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FY2026 · Schedule 137 · Effective July 26, 2026

Waco wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $28.41 an hour, about $59,292 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$12.11$12.59$13.09$13.58$14.08+$0.13
WG-2$13.83$14.38$14.96$15.56$16.13+$0.15
WG-3$15.57$16.24$16.87$17.50$18.17+$0.17
WG-4$17.30$18.01$18.75$19.48$20.19+$0.18
WG-5$19.00$19.74$20.53$21.30$22.09+$0.20
WG-6$20.65$21.49$22.34$23.18$24.06+$0.22
WG-7$22.27$23.18$24.11$25.06$26.00+$0.23
WG-8$23.93$24.94$25.93$26.90$27.93+$0.25
WG-9$25.60$26.67$27.69$28.79$29.88+$0.27
WG-10$27.25$28.41$29.52$30.65$31.77+$0.29
WG-11$28.98$30.18$31.39$32.59$33.80+$0.30
WG-12$30.74$32.04$33.29$34.57$35.86+$0.32
WG-13$32.50$33.88$35.20$36.57$37.92+$0.34
WG-14$34.21$35.68$37.10$38.52$39.94+$0.36
WG-15$35.94$37.43$38.95$40.47$41.95+$0.38
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 137, effective July 26, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$13.33$13.85$14.40$14.97$15.50
WL-2$15.21$15.85$16.46$17.11$17.75
WL-3$17.11$17.84$18.57$19.25$19.96
WL-4$19.05$19.83$20.63$21.43$22.21
WL-5$20.81$21.71$22.60$23.46$24.33
WL-6$22.67$23.61$24.57$25.52$26.46
WL-7$24.50$25.52$26.51$27.55$28.55
WL-8$26.36$27.47$28.53$29.66$30.69
WL-9$28.15$29.33$30.48$31.66$32.83
WL-10$29.99$31.22$32.47$33.74$34.97
WL-11$31.88$33.20$34.54$35.86$37.20
WL-12$33.83$35.22$36.64$38.07$39.46
WL-13$35.75$37.23$38.75$40.22$41.71
WL-14$37.68$39.24$40.79$42.40$43.97
WL-15$39.55$41.17$42.83$44.51$46.13
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 137, effective July 26, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$20.38$21.20$22.09$22.95$23.80
WS-2$22.12$23.05$23.98$24.89$25.82
WS-3$23.81$24.80$25.77$26.76$27.71
WS-4$25.47$26.51$27.59$28.68$29.72
WS-5$27.12$28.27$29.37$30.50$31.64
WS-6$28.78$29.99$31.19$32.39$33.57
WS-7$30.45$31.68$32.95$34.21$35.52
WS-8$32.11$33.44$34.77$36.10$37.42
WS-9$33.77$35.16$36.57$38.00$39.34
WS-10$35.42$36.89$38.36$39.82$41.32
WS-11$36.56$38.09$39.65$41.14$42.63
WS-12$38.05$39.66$41.21$42.81$44.40
WS-13$39.80$41.48$43.12$44.77$46.46
WS-14$41.82$43.58$45.34$47.08$48.79
WS-15$43.90$45.73$47.56$49.39$51.22
WS-16$46.02$47.93$49.86$51.76$53.66
WS-17$49.13$51.19$53.22$55.27$57.36
WS-18$52.62$54.79$56.99$59.19$61.36
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 137, effective July 26, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas