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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly and annual pay for WG-7 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 | $29.02/hr$60,565/yr | $30.21/hr$63,048/yr | $31.40/hr$65,532/yr | $32.61/hr$68,057/yr | $33.82/hr$70,582/yr |
| Los Angeles | $27.97/hr$58,373/yr | $29.18/hr$60,899/yr | $30.38/hr$63,403/yr | $31.51/hr$65,761/yr | $32.66/hr$68,161/yr |
| San Diego | $26.77/hr$55,869/yr | $27.82/hr$58,060/yr | $28.94/hr$60,398/yr | $30.06/hr$62,735/yr | $31.16/hr$65,031/yr |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland | $33.42/hr$69,748/yr | $34.82/hr$72,669/yr | $36.23/hr$75,612/yr | $37.62/hr$78,513/yr | $39.00/hr$81,393/yr |
| Seattle-Everett | $31.24/hr$65,198/yr | $32.54/hr$67,911/yr | $33.83/hr$70,603/yr | $35.16/hr$73,379/yr | $36.45/hr$76,071/yr |
| San Antonio | $21.86/hr$45,622/yr | $22.76/hr$47,500/yr | $23.69/hr$49,441/yr | $24.58/hr$51,298/yr | $25.52/hr$53,260/yr |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake (Hampton Roads) | $24.22/hr$50,547/yr | $25.20/hr$52,592/yr | $26.25/hr$54,784/yr | $27.24/hr$56,850/yr | $28.31/hr$59,083/yr |
| Jacksonville | $23.02/hr$48,043/yr | $23.96/hr$50,005/yr | $24.91/hr$51,987/yr | $25.90/hr$54,053/yr | $26.83/hr$55,994/yr |
| Oklahoma City | $25.25/hr$52,697/yr | $26.39/hr$55,076/yr | $27.34/hr$57,059/yr | $28.47/hr$59,417/yr | $29.54/hr$61,650/yr |
| Macon (Robins AFB / Warner Robins) | $25.63/hr$53,490/yr | $26.71/hr$55,744/yr | $27.74/hr$57,893/yr | $28.80/hr$60,106/yr | $29.89/hr$62,380/yr |
| Huntsville | $25.04/hr$52,258/yr | $26.10/hr$54,471/yr | $27.18/hr$56,725/yr | $28.28/hr$59,020/yr | $29.26/hr$61,066/yr |
| Utah (Ogden / Hill AFB) | $25.10/hr$52,384/yr | $26.17/hr$54,617/yr | $27.22/hr$56,808/yr | $28.25/hr$58,958/yr | $29.32/hr$61,191/yr |
| Dayton (Wright-Patterson AFB) | $28.77/hr$60,043/yr | $29.95/hr$62,506/yr | $31.10/hr$64,906/yr | $32.31/hr$67,431/yr | $33.54/hr$69,998/yr |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $26.96/hr$56,266/yr | $28.11/hr$58,666/yr | $29.20/hr$60,940/yr | $30.34/hr$63,320/yr | $31.48/hr$65,699/yr |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden | $28.57/hr$59,626/yr | $29.69/hr$61,963/yr | $30.92/hr$64,530/yr | $32.12/hr$67,034/yr | $33.26/hr$69,414/yr |
| Denver | $26.59/hr$55,493/yr | $27.71/hr$57,831/yr | $28.84/hr$60,189/yr | $29.92/hr$62,443/yr | $31.05/hr$64,801/yr |
| Phoenix | $25.01/hr$52,196/yr | $26.05/hr$54,366/yr | $27.10/hr$56,558/yr | $28.13/hr$58,707/yr | $29.21/hr$60,961/yr |
| Atlanta | $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 |
| New York-Newark | $30.26/hr$63,153/yr | $31.54/hr$65,824/yr | $32.80/hr$68,454/yr | $34.05/hr$71,062/yr | $35.30/hr$73,671/yr |
| Houston-Galveston | $27.23/hr$56,829/yr | $28.38/hr$59,229/yr | $29.54/hr$61,650/yr | $30.63/hr$63,925/yr | $31.79/hr$66,346/yr |
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