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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly schedules for the Huntsville, Alabama wage area, with annual equivalents: WG (nonsupervisory), WL (leader), and WS (supervisor). Rates are set by a local prevailing-rate wage survey, effective 28 Jun 2026.
Standard trades and labor positions.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $15.53/hr$32,411/yr | $16.18/hr$33,768/yr | $16.81/hr$35,082/yr | $17.46/hr$36,439/yr | $18.12/hr$37,816/yr |
| WG-2 | $17.39/hr$36,293/yr | $18.06/hr$37,691/yr | $18.79/hr$39,215/yr | $19.54/hr$40,780/yr | $20.25/hr$42,262/yr |
| WG-3 | $19.18/hr$40,029/yr | $19.96/hr$41,657/yr | $20.76/hr$43,326/yr | $21.57/hr$45,017/yr | $22.35/hr$46,644/yr |
| WG-4 | $20.99/hr$43,806/yr | $21.87/hr$45,643/yr | $22.76/hr$47,500/yr | $23.61/hr$49,274/yr | $24.49/hr$51,111/yr |
| WG-5 | $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 |
| WG-6 | $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 |
| WG-7 | $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 |
| WG-8 | $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 |
| WG-9 | $27.75/hr$57,914/yr | $28.93/hr$60,377/yr | $30.15/hr$62,923/yr | $31.25/hr$65,219/yr | $32.41/hr$67,640/yr |
| WG-10 | $29.08/hr$60,690/yr | $30.27/hr$63,173/yr | $31.44/hr$65,615/yr | $32.75/hr$68,349/yr | $33.88/hr$70,708/yr |
| WG-11 | $30.30/hr$63,236/yr | $31.58/hr$65,907/yr | $32.82/hr$68,495/yr | $34.22/hr$71,417/yr | $35.39/hr$73,859/yr |
| WG-12 | $31.57/hr$65,887/yr | $32.82/hr$68,495/yr | $34.24/hr$71,459/yr | $35.50/hr$74,089/yr | $36.83/hr$76,864/yr |
| WG-13 | $32.89/hr$68,641/yr | $34.23/hr$71,438/yr | $35.64/hr$74,381/yr | $36.99/hr$77,198/yr | $38.33/hr$79,995/yr |
| WG-14 | $34.08/hr$71,125/yr | $35.61/hr$74,318/yr | $36.97/hr$77,156/yr | $38.36/hr$80,057/yr | $39.91/hr$83,292/yr |
| WG-15 | $35.37/hr$73,817/yr | $36.92/hr$77,052/yr | $38.34/hr$80,016/yr | $39.84/hr$83,146/yr | $41.33/hr$86,256/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 | $17.05/hr$35,583/yr | $17.79/hr$37,128/yr | $18.46/hr$38,526/yr | $19.18/hr$40,029/yr | $19.85/hr$41,427/yr |
| WL-2 | $19.07/hr$39,799/yr | $19.84/hr$41,406/yr | $20.69/hr$43,180/yr | $21.47/hr$44,808/yr | $22.24/hr$46,415/yr |
| WL-3 | $21.09/hr$44,015/yr | $21.99/hr$45,893/yr | $22.84/hr$47,667/yr | $23.74/hr$49,545/yr | $24.59/hr$51,319/yr |
| WL-4 | $23.10/hr$48,210/yr | $24.04/hr$50,171/yr | $24.99/hr$52,154/yr | $25.95/hr$54,158/yr | $26.92/hr$56,182/yr |
| WL-5 | $24.62/hr$51,382/yr | $25.67/hr$53,573/yr | $26.66/hr$55,639/yr | $27.71/hr$57,831/yr | $28.70/hr$59,897/yr |
| WL-6 | $26.30/hr$54,888/yr | $27.34/hr$57,059/yr | $28.46/hr$59,396/yr | $29.60/hr$61,775/yr | $30.67/hr$64,008/yr |
| WL-7 | $27.63/hr$57,664/yr | $28.81/hr$60,126/yr | $29.87/hr$62,339/yr | $31.07/hr$64,843/yr | $32.20/hr$67,201/yr |
| WL-8 | $29.02/hr$60,565/yr | $30.25/hr$63,132/yr | $31.45/hr$65,636/yr | $32.69/hr$68,224/yr | $33.86/hr$70,666/yr |
| WL-9 | $30.63/hr$63,925/yr | $31.93/hr$66,638/yr | $33.15/hr$69,184/yr | $34.38/hr$71,751/yr | $35.65/hr$74,402/yr |
