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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly and annual pay for WG-5 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 | $24.50/hr$51,132/yr | $25.48/hr$53,177/yr | $26.55/hr$55,410/yr | $27.53/hr$57,455/yr | $28.58/hr$59,646/yr |
| Los Angeles | $24.92/hr$52,008/yr | $25.95/hr$54,158/yr | $26.98/hr$56,307/yr | $28.03/hr$58,499/yr | $29.07/hr$60,669/yr |
| San Diego | $23.34/hr$48,711/yr | $24.27/hr$50,651/yr | $25.29/hr$52,780/yr | $26.21/hr$54,700/yr | $27.17/hr$56,704/yr |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland | $28.86/hr$60,231/yr | $30.08/hr$62,777/yr | $31.23/hr$65,177/yr | $32.48/hr$67,786/yr | $33.68/hr$70,290/yr |
| Seattle-Everett | $27.68/hr$57,768/yr | $28.83/hr$60,168/yr | $30.01/hr$62,631/yr | $31.15/hr$65,010/yr | $32.28/hr$67,368/yr |
| San Antonio | $18.86/hr$39,361/yr | $19.65/hr$41,010/yr | $20.40/hr$42,575/yr | $21.20/hr$44,244/yr | $21.98/hr$45,872/yr |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake (Hampton Roads) | $21.67/hr$45,225/yr | $22.52/hr$46,999/yr | $23.45/hr$48,940/yr | $24.39/hr$50,902/yr | $25.23/hr$52,655/yr |
| Jacksonville | $19.62/hr$40,947/yr | $20.42/hr$42,617/yr | $21.26/hr$44,370/yr | $22.06/hr$46,039/yr | $22.87/hr$47,730/yr |
| Oklahoma City | $22.44/hr$46,832/yr | $23.39/hr$48,815/yr | $24.33/hr$50,777/yr | $25.23/hr$52,655/yr | $26.19/hr$54,659/yr |
| Macon (Robins AFB / Warner Robins) | $22.90/hr$47,792/yr | $23.87/hr$49,817/yr | $24.84/hr$51,841/yr | $25.78/hr$53,803/yr | $26.74/hr$55,806/yr |
| Huntsville | $22.32/hr$46,582/yr | $23.26/hr$48,544/yr | $24.26/hr$50,631/yr | $25.15/hr$52,488/yr | $26.06/hr$54,387/yr |
| Utah (Ogden / Hill AFB) | $21.45/hr$44,766/yr | $22.34/hr$46,624/yr | $23.22/hr$48,460/yr | $24.12/hr$50,338/yr | $24.99/hr$52,154/yr |
| Dayton (Wright-Patterson AFB) | $25.46/hr$53,135/yr | $26.54/hr$55,389/yr | $27.58/hr$57,559/yr | $28.70/hr$59,897/yr | $29.72/hr$62,026/yr |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $22.70/hr$47,375/yr | $23.66/hr$49,378/yr | $24.59/hr$51,319/yr | $25.56/hr$53,344/yr | $26.49/hr$55,285/yr |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden | $26.18/hr$54,638/yr | $27.27/hr$56,912/yr | $28.36/hr$59,187/yr | $29.44/hr$61,441/yr | $30.52/hr$63,695/yr |
| Denver | $23.87/hr$49,817/yr | $24.86/hr$51,883/yr | $25.86/hr$53,970/yr | $26.86/hr$56,057/yr | $27.85/hr$58,123/yr |
| Phoenix | $20.52/hr$42,825/yr | $21.39/hr$44,641/yr | $22.26/hr$46,457/yr | $23.11/hr$48,231/yr | $23.97/hr$50,025/yr |
| Atlanta | $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 |
| New York-Newark | $26.89/hr$56,119/yr | $28.03/hr$58,499/yr | $29.14/hr$60,815/yr | $30.25/hr$63,132/yr | $31.39/hr$65,511/yr |
| Houston-Galveston | $23.05/hr$48,105/yr | $24.03/hr$50,151/yr | $24.97/hr$52,112/yr | $25.95/hr$54,158/yr | $26.89/hr$56,119/yr |
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