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FY2026 · Schedule 057 · Effective January 11, 2026

Wichita wage grade pay, FY2026

A WG-10 at step 2 here earns $34.53 an hour, about $72,064 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$18.52$19.27$20.08$20.83$21.61+$0.20
WG-2$20.35$21.20$22.02$22.87$23.71+$0.21
WG-3$22.16$23.06$23.98$24.93$25.86+$0.23
WG-4$23.69$24.68$25.66$26.66$27.63+$0.25
WG-5$25.21$26.26$27.33$28.37$29.41+$0.26
WG-6$26.81$27.92$29.04$30.15$31.29+$0.28
WG-7$28.51$29.66$30.82$32.09$33.22+$0.30
WG-8$30.01$31.37$32.47$33.76$35.05+$0.32
WG-9$31.60$32.95$34.26$35.59$36.88+$0.33
WG-10$33.16$34.53$35.91$37.33$38.72+$0.35
WG-11$34.81$36.28$37.74$39.14$40.63+$0.36
WG-12$36.42$37.93$39.49$41.02$42.53+$0.38
WG-13$38.03$39.60$41.19$42.78$44.34+$0.40
WG-14$39.70$41.34$43.00$44.65$46.30+$0.41
WG-15$41.37$43.09$44.81$46.55$48.25+$0.43
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 057, effective January 11, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
02 · WL · Wage Leader
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$20.39$21.25$22.06$22.90$23.76
WL-2$22.38$23.32$24.22$25.17$26.08
WL-3$24.39$25.39$26.41$27.40$28.45
WL-4$26.03$27.15$28.22$29.31$30.40
WL-5$27.73$28.89$30.04$31.20$32.36
WL-6$29.50$30.71$31.94$33.18$34.41
WL-7$31.37$32.66$33.97$35.22$36.55
WL-8$33.04$34.44$35.78$37.24$38.52
WL-9$34.79$36.24$37.64$39.15$40.56
WL-10$36.52$38.02$39.53$41.05$42.53
WL-11$38.30$39.91$41.49$43.07$44.69
WL-12$40.11$41.78$43.48$45.18$46.87
WL-13$41.81$43.57$45.31$47.05$48.81
WL-14$43.67$45.48$47.29$49.13$50.93
WL-15$45.49$47.39$49.29$51.19$53.08
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 057, effective January 11, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
03 · WS · Wage Supervisor
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$28.96$30.17$31.39$32.58$33.77
WS-2$30.49$31.78$33.03$34.28$35.56
WS-3$31.96$33.29$34.64$35.94$37.32
WS-4$33.53$34.94$36.34$37.76$39.17
WS-5$35.20$36.65$38.11$39.58$41.05
WS-6$36.89$38.43$39.96$41.49$43.02
WS-7$38.46$40.05$41.67$43.25$44.96
WS-8$39.98$41.71$43.34$45.08$46.67
WS-9$41.54$43.26$45.10$46.80$48.57
WS-10$43.16$44.91$46.67$48.58$50.31
WS-11$44.01$45.89$47.75$49.52$51.42
WS-12$44.84$46.69$48.59$50.44$52.31
WS-13$46.08$48.01$49.91$51.84$53.76
WS-14$47.80$49.81$51.77$53.77$55.76
WS-15$49.32$51.35$53.37$55.43$57.50
WS-16$50.81$52.91$55.07$57.11$59.25
WS-17$52.47$54.67$56.87$59.03$61.25
WS-18$54.33$56.63$58.91$61.15$63.41
WS-19$52.72$54.92$57.12$59.31$61.51
Hourly rates, FY2026 schedule 057, effective January 11, 2026. Source: DoD Wage and Salary Division (DCPAS).
04 · Where this schedule applies

All wage areas