| WL-10 | $32.06/hr$66,909/yr | $33.35/hr$69,601/yr | $34.70/hr$72,419/yr | $35.96/hr$75,049/yr | $37.32/hr$77,887/yr |
| WL-11 | $33.45/hr$69,810/yr | $34.83/hr$72,690/yr | $36.15/hr$75,445/yr | $37.63/hr$78,534/yr | $39.01/hr$81,414/yr |
| WL-12 | $34.70/hr$72,419/yr | $36.14/hr$75,424/yr | $37.63/hr$78,534/yr | $39.11/hr$81,623/yr | $40.60/hr$84,732/yr |
| WL-13 | $36.16/hr$75,466/yr | $37.68/hr$78,638/yr | $39.19/hr$81,790/yr | $40.72/hr$84,983/yr | $42.21/hr$88,092/yr |
| WL-14 | $37.57/hr$78,409/yr | $39.13/hr$81,664/yr | $40.77/hr$85,087/yr | $42.30/hr$88,280/yr | $43.91/hr$91,640/yr |
| WL-15 | $38.94/hr$81,268/yr | $40.60/hr$84,732/yr | $42.21/hr$88,092/yr | $43.82/hr$91,452/yr | $45.42/hr$94,792/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 | $25.08/hr$52,342/yr | $26.10/hr$54,471/yr | $27.17/hr$56,704/yr | $28.23/hr$58,916/yr | $29.24/hr$61,024/yr |
| WS-2 | $26.91/hr$56,161/yr | $28.01/hr$58,457/yr | $29.12/hr$60,773/yr | $30.24/hr$63,111/yr | $31.36/hr$65,448/yr |
| WS-3 | $28.46/hr$59,396/yr | $29.64/hr$61,859/yr | $30.86/hr$64,405/yr | $32.05/hr$66,888/yr | $33.23/hr$69,351/yr |
| WS-4 | $29.72/hr$62,026/yr | $31.02/hr$64,739/yr | $32.28/hr$67,368/yr | $33.63/hr$70,186/yr | $34.70/hr$72,419/yr |
| WS-5 | $31.29/hr$65,302/yr | $32.61/hr$68,057/yr | $33.97/hr$70,895/yr | $35.18/hr$73,421/yr | $36.55/hr$76,280/yr |
| WS-6 | $32.58/hr$67,994/yr | $33.91/hr$70,770/yr | $35.19/hr$73,442/yr | $36.57/hr$76,322/yr | $37.92/hr$79,139/yr |
| WS-7 | $33.77/hr$70,478/yr | $35.22/hr$73,504/yr | $36.61/hr$76,405/yr | $37.99/hr$79,285/yr | $39.45/hr$82,332/yr |
| WS-8 | $35.28/hr$73,629/yr | $36.78/hr$76,760/yr | $38.23/hr$79,786/yr | $39.69/hr$82,833/yr | $41.19/hr$85,964/yr |
| WS-9 | $36.58/hr$76,342/yr | $38.10/hr$79,515/yr | $39.61/hr$82,666/yr | $41.13/hr$85,838/yr | $42.68/hr$89,073/yr |
| WS-10 | $37.84/hr$78,972/yr | $39.47/hr$82,374/yr | $41.02/hr$85,609/yr | $42.63/hr$88,969/yr | $44.23/hr$92,308/yr |
| WS-11 | $39.23/hr$81,873/yr | $40.80/hr$85,150/yr | $42.48/hr$88,656/yr | $44.08/hr$91,995/yr | $45.72/hr$95,418/yr |
| WS-12 | $40.83/hr$85,212/yr | $42.60/hr$88,906/yr | $44.23/hr$92,308/yr | $46.04/hr$96,085/yr | $47.74/hr$99,633/yr |
| WS-13 | $42.68/hr$89,073/yr | $44.40/hr$92,663/yr | $46.21/hr$96,440/yr | $48.02/hr$100,218/yr | $49.77/hr$103,870/yr |
| WS-14 | $45.21/hr$94,353/yr | $47.13/hr$98,360/yr | $49.03/hr$102,326/yr | $50.85/hr$106,124/yr | $52.75/hr$110,089/yr |
| WS-15 | $47.88/hr$99,926/yr | $49.90/hr$104,141/yr | $51.88/hr$108,274/yr | $53.87/hr$112,427/yr | $55.87/hr$116,601/yr |
| WS-16 | $50.44/hr$105,268/yr | $52.50/hr$109,568/yr | $54.60/hr$113,950/yr | $56.71/hr$118,354/yr | $58.78/hr$122,674/yr |
| WS-17 | $52.83/hr$110,256/yr | $55.04/hr$114,868/yr | $57.25/hr$119,481/yr | $59.45/hr$124,072/yr | $61.64/hr$128,643/yr |
| WS-18 | $55.58/hr$115,995/yr | $57.86/hr$120,754/yr | $60.18/hr$125,596/yr | $62.47/hr$130,375/yr | $64.80/hr$135,238/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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