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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly schedules for the Los Angeles, California wage area, with annual equivalents: WG (nonsupervisory), WL (leader), and WS (supervisor). Rates are set by a local prevailing-rate wage survey, effective 31 May 2026.
Standard trades and labor positions.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $20.77/hr$43,347/yr | $21.65/hr$45,184/yr | $22.52/hr$46,999/yr | $23.38/hr$48,794/yr | $24.24/hr$50,589/yr |
| WG-2 | $21.82/hr$45,538/yr | $22.72/hr$47,417/yr | $23.63/hr$49,316/yr | $24.54/hr$51,215/yr | $25.45/hr$53,114/yr |
| WG-3 | $22.86/hr$47,709/yr | $23.80/hr$49,671/yr | $24.75/hr$51,653/yr | $25.71/hr$53,657/yr | $26.66/hr$55,639/yr |
| WG-4 | $23.89/hr$49,858/yr | $24.88/hr$51,925/yr | $25.87/hr$53,991/yr | $26.87/hr$56,078/yr | $27.86/hr$58,144/yr |
| WG-5 | $24.92/hr$52,008/yr | $25.95/hr$54,158/yr | $26.98/hr$56,307/yr | $28.03/hr$58,499/yr | $29.07/hr$60,669/yr |
| WG-6 | $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 |
| WG-7 | $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 |
| WG-8 | $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 |
| WG-9 | $31.92/hr$66,617/yr | $33.25/hr$69,393/yr | $34.57/hr$72,148/yr | $35.94/hr$75,007/yr | $37.26/hr$77,762/yr |
| WG-10 | $33.93/hr$70,812/yr | $35.30/hr$73,671/yr | $36.72/hr$76,635/yr | $38.10/hr$79,515/yr | $39.53/hr$82,499/yr |
| WG-11 | $35.88/hr$74,882/yr | $37.39/hr$78,033/yr | $38.85/hr$81,080/yr | $40.30/hr$84,106/yr | $41.84/hr$87,320/yr |
| WG-12 | $37.27/hr$77,782/yr | $38.85/hr$81,080/yr | $40.32/hr$84,148/yr | $41.89/hr$87,424/yr | $43.48/hr$90,743/yr |
| WG-13 | $38.65/hr$80,663/yr | $40.30/hr$84,106/yr | $41.89/hr$87,424/yr | $43.50/hr$90,785/yr | $45.11/hr$94,145/yr |
| WG-14 | $39.99/hr$83,459/yr | $41.65/hr$86,924/yr | $43.31/hr$90,388/yr | $44.98/hr$93,873/yr | $46.70/hr$97,463/yr |
| WG-15 | $41.40/hr$86,402/yr | $43.06/hr$89,866/yr | $44.79/hr$93,477/yr | $46.64/hr$97,338/yr | $48.32/hr$100,844/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 | $22.87/hr$47,730/yr | $23.81/hr$49,691/yr | $24.76/hr$51,674/yr | $25.72/hr$53,678/yr | $26.67/hr$55,660/yr |
| WL-2 | $23.99/hr$50,067/yr | $24.99/hr$52,154/yr | $25.99/hr$54,241/yr | $26.99/hr$56,328/yr | $27.99/hr$58,415/yr |
| WL-3 | $25.13/hr$52,446/yr | $26.18/hr$54,638/yr | $27.23/hr$56,829/yr | $28.27/hr$58,999/yr | $29.33/hr$61,212/yr |
| WL-4 | $26.28/hr$54,846/yr | $27.37/hr$57,121/yr | $28.47/hr$59,417/yr | $29.56/hr$61,692/yr | $30.66/hr$63,987/yr |
| WL-5 | $27.40/hr$57,184/yr | $28.55/hr$59,584/yr | $29.69/hr$61,963/yr | $30.83/hr$64,342/yr | $31.97/hr$66,721/yr |
| WL-6 | $28.55/hr$59,584/yr | $29.73/hr$62,047/yr | $30.91/hr$64,509/yr | $32.10/hr$66,993/yr | $33.30/hr$69,497/yr |
| WL-7 | $30.82/hr$64,321/yr | $32.07/hr$66,930/yr | $33.37/hr$69,643/yr | $34.66/hr$72,335/yr | $35.94/hr$75,007/yr |
| WL-8 | $32.97/hr$68,808/yr | $34.36/hr$71,709/yr | $35.65/hr$74,402/yr | $37.06/hr$77,344/yr | $38.44/hr$80,224/yr |
| WL-9 | $35.09/hr$73,233/yr | $36.59/hr$76,363/yr | $38.04/hr$79,389/yr | $39.51/hr$82,457/yr | $40.99/hr$85,546/yr |
