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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly and annual pay for WG-6 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 | $26.74/hr$55,806/yr | $27.84/hr$58,102/yr | $28.98/hr$60,481/yr | $30.08/hr$62,777/yr | $31.19/hr$65,094/yr |
| Los Angeles | $25.95/hr$54,158/yr | $27.03/hr$56,412/yr | $28.11/hr$58,666/yr | $29.19/hr$60,920/yr | $30.27/hr$63,173/yr |
| San Diego | $25.01/hr$52,196/yr | $26.05/hr$54,366/yr | $27.08/hr$56,516/yr | $28.12/hr$58,686/yr | $29.18/hr$60,899/yr |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland | $31.23/hr$65,177/yr | $32.55/hr$67,932/yr | $33.85/hr$70,645/yr | $35.16/hr$73,379/yr | $36.45/hr$76,071/yr |
| Seattle-Everett | $29.47/hr$61,504/yr | $30.67/hr$64,008/yr | $31.92/hr$66,617/yr | $33.11/hr$69,101/yr | $34.33/hr$71,647/yr |
| San Antonio | $20.29/hr$42,345/yr | $21.15/hr$44,140/yr | $21.98/hr$45,872/yr | $22.82/hr$47,625/yr | $23.67/hr$49,399/yr |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake (Hampton Roads) | $22.91/hr$47,813/yr | $23.91/hr$49,900/yr | $24.89/hr$51,945/yr | $25.77/hr$53,782/yr | $26.72/hr$55,765/yr |
| Jacksonville | $21.28/hr$44,411/yr | $22.17/hr$46,269/yr | $23.06/hr$48,126/yr | $23.94/hr$49,963/yr | $24.83/hr$51,820/yr |
| Oklahoma City | $23.87/hr$49,817/yr | $24.87/hr$51,904/yr | $25.86/hr$53,970/yr | $26.82/hr$55,973/yr | $27.86/hr$58,144/yr |
| Macon (Robins AFB / Warner Robins) | $24.42/hr$50,965/yr | $25.47/hr$53,156/yr | $26.47/hr$55,243/yr | $27.50/hr$57,393/yr | $28.50/hr$59,480/yr |
| Huntsville | $23.85/hr$49,775/yr | $24.82/hr$51,799/yr | $25.77/hr$53,782/yr | $26.84/hr$56,015/yr | $27.81/hr$58,039/yr |
| Utah (Ogden / Hill AFB) | $23.26/hr$48,544/yr | $24.25/hr$50,610/yr | $25.23/hr$52,655/yr | $26.18/hr$54,638/yr | $27.19/hr$56,746/yr |
| Dayton (Wright-Patterson AFB) | $27.13/hr$56,620/yr | $28.22/hr$58,895/yr | $29.37/hr$61,295/yr | $30.48/hr$63,612/yr | $31.61/hr$65,970/yr |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $24.85/hr$51,862/yr | $25.89/hr$54,032/yr | $26.94/hr$56,224/yr | $27.95/hr$58,332/yr | $29.01/hr$60,544/yr |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden | $27.39/hr$57,163/yr | $28.57/hr$59,626/yr | $29.73/hr$62,047/yr | $30.87/hr$64,426/yr | $32.05/hr$66,888/yr |
| Denver | $24.86/hr$51,883/yr | $25.90/hr$54,053/yr | $26.93/hr$56,203/yr | $27.97/hr$58,373/yr | $29.01/hr$60,544/yr |
| Phoenix | $22.77/hr$47,521/yr | $23.75/hr$49,566/yr | $24.94/hr$52,050/yr | $25.64/hr$53,511/yr | $26.57/hr$55,452/yr |
| Atlanta | $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 |
| New York-Newark | $28.56/hr$59,605/yr | $29.78/hr$62,151/yr | $30.96/hr$64,614/yr | $32.12/hr$67,034/yr | $33.32/hr$69,539/yr |
| Houston-Galveston | $25.11/hr$52,405/yr | $26.19/hr$54,659/yr | $27.21/hr$56,787/yr | $28.28/hr$59,020/yr | $29.32/hr$61,191/yr |
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