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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly and annual pay for WG-8 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 | $31.20/hr$65,114/yr | $32.38/hr$67,577/yr | $33.69/hr$70,311/yr | $35.05/hr$73,149/yr | $36.24/hr$75,633/yr |
| Los Angeles | $29.99/hr$62,589/yr | $31.24/hr$65,198/yr | $32.50/hr$67,828/yr | $33.70/hr$70,332/yr | $34.94/hr$72,920/yr |
| San Diego | $28.46/hr$59,396/yr | $29.64/hr$61,859/yr | $30.81/hr$64,300/yr | $32.01/hr$66,805/yr | $33.20/hr$69,288/yr |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland | $35.48/hr$74,047/yr | $36.91/hr$77,031/yr | $38.41/hr$80,162/yr | $39.87/hr$83,209/yr | $41.32/hr$86,235/yr |
| Seattle-Everett | $33.02/hr$68,913/yr | $34.37/hr$71,730/yr | $35.77/hr$74,652/yr | $37.18/hr$77,595/yr | $38.53/hr$80,412/yr |
| San Antonio | $23.45/hr$48,940/yr | $24.44/hr$51,006/yr | $25.38/hr$52,968/yr | $26.35/hr$54,992/yr | $27.34/hr$57,059/yr |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake (Hampton Roads) | $25.47/hr$53,156/yr | $26.52/hr$55,347/yr | $27.58/hr$57,559/yr | $28.65/hr$59,793/yr | $29.71/hr$62,005/yr |
| Jacksonville | $24.72/hr$51,591/yr | $25.72/hr$53,678/yr | $26.79/hr$55,911/yr | $27.81/hr$58,039/yr | $28.80/hr$60,106/yr |
| Oklahoma City | $26.63/hr$55,577/yr | $27.69/hr$57,789/yr | $28.85/hr$60,210/yr | $29.92/hr$62,443/yr | $31.06/hr$64,822/yr |
| Macon (Robins AFB / Warner Robins) | $26.94/hr$56,224/yr | $28.06/hr$58,561/yr | $29.19/hr$60,920/yr | $30.31/hr$63,257/yr | $31.43/hr$65,594/yr |
| Huntsville | $26.37/hr$55,034/yr | $27.43/hr$57,246/yr | $28.57/hr$59,626/yr | $29.68/hr$61,942/yr | $30.78/hr$64,238/yr |
| Utah (Ogden / Hill AFB) | $26.97/hr$56,286/yr | $28.11/hr$58,666/yr | $29.21/hr$60,961/yr | $30.31/hr$63,257/yr | $31.44/hr$65,615/yr |
| Dayton (Wright-Patterson AFB) | $30.28/hr$63,194/yr | $31.48/hr$65,699/yr | $32.81/hr$68,474/yr | $34.05/hr$71,062/yr | $35.30/hr$73,671/yr |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $28.50/hr$59,480/yr | $29.74/hr$62,067/yr | $30.89/hr$64,467/yr | $32.09/hr$66,972/yr | $33.32/hr$69,539/yr |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden | $29.50/hr$61,567/yr | $30.86/hr$64,405/yr | $32.01/hr$66,805/yr | $33.30/hr$69,497/yr | $34.53/hr$72,064/yr |
| Denver | $28.54/hr$59,563/yr | $29.74/hr$62,067/yr | $30.91/hr$64,509/yr | $32.09/hr$66,972/yr | $33.30/hr$69,497/yr |
| Phoenix | $27.25/hr$56,871/yr | $28.38/hr$59,229/yr | $29.53/hr$61,629/yr | $30.67/hr$64,008/yr | $31.78/hr$66,325/yr |
| Atlanta | $32.00/hr$66,784/yr | $33.36/hr$69,622/yr | $34.68/hr$72,377/yr | $36.00/hr$75,132/yr | $37.31/hr$77,866/yr |
| New York-Newark | $31.91/hr$66,596/yr | $33.23/hr$69,351/yr | $34.56/hr$72,127/yr | $35.89/hr$74,902/yr | $37.24/hr$77,720/yr |
| Houston-Galveston | $29.39/hr$61,337/yr | $30.59/hr$63,841/yr | $31.82/hr$66,408/yr | $33.05/hr$68,975/yr | $34.28/hr$71,542/yr |
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