| WL-10 | $37.28/hr$77,803/yr | $38.79/hr$80,955/yr | $40.30/hr$84,106/yr | $41.96/hr$87,571/yr | $43.51/hr$90,805/yr |
| WL-11 | $39.50/hr$82,437/yr | $41.12/hr$85,817/yr | $42.75/hr$89,219/yr | $44.39/hr$92,642/yr | $46.02/hr$96,044/yr |
| WL-12 | $41.01/hr$85,588/yr | $42.73/hr$89,178/yr | $44.44/hr$92,746/yr | $46.23/hr$96,482/yr | $47.84/hr$99,842/yr |
| WL-13 | $42.57/hr$88,844/yr | $44.34/hr$92,538/yr | $46.06/hr$96,127/yr | $47.85/hr$99,863/yr | $49.66/hr$103,640/yr |
| WL-14 | $43.90/hr$91,619/yr | $45.79/hr$95,564/yr | $47.60/hr$99,341/yr | $49.45/hr$103,202/yr | $51.26/hr$106,980/yr |
| WL-15 | $45.51/hr$94,979/yr | $47.42/hr$98,966/yr | $49.25/hr$102,785/yr | $51.19/hr$106,834/yr | $53.07/hr$110,757/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 | $31.49/hr$65,720/yr | $32.78/hr$68,412/yr | $34.09/hr$71,146/yr | $35.41/hr$73,901/yr | $36.72/hr$76,635/yr |
| WS-2 | $32.52/hr$67,869/yr | $33.87/hr$70,687/yr | $35.21/hr$73,483/yr | $36.57/hr$76,322/yr | $37.92/hr$79,139/yr |
| WS-3 | $33.55/hr$70,019/yr | $34.94/hr$72,920/yr | $36.33/hr$75,821/yr | $37.74/hr$78,763/yr | $39.13/hr$81,664/yr |
| WS-4 | $34.58/hr$72,168/yr | $36.02/hr$75,174/yr | $37.46/hr$78,179/yr | $38.90/hr$81,184/yr | $40.33/hr$84,169/yr |
| WS-5 | $35.61/hr$74,318/yr | $37.09/hr$77,407/yr | $38.58/hr$80,516/yr | $40.07/hr$83,626/yr | $41.55/hr$86,715/yr |
| WS-6 | $36.66/hr$76,509/yr | $38.17/hr$79,661/yr | $39.70/hr$82,854/yr | $41.23/hr$86,047/yr | $42.75/hr$89,219/yr |
| WS-7 | $38.23/hr$79,786/yr | $39.81/hr$83,083/yr | $41.40/hr$86,402/yr | $43.00/hr$89,741/yr | $44.59/hr$93,059/yr |
| WS-8 | $40.16/hr$83,814/yr | $41.78/hr$87,195/yr | $43.48/hr$90,743/yr | $45.13/hr$94,186/yr | $46.80/hr$97,672/yr |
| WS-9 | $42.07/hr$87,800/yr | $43.83/hr$91,473/yr | $45.64/hr$95,251/yr | $47.32/hr$98,757/yr | $49.09/hr$102,451/yr |
| WS-10 | $44.03/hr$91,891/yr | $45.83/hr$95,647/yr | $47.73/hr$99,613/yr | $49.52/hr$103,348/yr | $51.35/hr$107,167/yr |
| WS-11 | $44.89/hr$93,685/yr | $46.74/hr$97,546/yr | $48.66/hr$101,553/yr | $50.48/hr$105,352/yr | $52.36/hr$109,275/yr |
| WS-12 | $46.02/hr$96,044/yr | $47.90/hr$99,967/yr | $49.83/hr$103,995/yr | $51.73/hr$107,961/yr | $53.66/hr$111,988/yr |
| WS-13 | $47.38/hr$98,882/yr | $49.36/hr$103,014/yr | $51.31/hr$107,084/yr | $53.30/hr$111,237/yr | $55.27/hr$115,348/yr |
| WS-14 | $49.00/hr$102,263/yr | $51.03/hr$106,500/yr | $53.07/hr$110,757/yr | $55.12/hr$115,035/yr | $57.12/hr$119,209/yr |
| WS-15 | $50.72/hr$105,853/yr | $52.83/hr$110,256/yr | $54.90/hr$114,576/yr | $57.02/hr$119,001/yr | $59.10/hr$123,342/yr |
| WS-16 | $52.56/hr$109,693/yr | $54.73/hr$114,222/yr | $56.91/hr$118,771/yr | $59.10/hr$123,342/yr | $61.30/hr$127,933/yr |
| WS-17 | $54.63/hr$114,013/yr | $56.89/hr$118,729/yr | $59.14/hr$123,425/yr | $61.47/hr$128,288/yr | $63.72/hr$132,984/yr |
| WS-18 | $56.90/hr$118,750/yr | $59.27/hr$123,696/yr | $61.60/hr$128,559/yr | $63.97/hr$133,505/yr | $66.35/hr$138,472/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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