Grade and Step

Pay & Salary

WG Pay Scale Lookup

Shows hourly and annual rate, next step date and amount, shift differential rates.

Hourly rate

$17.59

WG-1 step 1 · Wage area 012 · effective 2026-04-19

Annual
$36,710
With shift differential
—
Next step date
2027-01-03
Next step hourly
$18.33
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Effective
WG-1$17.59$18.33$19.06$19.79$20.532026-04-19
WG-2$18.48$19.25$20.02$20.79$21.562026-04-19
WG-3$19.36$20.15$20.96$21.76$22.572026-04-19
WG-4$20.31$21.14$21.99$22.86$23.692026-04-19
WG-5$21.18$22.07$22.96$23.84$24.742026-04-19
WG-6$22.36$23.32$24.23$25.14$26.072026-04-19
WG-7$23.89$24.89$25.87$26.88$27.872026-04-19
WG-8$25.42$26.47$27.53$28.63$29.662026-04-19
WG-9$26.95$28.09$29.19$30.32$31.452026-04-19
WG-10$28.48$29.68$30.84$32.05$33.222026-04-19
WG-11$30.02$31.25$32.50$33.80$35.022026-04-19
WG-12$31.56$32.85$34.18$35.47$36.792026-04-19
WG-13$33.00$34.38$35.75$37.12$38.512026-04-19
WG-14$34.50$35.89$37.35$38.78$40.232026-04-19
WG-15$36.03$37.54$39.03$40.55$42.012026-04-19
Show the math
  1. Hourly rate: Wage area 012 · WG-1 step 1 · effective 2026-04-19 = $17.59/hr · Source
  2. Annual: $17.59 × 2,087 = $36,710
  3. Shift differential: Regular day shift — no differential
  4. Next step: 26-week wait → effective 2027-01-03 at $18.33/hr (+$0.74/hr)
  5. GS comparison: Annualized $36,710 vs GS-1 at Rest of U.S. $26,437 (reference only — wage grades and GS grades are separate systems)