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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly schedules for the San Diego, California wage area, with annual equivalents: WG (nonsupervisory), WL (leader), and WS (supervisor). Rates are set by a local prevailing-rate wage survey, effective 01 Jan 2026.
Standard trades and labor positions.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $17.77/hr$37,086/yr | $18.51/hr$38,630/yr | $19.26/hr$40,196/yr | $19.99/hr$41,719/yr | $20.73/hr$43,264/yr |
| WG-2 | $18.66/hr$38,943/yr | $19.44/hr$40,571/yr | $20.22/hr$42,199/yr | $20.99/hr$43,806/yr | $21.77/hr$45,434/yr |
| WG-3 | $19.89/hr$41,510/yr | $20.72/hr$43,243/yr | $21.52/hr$44,912/yr | $22.35/hr$46,644/yr | $23.18/hr$48,377/yr |
| WG-4 | $21.59/hr$45,058/yr | $22.49/hr$46,937/yr | $23.39/hr$48,815/yr | $24.27/hr$50,651/yr | $25.15/hr$52,488/yr |
| WG-5 | $23.34/hr$48,711/yr | $24.27/hr$50,651/yr | $25.29/hr$52,780/yr | $26.21/hr$54,700/yr | $27.17/hr$56,704/yr |
| WG-6 | $25.01/hr$52,196/yr | $26.05/hr$54,366/yr | $27.08/hr$56,516/yr | $28.12/hr$58,686/yr | $29.18/hr$60,899/yr |
| WG-7 | $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 |
| WG-8 | $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 |
| WG-9 | $30.22/hr$63,069/yr | $31.44/hr$65,615/yr | $32.70/hr$68,245/yr | $33.92/hr$70,791/yr | $35.19/hr$73,442/yr |
| WG-10 | $31.91/hr$66,596/yr | $33.22/hr$69,330/yr | $34.54/hr$72,085/yr | $35.89/hr$74,902/yr | $37.19/hr$77,616/yr |
| WG-11 | $33.14/hr$69,163/yr | $34.48/hr$71,960/yr | $35.90/hr$74,923/yr | $37.31/hr$77,866/yr | $38.63/hr$80,621/yr |
| WG-12 | $34.29/hr$71,563/yr | $35.70/hr$74,506/yr | $37.10/hr$77,428/yr | $38.60/hr$80,558/yr | $40.04/hr$83,563/yr |
| WG-13 | $35.42/hr$73,922/yr | $36.81/hr$76,822/yr | $38.34/hr$80,016/yr | $39.78/hr$83,021/yr | $41.21/hr$86,005/yr |
| WG-14 | $36.46/hr$76,092/yr | $38.00/hr$79,306/yr | $39.63/hr$82,708/yr | $41.14/hr$85,859/yr | $42.62/hr$88,948/yr |
| WG-15 | $37.57/hr$78,409/yr | $39.16/hr$81,727/yr | $40.72/hr$84,983/yr | $42.32/hr$88,322/yr | $43.89/hr$91,598/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 | $19.54/hr$40,780/yr | $20.37/hr$42,512/yr | $21.18/hr$44,203/yr | $21.99/hr$45,893/yr | $22.80/hr$47,584/yr |
| WL-2 | $20.52/hr$42,825/yr | $21.38/hr$44,620/yr | $22.22/hr$46,373/yr | $23.08/hr$48,168/yr | $23.94/hr$49,963/yr |
| WL-3 | $21.85/hr$45,601/yr | $22.77/hr$47,521/yr | $23.65/hr$49,358/yr | $24.58/hr$51,298/yr | $25.45/hr$53,114/yr |
| WL-4 | $23.73/hr$49,525/yr | $24.72/hr$51,591/yr | $25.72/hr$53,678/yr | $26.68/hr$55,681/yr | $27.70/hr$57,810/yr |
| WL-5 | $25.64/hr$53,511/yr | $26.68/hr$55,681/yr | $27.75/hr$57,914/yr | $28.84/hr$60,189/yr | $29.89/hr$62,380/yr |
| WL-6 | $27.53/hr$57,455/yr | $28.66/hr$59,813/yr | $29.79/hr$62,172/yr | $30.92/hr$64,530/yr | $32.07/hr$66,930/yr |
| WL-7 | $29.38/hr$61,316/yr | $30.61/hr$63,883/yr | $31.84/hr$66,450/yr | $33.04/hr$68,954/yr | $34.25/hr$71,480/yr |
| WL-8 | $31.27/hr$65,260/yr | $32.62/hr$68,078/yr | $33.88/hr$70,708/yr | $35.19/hr$73,442/yr | $36.47/hr$76,113/yr |
| WL-9 | $33.20/hr$69,288/yr | $34.59/hr$72,189/yr | $35.94/hr$75,007/yr | $37.33/hr$77,908/yr | $38.70/hr$80,767/yr |
