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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly schedules for the Houston-Galveston, Texas wage area, with annual equivalents: WG (nonsupervisory), WL (leader), and WS (supervisor). Rates are set by a local prevailing-rate wage survey, effective 17 May 2026.
Standard trades and labor positions.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $14.84/hr$30,971/yr | $15.44/hr$32,223/yr | $16.07/hr$33,538/yr | $16.66/hr$34,769/yr | $17.29/hr$36,084/yr |
| WG-2 | $16.86/hr$35,187/yr | $17.56/hr$36,648/yr | $18.24/hr$38,067/yr | $18.98/hr$39,611/yr | $19.64/hr$40,989/yr |
| WG-3 | $18.93/hr$39,507/yr | $19.68/hr$41,072/yr | $20.48/hr$42,742/yr | $21.27/hr$44,390/yr | $22.02/hr$45,956/yr |
| WG-4 | $20.94/hr$43,702/yr | $21.82/hr$45,538/yr | $22.73/hr$47,438/yr | $23.56/hr$49,170/yr | $24.45/hr$51,027/yr |
| WG-5 | $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 |
| WG-6 | $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 |
| WG-7 | $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 |
| WG-8 | $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 |
| WG-9 | $31.43/hr$65,594/yr | $32.72/hr$68,287/yr | $34.05/hr$71,062/yr | $35.33/hr$73,734/yr | $36.67/hr$76,530/yr |
| WG-10 | $33.20/hr$69,288/yr | $34.61/hr$72,231/yr | $36.07/hr$75,278/yr | $37.40/hr$78,054/yr | $38.80/hr$80,976/yr |
| WG-11 | $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 |
| WG-12 | $36.14/hr$75,424/yr | $37.68/hr$78,638/yr | $39.20/hr$81,810/yr | $40.73/hr$85,004/yr | $42.26/hr$88,197/yr |
| WG-13 | $37.67/hr$78,617/yr | $39.22/hr$81,852/yr | $40.77/hr$85,087/yr | $42.32/hr$88,322/yr | $43.98/hr$91,786/yr |
| WG-14 | $39.00/hr$81,393/yr | $40.69/hr$84,920/yr | $42.31/hr$88,301/yr | $43.98/hr$91,786/yr | $45.54/hr$95,042/yr |
| WG-15 | $40.44/hr$84,398/yr | $42.14/hr$87,946/yr | $43.87/hr$91,557/yr | $45.50/hr$94,959/yr | $47.18/hr$98,465/yr |
Workers who lead a small team of WG employees; paylines run about 10% above the matching WG grade.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $16.30/hr$34,018/yr | $16.95/hr$35,375/yr | $17.63/hr$36,794/yr | $18.28/hr$38,150/yr | $19.02/hr$39,695/yr |
| WL-2 | $18.57/hr$38,756/yr | $19.31/hr$40,300/yr | $20.11/hr$41,970/yr | $20.86/hr$43,535/yr | $21.65/hr$45,184/yr |
| WL-3 | $20.82/hr$43,451/yr | $21.69/hr$45,267/yr | $22.52/hr$46,999/yr | $23.39/hr$48,815/yr | $24.23/hr$50,568/yr |
| WL-4 | $23.09/hr$48,189/yr | $24.02/hr$50,130/yr | $24.97/hr$52,112/yr | $25.94/hr$54,137/yr | $26.90/hr$56,140/yr |
| WL-5 | $25.33/hr$52,864/yr | $26.38/hr$55,055/yr | $27.44/hr$57,267/yr | $28.51/hr$59,500/yr | $29.53/hr$61,629/yr |
| WL-6 | $27.63/hr$57,664/yr | $28.78/hr$60,064/yr | $29.93/hr$62,464/yr | $31.11/hr$64,927/yr | $32.22/hr$67,243/yr |
| WL-7 | $29.95/hr$62,506/yr | $31.21/hr$65,135/yr | $32.43/hr$67,681/yr | $33.71/hr$70,353/yr | $34.98/hr$73,003/yr |
| WL-8 | $32.32/hr$67,452/yr | $33.67/hr$70,269/yr | $35.00/hr$73,045/yr | $36.33/hr$75,821/yr | $37.70/hr$78,680/yr |
| WL-9 | $34.56/hr$72,127/yr | $36.02/hr$75,174/yr | $37.43/hr$78,116/yr | $38.88/hr$81,143/yr | $40.32/hr$84,148/yr |
