 | $35.25 | $36.61 | $37.96 |
| WS-7 | $33.84 | $35.25 | $36.66 | $38.07 | $39.49 |
| WS-8 | $35.13 | $36.61 | $38.07 | $39.54 | $41.00 |
| WS-9 | $36.45 | $37.96 | $39.49 | $41.00 | $42.52 |
| WS-10 | $37.75 | $39.32 | $40.89 | $42.47 | $44.04 |
| WS-11 | $39.04 | $40.67 | $42.30 | $43.93 | $45.56 |
| WS-12 | $40.35 | $42.03 | $43.71 | $45.39 | $47.07 |
| WS-13 | $41.65 | $43.39 | $45.12 | $46.86 | $48.60 |
| WS-14 | $43.23 | $45.03 | $46.82 | $48.63 | $50.42 |
| WS-15 | $45.55 | $47.45 | $49.33 | $51.30 | $53.12 |
| WS-16 | $48.02 | $50.03 | $52.02 | $54.03 | $56.02 |
| WS-17 | $50.00 | $52.09 | $54.13 | $56.24 | $58.29 |
| WS-18 | $53.11 | $55.35 | $57.57 | $59.73 | $61.94 |
| WS-19 | $52.72 | $54.92 | $57.12 | $59.31 | $61.51 |
04 · Where this schedule applies
Counties (1)
- Worcester County, MD
Other schedules in this wage area
- Schedule 140 2 counties
- Schedule 340 27 counties
Some counties in a wage area are paid on their own schedule.