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The 2026 Federal Wage System hourly schedules for the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, California wage area, with annual equivalents: WG (nonsupervisory), WL (leader), and WS (supervisor). Rates are set by a local prevailing-rate wage survey, effective 1 Jul 2026.
Standard trades and labor positions.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $20.40/hr$42,575/yr | $21.26/hr$44,370/yr | $22.10/hr$46,123/yr | $22.96/hr$47,918/yr | $23.80/hr$49,671/yr |
| WG-2 | $21.67/hr$45,225/yr | $22.54/hr$47,041/yr | $23.45/hr$48,940/yr | $24.36/hr$50,839/yr | $25.24/hr$52,676/yr |
| WG-3 | $24.05/hr$50,192/yr | $25.04/hr$52,258/yr | $26.06/hr$54,387/yr | $27.06/hr$56,474/yr | $28.07/hr$58,582/yr |
| WG-4 | $26.49/hr$55,285/yr | $27.59/hr$57,580/yr | $28.66/hr$59,813/yr | $29.72/hr$62,026/yr | $30.84/hr$64,363/yr |
| WG-5 | $28.86/hr$60,231/yr | $30.08/hr$62,777/yr | $31.23/hr$65,177/yr | $32.48/hr$67,786/yr | $33.68/hr$70,290/yr |
| WG-6 | $31.23/hr$65,177/yr | $32.55/hr$67,932/yr | $33.85/hr$70,645/yr | $35.16/hr$73,379/yr | $36.45/hr$76,071/yr |
| WG-7 | $33.42/hr$69,748/yr | $34.82/hr$72,669/yr | $36.23/hr$75,612/yr | $37.62/hr$78,513/yr | $39.00/hr$81,393/yr |
| WG-8 | $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 |
| WG-9 | $37.51/hr$78,283/yr | $39.02/hr$81,435/yr | $40.58/hr$84,690/yr | $42.12/hr$87,904/yr | $43.69/hr$91,181/yr |
| WG-10 | $39.52/hr$82,478/yr | $41.14/hr$85,859/yr | $42.81/hr$89,344/yr | $44.41/hr$92,684/yr | $46.03/hr$96,065/yr |
| WG-11 | $41.55/hr$86,715/yr | $43.24/hr$90,242/yr | $44.97/hr$93,852/yr | $46.70/hr$97,463/yr | $48.45/hr$101,115/yr |
| WG-12 | $43.26/hr$90,284/yr | $45.06/hr$94,040/yr | $46.89/hr$97,859/yr | $48.66/hr$101,553/yr | $50.47/hr$105,331/yr |
| WG-13 | $44.97/hr$93,852/yr | $46.85/hr$97,776/yr | $48.68/hr$101,595/yr | $50.56/hr$105,519/yr | $52.50/hr$109,568/yr |
| WG-14 | $46.67/hr$97,400/yr | $48.60/hr$101,428/yr | $50.56/hr$105,519/yr | $52.50/hr$109,568/yr | $54.43/hr$113,595/yr |
| WG-15 | $48.37/hr$100,948/yr | $50.32/hr$105,018/yr | $52.34/hr$109,234/yr | $54.46/hr$113,658/yr | $56.44/hr$117,790/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 | $22.44/hr$46,832/yr | $23.39/hr$48,815/yr | $24.33/hr$50,777/yr | $25.24/hr$52,676/yr | $26.18/hr$54,638/yr |
| WL-2 | $23.82/hr$49,712/yr | $24.80/hr$51,758/yr | $25.79/hr$53,824/yr | $26.75/hr$55,827/yr | $27.75/hr$57,914/yr |
| WL-3 | $26.49/hr$55,285/yr | $27.59/hr$57,580/yr | $28.66/hr$59,813/yr | $29.72/hr$62,026/yr | $30.84/hr$64,363/yr |
| WL-4 | $29.14/hr$60,815/yr | $30.33/hr$63,299/yr | $31.51/hr$65,761/yr | $32.73/hr$68,308/yr | $33.91/hr$70,770/yr |
| WL-5 | $31.77/hr$66,304/yr | $33.08/hr$69,038/yr | $34.39/hr$71,772/yr | $35.72/hr$74,548/yr | $37.01/hr$77,240/yr |
| WL-6 | $34.39/hr$71,772/yr | $35.84/hr$74,798/yr | $37.25/hr$77,741/yr | $38.66/hr$80,683/yr | $40.11/hr$83,710/yr |
| WL-7 | $36.76/hr$76,718/yr | $38.26/hr$79,849/yr | $39.83/hr$83,125/yr | $41.33/hr$86,256/yr | $42.88/hr$89,491/yr |
| WL-8 | $39.00/hr$81,393/yr | $40.60/hr$84,732/yr | $42.27/hr$88,217/yr | $43.84/hr$91,494/yr | $45.45/hr$94,854/yr |