| WL-10 | $35.05/hr$73,149/yr | $36.54/hr$76,259/yr | $37.99/hr$79,285/yr | $39.44/hr$82,311/yr | $40.91/hr$85,379/yr |
| WL-11 | $36.43/hr$76,029/yr | $37.95/hr$79,202/yr | $39.45/hr$82,332/yr | $40.94/hr$85,442/yr | $42.48/hr$88,656/yr |
| WL-12 | $37.72/hr$78,722/yr | $39.22/hr$81,852/yr | $40.82/hr$85,191/yr | $42.37/hr$88,426/yr | $44.00/hr$91,828/yr |
| WL-13 | $38.93/hr$81,247/yr | $40.49/hr$84,503/yr | $42.14/hr$87,946/yr | $43.75/hr$91,306/yr | $45.41/hr$94,771/yr |
| WL-14 | $40.15/hr$83,793/yr | $41.88/hr$87,404/yr | $43.55/hr$90,889/yr | $45.12/hr$94,165/yr | $46.86/hr$97,797/yr |
| WL-15 | $41.33/hr$86,256/yr | $43.11/hr$89,971/yr | $44.80/hr$93,498/yr | $46.57/hr$97,192/yr | $48.23/hr$100,656/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 | $27.89/hr$58,206/yr | $29.06/hr$60,648/yr | $30.22/hr$63,069/yr | $31.38/hr$65,490/yr | $32.54/hr$67,911/yr |
| WS-2 | $28.78/hr$60,064/yr | $29.98/hr$62,568/yr | $31.17/hr$65,052/yr | $32.38/hr$67,577/yr | $33.58/hr$70,081/yr |
| WS-3 | $29.87/hr$62,339/yr | $31.12/hr$64,947/yr | $32.37/hr$67,556/yr | $33.62/hr$70,165/yr | $34.85/hr$72,732/yr |
| WS-4 | $31.80/hr$66,367/yr | $33.10/hr$69,080/yr | $34.44/hr$71,876/yr | $35.76/hr$74,631/yr | $37.08/hr$77,386/yr |
| WS-5 | $33.18/hr$69,247/yr | $34.56/hr$72,127/yr | $35.94/hr$75,007/yr | $37.32/hr$77,887/yr | $38.70/hr$80,767/yr |
| WS-6 | $34.59/hr$72,189/yr | $36.01/hr$75,153/yr | $37.45/hr$78,158/yr | $38.88/hr$81,143/yr | $40.32/hr$84,148/yr |
| WS-7 | $36.25/hr$75,654/yr | $37.78/hr$78,847/yr | $39.27/hr$81,956/yr | $40.81/hr$85,170/yr | $42.32/hr$88,322/yr |
| WS-8 | $37.99/hr$79,285/yr | $39.58/hr$82,603/yr | $41.16/hr$85,901/yr | $42.73/hr$89,178/yr | $44.33/hr$92,517/yr |
| WS-9 | $39.74/hr$82,937/yr | $41.37/hr$86,339/yr | $43.01/hr$89,762/yr | $44.67/hr$93,226/yr | $46.29/hr$96,607/yr |
| WS-10 | $41.44/hr$86,485/yr | $43.18/hr$90,117/yr | $44.89/hr$93,685/yr | $46.62/hr$97,296/yr | $48.31/hr$100,823/yr |
| WS-11 | $42.36/hr$88,405/yr | $44.13/hr$92,099/yr | $45.88/hr$95,752/yr | $47.67/hr$99,487/yr | $49.40/hr$103,098/yr |
| WS-12 | $43.59/hr$90,972/yr | $45.39/hr$94,729/yr | $47.18/hr$98,465/yr | $49.00/hr$102,263/yr | $50.83/hr$106,082/yr |
| WS-13 | $45.09/hr$94,103/yr | $46.99/hr$98,068/yr | $48.87/hr$101,992/yr | $50.70/hr$105,811/yr | $52.60/hr$109,776/yr |
| WS-14 | $46.91/hr$97,901/yr | $48.84/hr$101,929/yr | $50.78/hr$105,978/yr | $52.73/hr$110,048/yr | $54.66/hr$114,075/yr |
| WS-15 | $48.93/hr$102,117/yr | $50.97/hr$106,374/yr | $53.02/hr$110,653/yr | $55.05/hr$114,889/yr | $57.08/hr$119,126/yr |
| WS-16 | $51.27/hr$107,000/yr | $53.47/hr$111,592/yr | $55.53/hr$115,891/yr | $57.70/hr$120,420/yr | $59.84/hr$124,886/yr |
| WS-17 | $53.94/hr$112,573/yr | $56.18/hr$117,248/yr | $58.42/hr$121,923/yr | $60.65/hr$126,577/yr | $62.89/hr$131,251/yr |
| WS-18 | $56.84/hr$118,625/yr | $59.23/hr$123,613/yr | $61.59/hr$128,538/yr | $63.93/hr$133,422/yr | $66.30/hr$138,368/yr |
| WS-19 | $52.20/hr$108,941/yr | $54.37/hr$113,470/yr | $56.54/hr$117,999/yr | $58.72/hr$122,549/yr | $60.89/hr$127,077/yr |
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