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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly and annual pay for WG-1 across every wage area. Because WG rates are set by local wage surveys, the same grade pays differently by location, so the table below is organized by wage area.
| Wage area | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington | $18.50/hr$38,610/yr | $19.28/hr$40,237/yr | $20.04/hr$41,823/yr | $20.81/hr$43,430/yr | $21.59/hr$45,058/yr |
| Los Angeles | $20.77/hr$43,347/yr | $21.65/hr$45,184/yr | $22.52/hr$46,999/yr | $23.38/hr$48,794/yr | $24.24/hr$50,589/yr |
| San Diego | $17.77/hr$37,086/yr | $18.51/hr$38,630/yr | $19.26/hr$40,196/yr | $19.99/hr$41,719/yr | $20.73/hr$43,264/yr |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland | $20.40/hr$42,575/yr | $21.26/hr$44,370/yr | $22.10/hr$46,123/yr | $22.96/hr$47,918/yr | $23.80/hr$49,671/yr |
| Seattle-Everett | $20.60/hr$42,992/yr | $21.38/hr$44,620/yr | $22.23/hr$46,394/yr | $23.12/hr$48,251/yr | $23.98/hr$50,046/yr |
| San Antonio | $12.75/hr$26,609/yr | $13.30/hr$27,757/yr | $13.82/hr$28,842/yr | $14.33/hr$29,907/yr | $14.90/hr$31,096/yr |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake (Hampton Roads) | $16.23/hr$33,872/yr | $16.90/hr$35,270/yr | $17.59/hr$36,710/yr | $18.26/hr$38,109/yr | $18.94/hr$39,528/yr |
| Jacksonville | $13.26/hr$27,674/yr | $13.81/hr$28,821/yr | $14.36/hr$29,969/yr | $14.91/hr$31,117/yr | $15.46/hr$32,265/yr |
| Oklahoma City | $17.47/hr$36,460/yr | $18.22/hr$38,025/yr | $18.96/hr$39,570/yr | $19.69/hr$41,093/yr | $20.43/hr$42,637/yr |
| Macon (Robins AFB / Warner Robins) | $17.05/hr$35,583/yr | $17.77/hr$37,086/yr | $18.49/hr$38,589/yr | $19.17/hr$40,008/yr | $19.96/hr$41,657/yr |
| Huntsville | $15.53/hr$32,411/yr | $16.18/hr$33,768/yr | $16.81/hr$35,082/yr | $17.46/hr$36,439/yr | $18.12/hr$37,816/yr |
| Utah (Ogden / Hill AFB) | $15.43/hr$32,202/yr | $16.08/hr$33,559/yr | $16.72/hr$34,895/yr | $17.36/hr$36,230/yr | $18.00/hr$37,566/yr |
| Dayton (Wright-Patterson AFB) | $18.99/hr$39,632/yr | $19.75/hr$41,218/yr | $20.58/hr$42,950/yr | $21.36/hr$44,578/yr | $22.11/hr$46,144/yr |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $14.21/hr$29,656/yr | $14.79/hr$30,867/yr | $15.40/hr$32,140/yr | $15.97/hr$33,329/yr | $16.57/hr$34,582/yr |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden | $20.53/hr$42,846/yr | $21.32/hr$44,495/yr | $22.19/hr$46,311/yr | $23.05/hr$48,105/yr | $23.89/hr$49,858/yr |
| Denver | $19.91/hr$41,552/yr | $20.74/hr$43,284/yr | $21.56/hr$44,996/yr | $22.39/hr$46,728/yr | $23.22/hr$48,460/yr |
| Phoenix | $15.58/hr$32,515/yr | $16.23/hr$33,872/yr | $16.87/hr$35,208/yr | $17.52/hr$36,564/yr | $18.18/hr$37,942/yr |
| Atlanta | $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 |
| New York-Newark | $20.15/hr$42,053/yr | $20.99/hr$43,806/yr | $21.84/hr$45,580/yr | $22.68/hr$47,333/yr | $23.51/hr$49,065/yr |
| Houston-Galveston | $14.84/hr$30,971/yr | $15.44/hr$32,223/yr | $16.07/hr$33,538/yr | $16.66/hr$34,769/yr | $17.29/hr$36,084/yr |
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