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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly schedules for the Atlanta, Georgia wage area, with annual equivalents: WG (nonsupervisory), WL (leader), and WS (supervisor). Rates are set by a local prevailing-rate wage survey, effective 12 Jul 2026.
Standard trades and labor positions.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $14.20/hr$29,635/yr | $14.78/hr$30,846/yr | $15.36/hr$32,056/yr | $15.98/hr$33,350/yr | $16.54/hr$34,519/yr |
| WG-2 | $16.65/hr$34,749/yr | $17.34/hr$36,189/yr | $18.04/hr$37,649/yr | $18.74/hr$39,110/yr | $19.42/hr$40,530/yr |
| WG-3 | $19.12/hr$39,903/yr | $19.96/hr$41,657/yr | $20.75/hr$43,305/yr | $21.51/hr$44,891/yr | $22.31/hr$46,561/yr |
| WG-4 | $21.83/hr$45,559/yr | $22.71/hr$47,396/yr | $23.61/hr$49,274/yr | $24.53/hr$51,194/yr | $25.44/hr$53,093/yr |
| WG-5 | $24.35/hr$50,818/yr | $25.39/hr$52,989/yr | $26.39/hr$55,076/yr | $27.40/hr$57,184/yr | $28.43/hr$59,333/yr |
| WG-6 | $26.94/hr$56,224/yr | $28.06/hr$58,561/yr | $29.16/hr$60,857/yr | $30.29/hr$63,215/yr | $31.42/hr$65,574/yr |
| WG-7 | $29.49/hr$61,546/yr | $30.71/hr$64,092/yr | $31.95/hr$66,680/yr | $33.15/hr$69,184/yr | $34.43/hr$71,855/yr |
| WG-8 | $32.00/hr$66,784/yr | $33.36/hr$69,622/yr | $34.68/hr$72,377/yr | $36.00/hr$75,132/yr | $37.31/hr$77,866/yr |
| WG-9 | $34.34/hr$71,668/yr | $35.74/hr$74,589/yr | $37.16/hr$77,553/yr | $38.53/hr$80,412/yr | $40.00/hr$83,480/yr |
| WG-10 | $36.23/hr$75,612/yr | $37.75/hr$78,784/yr | $39.27/hr$81,956/yr | $40.81/hr$85,170/yr | $42.26/hr$88,197/yr |
| WG-11 | $38.16/hr$79,640/yr | $39.77/hr$83,000/yr | $41.36/hr$86,318/yr | $43.01/hr$89,762/yr | $44.58/hr$93,038/yr |
| WG-12 | $40.23/hr$83,960/yr | $41.90/hr$87,445/yr | $43.61/hr$91,014/yr | $45.27/hr$94,478/yr | $46.95/hr$97,985/yr |
| WG-13 | $42.13/hr$87,925/yr | $43.90/hr$91,619/yr | $45.74/hr$95,459/yr | $47.46/hr$99,049/yr | $49.23/hr$102,743/yr |
| WG-14 | $44.12/hr$92,078/yr | $46.02/hr$96,044/yr | $47.83/hr$99,821/yr | $49.73/hr$103,787/yr | $51.57/hr$107,627/yr |
| WG-15 | $46.16/hr$96,336/yr | $48.07/hr$100,322/yr | $50.03/hr$104,413/yr | $51.92/hr$108,357/yr | $53.84/hr$112,364/yr |
Workers who lead a small team of WG employees; paylines run about 10% above the matching WG grade.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $15.61/hr$32,578/yr | $16.26/hr$33,935/yr | $16.90/hr$35,270/yr | $17.55/hr$36,627/yr | $18.16/hr$37,900/yr |
| WL-2 | $18.29/hr$38,171/yr | $19.09/hr$39,841/yr | $19.86/hr$41,448/yr | $20.58/hr$42,950/yr | $21.35/hr$44,557/yr |
| WL-3 | $21.01/hr$43,848/yr | $21.91/hr$45,726/yr | $22.78/hr$47,542/yr | $23.65/hr$49,358/yr | $24.50/hr$51,132/yr |
| WL-4 | $24.01/hr$50,109/yr | $24.98/hr$52,133/yr | $25.97/hr$54,199/yr | $26.98/hr$56,307/yr | $27.96/hr$58,353/yr |
| WL-5 | $26.81/hr$55,952/yr | $27.90/hr$58,227/yr | $29.00/hr$60,523/yr | $30.09/hr$62,798/yr | $31.23/hr$65,177/yr |
| WL-6 | $29.64/hr$61,859/yr | $30.86/hr$64,405/yr | $32.10/hr$66,993/yr | $33.33/hr$69,560/yr | $34.55/hr$72,106/yr |
| WL-7 | $32.43/hr$67,681/yr | $33.80/hr$70,541/yr | $35.12/hr$73,295/yr | $36.51/hr$76,196/yr | $37.82/hr$78,930/yr |
| WL-8 | $35.19/hr$73,442/yr | $36.67/hr$76,530/yr | $38.15/hr$79,619/yr | $39.62/hr$82,687/yr | $41.06/hr$85,692/yr |