| WL-10 | $36.61/hr$76,405/yr | $38.14/hr$79,598/yr | $39.66/hr$82,770/yr | $41.20/hr$85,984/yr | $42.74/hr$89,198/yr |
| WL-11 | $38.16/hr$79,640/yr | $39.72/hr$82,896/yr | $41.36/hr$86,318/yr | $43.00/hr$89,741/yr | $44.57/hr$93,018/yr |
| WL-12 | $39.74/hr$82,937/yr | $41.40/hr$86,402/yr | $43.16/hr$90,075/yr | $44.81/hr$93,518/yr | $46.42/hr$96,879/yr |
| WL-13 | $41.37/hr$86,339/yr | $43.17/hr$90,096/yr | $44.88/hr$93,665/yr | $46.58/hr$97,212/yr | $48.32/hr$100,844/yr |
| WL-14 | $42.93/hr$89,595/yr | $44.71/hr$93,310/yr | $46.43/hr$96,899/yr | $48.32/hr$100,844/yr | $50.06/hr$104,475/yr |
| WL-15 | $44.57/hr$93,018/yr | $46.37/hr$96,774/yr | $48.22/hr$100,635/yr | $50.17/hr$104,705/yr | $52.00/hr$108,524/yr |
Supervisors of blue-collar crews; a separate, higher schedule that runs to grade WS-19.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $24.77/hr$51,695/yr | $25.79/hr$53,824/yr | $26.83/hr$55,994/yr | $27.87/hr$58,165/yr | $28.89/hr$60,293/yr |
| WS-2 | $26.80/hr$55,932/yr | $27.91/hr$58,248/yr | $29.02/hr$60,565/yr | $30.14/hr$62,902/yr | $31.25/hr$65,219/yr |
| WS-3 | $28.92/hr$60,356/yr | $30.11/hr$62,840/yr | $31.31/hr$65,344/yr | $32.52/hr$67,869/yr | $33.71/hr$70,353/yr |
| WS-4 | $31.03/hr$64,760/yr | $32.27/hr$67,347/yr | $33.59/hr$70,102/yr | $34.89/hr$72,815/yr | $36.18/hr$75,508/yr |
| WS-5 | $33.15/hr$69,184/yr | $34.54/hr$72,085/yr | $35.90/hr$74,923/yr | $37.28/hr$77,803/yr | $38.68/hr$80,725/yr |
| WS-6 | $35.23/hr$73,525/yr | $36.69/hr$76,572/yr | $38.15/hr$79,619/yr | $39.62/hr$82,687/yr | $41.07/hr$85,713/yr |
| WS-7 | $37.30/hr$77,845/yr | $38.89/hr$81,163/yr | $40.44/hr$84,398/yr | $41.97/hr$87,591/yr | $43.54/hr$90,868/yr |
| WS-8 | $39.47/hr$82,374/yr | $41.10/hr$85,776/yr | $42.76/hr$89,240/yr | $44.41/hr$92,684/yr | $46.07/hr$96,148/yr |
| WS-9 | $41.49/hr$86,590/yr | $43.22/hr$90,200/yr | $44.92/hr$93,748/yr | $46.69/hr$97,442/yr | $48.38/hr$100,969/yr |
| WS-10 | $43.27/hr$90,304/yr | $45.04/hr$93,998/yr | $46.87/hr$97,818/yr | $48.69/hr$101,616/yr | $50.49/hr$105,373/yr |
| WS-11 | $44.32/hr$92,496/yr | $46.18/hr$96,378/yr | $48.02/hr$100,218/yr | $49.87/hr$104,079/yr | $51.70/hr$107,898/yr |
| WS-12 | $45.36/hr$94,666/yr | $47.25/hr$98,611/yr | $49.15/hr$102,576/yr | $51.03/hr$106,500/yr | $52.92/hr$110,444/yr |
| WS-13 | $46.55/hr$97,150/yr | $48.46/hr$101,136/yr | $50.41/hr$105,206/yr | $52.37/hr$109,296/yr | $54.29/hr$113,303/yr |
| WS-14 | $47.87/hr$99,905/yr | $49.87/hr$104,079/yr | $51.91/hr$108,336/yr | $53.86/hr$112,406/yr | $55.90/hr$116,663/yr |
| WS-15 | $49.66/hr$103,640/yr | $51.74/hr$107,981/yr | $53.77/hr$112,218/yr | $55.82/hr$116,496/yr | $57.90/hr$120,837/yr |
| WS-16 | $51.65/hr$107,794/yr | $53.77/hr$112,218/yr | $55.94/hr$116,747/yr | $58.09/hr$121,234/yr | $60.22/hr$125,679/yr |
| WS-17 | $53.95/hr$112,594/yr | $56.19/hr$117,269/yr | $58.39/hr$121,860/yr | $60.65/hr$126,577/yr | $62.89/hr$131,251/yr |
| WS-18 | $56.41/hr$117,728/yr | $58.79/hr$122,695/yr | $61.11/hr$127,537/yr | $63.47/hr$132,462/yr | $65.80/hr$137,325/yr |
| WS-19 | $52.72/hr$110,027/yr | $54.92/hr$114,618/yr | $57.12/hr$119,209/yr | $59.31/hr$123,780/yr | $61.51/hr$128,371/yr |
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