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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly and annual pay for WG-11 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 | $36.49/hr$76,155/yr | $38.11/hr$79,536/yr | $39.64/hr$82,729/yr | $41.15/hr$85,880/yr | $42.63/hr$88,969/yr |
| Los Angeles | $35.88/hr$74,882/yr | $37.39/hr$78,033/yr | $38.85/hr$81,080/yr | $40.30/hr$84,106/yr | $41.84/hr$87,320/yr |
| San Diego | $33.14/hr$69,163/yr | $34.48/hr$71,960/yr | $35.90/hr$74,923/yr | $37.31/hr$77,866/yr | $38.63/hr$80,621/yr |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland | $41.55/hr$86,715/yr | $43.24/hr$90,242/yr | $44.97/hr$93,852/yr | $46.70/hr$97,463/yr | $48.45/hr$101,115/yr |
| Seattle-Everett | $36.79/hr$76,781/yr | $38.34/hr$80,016/yr | $39.91/hr$83,292/yr | $41.37/hr$86,339/yr | $42.91/hr$89,553/yr |
| San Antonio | $28.22/hr$58,895/yr | $29.38/hr$61,316/yr | $30.56/hr$63,779/yr | $31.78/hr$66,325/yr | $32.93/hr$68,725/yr |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake (Hampton Roads) | $29.61/hr$61,796/yr | $30.85/hr$64,384/yr | $32.08/hr$66,951/yr | $33.31/hr$69,518/yr | $34.56/hr$72,127/yr |
| Jacksonville | $29.87/hr$62,339/yr | $31.12/hr$64,947/yr | $32.37/hr$67,556/yr | $33.62/hr$70,165/yr | $34.88/hr$72,795/yr |
| Oklahoma City | $30.63/hr$63,925/yr | $31.89/hr$66,554/yr | $33.17/hr$69,226/yr | $34.43/hr$71,855/yr | $35.71/hr$74,527/yr |
| Macon (Robins AFB / Warner Robins) | $30.78/hr$64,238/yr | $32.04/hr$66,867/yr | $33.29/hr$69,476/yr | $34.60/hr$72,210/yr | $35.85/hr$74,819/yr |
| Huntsville | $30.30/hr$63,236/yr | $31.58/hr$65,907/yr | $32.82/hr$68,495/yr | $34.22/hr$71,417/yr | $35.39/hr$73,859/yr |
| Utah (Ogden / Hill AFB) | $32.46/hr$67,744/yr | $33.83/hr$70,603/yr | $35.18/hr$73,421/yr | $36.52/hr$76,217/yr | $37.86/hr$79,014/yr |
| Dayton (Wright-Patterson AFB) | $34.04/hr$71,041/yr | $35.38/hr$73,838/yr | $36.77/hr$76,739/yr | $38.25/hr$79,828/yr | $39.69/hr$82,833/yr |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $33.26/hr$69,414/yr | $34.61/hr$72,231/yr | $36.03/hr$75,195/yr | $37.43/hr$78,116/yr | $38.84/hr$81,059/yr |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden | $32.96/hr$68,788/yr | $34.42/hr$71,835/yr | $35.77/hr$74,652/yr | $37.12/hr$77,469/yr | $38.52/hr$80,391/yr |
| Denver | $34.01/hr$70,979/yr | $35.50/hr$74,089/yr | $36.92/hr$77,052/yr | $38.28/hr$79,890/yr | $39.70/hr$82,854/yr |
| Phoenix | $33.48/hr$69,873/yr | $34.87/hr$72,774/yr | $36.28/hr$75,716/yr | $37.68/hr$78,638/yr | $39.08/hr$81,560/yr |
| Atlanta | $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 |
| New York-Newark | $35.91/hr$74,944/yr | $37.41/hr$78,075/yr | $38.88/hr$81,143/yr | $40.48/hr$84,482/yr | $41.95/hr$87,550/yr |
| Houston-Galveston | $34.66/hr$72,335/yr | $36.13/hr$75,403/yr | $37.56/hr$78,388/yr | $39.09/hr$81,581/yr | $40.49/hr$84,503/yr |
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