| WL-9 | $37.75/hr$78,784/yr | $39.28/hr$81,977/yr | $40.87/hr$85,296/yr | $42.41/hr$88,510/yr | $44.05/hr$91,932/yr |
| WL-10 | $39.96/hr$83,397/yr | $41.56/hr$86,736/yr | $43.20/hr$90,158/yr | $44.93/hr$93,769/yr | $46.60/hr$97,254/yr |
| WL-11 | $42.06/hr$87,779/yr | $43.81/hr$91,431/yr | $45.60/hr$95,167/yr | $47.37/hr$98,861/yr | $49.09/hr$102,451/yr |
| WL-12 | $44.25/hr$92,350/yr | $46.06/hr$96,127/yr | $47.90/hr$99,967/yr | $49.82/hr$103,974/yr | $51.66/hr$107,814/yr |
| WL-13 | $46.46/hr$96,962/yr | $48.44/hr$101,094/yr | $50.32/hr$105,018/yr | $52.23/hr$109,004/yr | $54.20/hr$113,115/yr |
| WL-14 | $48.59/hr$101,407/yr | $50.59/hr$105,581/yr | $52.72/hr$110,027/yr | $54.72/hr$114,201/yr | $56.77/hr$118,479/yr |
| WL-15 | $50.67/hr$105,748/yr | $52.84/hr$110,277/yr | $54.96/hr$114,702/yr | $57.11/hr$119,189/yr | $59.17/hr$123,488/yr |
Supervisors of blue-collar crews; a separate, higher schedule that runs to grade WS-19.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $25.08/hr$52,342/yr | $26.11/hr$54,492/yr | $27.15/hr$56,662/yr | $28.20/hr$58,853/yr | $29.22/hr$60,982/yr |
| WS-2 | $27.82/hr$58,060/yr | $28.97/hr$60,460/yr | $30.14/hr$62,902/yr | $31.27/hr$65,260/yr | $32.46/hr$67,744/yr |
| WS-3 | $30.42/hr$63,487/yr | $31.67/hr$66,095/yr | $32.92/hr$68,704/yr | $34.20/hr$71,375/yr | $35.48/hr$74,047/yr |
| WS-4 | $32.94/hr$68,746/yr | $34.29/hr$71,563/yr | $35.68/hr$74,464/yr | $37.05/hr$77,323/yr | $38.43/hr$80,203/yr |
| WS-5 | $35.55/hr$74,193/yr | $37.02/hr$77,261/yr | $38.50/hr$80,350/yr | $39.98/hr$83,438/yr | $41.49/hr$86,590/yr |
| WS-6 | $38.08/hr$79,473/yr | $39.67/hr$82,791/yr | $41.27/hr$86,130/yr | $42.83/hr$89,386/yr | $44.41/hr$92,684/yr |
| WS-7 | $40.60/hr$84,732/yr | $42.31/hr$88,301/yr | $43.98/hr$91,786/yr | $45.65/hr$95,272/yr | $47.35/hr$98,819/yr |
| WS-8 | $43.04/hr$89,824/yr | $44.87/hr$93,644/yr | $46.67/hr$97,400/yr | $48.47/hr$101,157/yr | $50.26/hr$104,893/yr |
| WS-9 | $45.26/hr$94,458/yr | $47.19/hr$98,486/yr | $49.03/hr$102,326/yr | $50.90/hr$106,228/yr | $52.77/hr$110,131/yr |
| WS-10 | $47.24/hr$98,590/yr | $49.17/hr$102,618/yr | $51.12/hr$106,687/yr | $53.06/hr$110,736/yr | $55.02/hr$114,827/yr |
| WS-11 | $48.07/hr$100,322/yr | $50.03/hr$104,413/yr | $52.09/hr$108,712/yr | $54.13/hr$112,969/yr | $56.07/hr$117,018/yr |
| WS-12 | $49.14/hr$102,555/yr | $51.19/hr$106,834/yr | $53.31/hr$111,258/yr | $55.30/hr$115,411/yr | $57.35/hr$119,689/yr |
| WS-13 | $50.19/hr$104,747/yr | $52.32/hr$109,192/yr | $54.36/hr$113,449/yr | $56.48/hr$117,874/yr | $58.55/hr$122,194/yr |
| WS-14 | $51.19/hr$106,834/yr | $53.32/hr$111,279/yr | $55.45/hr$115,724/yr | $57.59/hr$120,190/yr | $59.72/hr$124,636/yr |
| WS-15 | $52.00/hr$108,524/yr | $54.16/hr$113,032/yr | $56.31/hr$117,519/yr | $58.46/hr$122,006/yr | $60.60/hr$126,472/yr |
| WS-16 | $53.45/hr$111,550/yr | $55.69/hr$116,225/yr | $57.90/hr$120,837/yr | $60.14/hr$125,512/yr | $62.35/hr$130,124/yr |
| WS-17 | $55.14/hr$115,077/yr | $57.40/hr$119,794/yr | $59.71/hr$124,615/yr | $62.04/hr$129,477/yr | $64.28/hr$134,152/yr |
| WS-18 | $56.98/hr$118,917/yr | $59.34/hr$123,843/yr | $61.72/hr$128,810/yr | $64.11/hr$133,798/yr | $66.47/hr$138,723/yr |
| WS-19 | $52.72/hr$110,027/yr | $54.92/hr$114,618/yr | $57.12/hr$119,209/yr | $59.31/hr$123,780/yr | $61.51/hr$128,371/yr |
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