| WL-9 | $41.21/hr$86,005/yr | $42.90/hr$89,532/yr | $44.60/hr$93,080/yr | $46.33/hr$96,691/yr | $48.04/hr$100,259/yr |
| WL-10 | $43.43/hr$90,638/yr | $45.24/hr$94,416/yr | $47.06/hr$98,214/yr | $48.87/hr$101,992/yr | $50.66/hr$105,727/yr |
| WL-11 | $45.68/hr$95,334/yr | $47.56/hr$99,258/yr | $49.45/hr$103,202/yr | $51.36/hr$107,188/yr | $53.27/hr$111,174/yr |
| WL-12 | $47.60/hr$99,341/yr | $49.61/hr$103,536/yr | $51.57/hr$107,627/yr | $53.56/hr$111,780/yr | $55.64/hr$116,121/yr |
| WL-13 | $49.44/hr$103,181/yr | $51.54/hr$107,564/yr | $53.58/hr$111,821/yr | $55.66/hr$116,162/yr | $57.70/hr$120,420/yr |
| WL-14 | $51.29/hr$107,042/yr | $53.39/hr$111,425/yr | $55.60/hr$116,037/yr | $57.70/hr$120,420/yr | $59.78/hr$124,761/yr |
| WL-15 | $53.14/hr$110,903/yr | $55.33/hr$115,474/yr | $57.60/hr$120,211/yr | $59.74/hr$124,677/yr | $61.98/hr$129,352/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 | $33.76/hr$70,457/yr | $35.16/hr$73,379/yr | $36.58/hr$76,342/yr | $37.98/hr$79,264/yr | $39.37/hr$82,165/yr |
| WS-2 | $34.78/hr$72,586/yr | $36.22/hr$75,591/yr | $37.67/hr$78,617/yr | $39.11/hr$81,623/yr | $40.57/hr$84,670/yr |
| WS-3 | $37.13/hr$77,490/yr | $38.68/hr$80,725/yr | $40.22/hr$83,939/yr | $41.76/hr$87,153/yr | $43.31/hr$90,388/yr |
| WS-4 | $38.83/hr$81,038/yr | $40.45/hr$84,419/yr | $42.06/hr$87,779/yr | $43.68/hr$91,160/yr | $45.29/hr$94,520/yr |
| WS-5 | $41.10/hr$85,776/yr | $42.82/hr$89,365/yr | $44.53/hr$92,934/yr | $46.21/hr$96,440/yr | $47.89/hr$99,946/yr |
| WS-6 | $43.23/hr$90,221/yr | $45.01/hr$93,936/yr | $46.85/hr$97,776/yr | $48.61/hr$101,449/yr | $50.42/hr$105,227/yr |
| WS-7 | $45.25/hr$94,437/yr | $47.14/hr$98,381/yr | $49.00/hr$102,263/yr | $50.89/hr$106,207/yr | $52.79/hr$110,173/yr |
| WS-8 | $47.28/hr$98,673/yr | $49.23/hr$102,743/yr | $51.19/hr$106,834/yr | $53.17/hr$110,966/yr | $55.17/hr$115,140/yr |
| WS-9 | $49.30/hr$102,889/yr | $51.33/hr$107,126/yr | $53.35/hr$111,341/yr | $55.41/hr$115,641/yr | $57.48/hr$119,961/yr |
| WS-10 | $51.29/hr$107,042/yr | $53.45/hr$111,550/yr | $55.60/hr$116,037/yr | $57.74/hr$120,503/yr | $59.88/hr$124,970/yr |
| WS-11 | $51.91/hr$108,336/yr | $54.11/hr$112,928/yr | $56.27/hr$117,435/yr | $58.39/hr$121,860/yr | $60.57/hr$126,410/yr |
| WS-12 | $52.72/hr$110,027/yr | $54.92/hr$114,618/yr | $57.09/hr$119,147/yr | $59.34/hr$123,843/yr | $61.52/hr$128,392/yr |
| WS-13 | $53.74/hr$112,155/yr | $55.94/hr$116,747/yr | $58.21/hr$121,484/yr | $60.42/hr$126,097/yr | $62.71/hr$130,876/yr |
| WS-14 | $54.91/hr$114,597/yr | $57.21/hr$119,397/yr | $59.43/hr$124,030/yr | $61.73/hr$128,831/yr | $64.03/hr$133,631/yr |
| WS-15 | $56.28/hr$117,456/yr | $58.64/hr$122,382/yr | $60.96/hr$127,224/yr | $63.30/hr$132,107/yr | $65.65/hr$137,012/yr |
| WS-16 | $57.77/hr$120,566/yr | $60.16/hr$125,554/yr | $62.59/hr$130,625/yr | $64.98/hr$135,613/yr | $67.38/hr$140,622/yr |
| WS-17 | $59.02/hr$123,175/yr | $61.47/hr$128,288/yr | $63.95/hr$133,464/yr | $66.39/hr$138,556/yr | $68.85/hr$143,690/yr |
| WS-18 | $60.41/hr$126,076/yr | $62.91/hr$131,293/yr | $65.40/hr$136,490/yr | $67.96/hr$141,833/yr | $70.45/hr$147,029/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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