Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA WG Pay Scale 2026 (Wage Area 068)
In the Boston-Worcester-Providence, Massachusetts wage area, a WG-10 earns $31.08 at step 1, $32.41 at step 2 and $36.27 at step 5 under schedule 068 (Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT), effective January 1, 2026. Step 2 is about $67,640 a year at 2,087 hours, an estimate.
Schedule 068 is the one that covers this wage area's survey area (5 CFR 532, Appendix C). One other schedule covers other GS locality pay areas inside the wage area; it is listed below.
Below are the WG, WL and WS hourly rates for every grade and step and the counties covered. See WG pay scale 2026 for every wage area.
Maintained by Archie Chang · DCPAS schedules checked October 31, 2026 · Methodology & sources
Schedule 068: Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT (Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA)
Issued December 30, 2025, effective January 1, 2026, superseding the schedule issued December 23, 2025. GS locality: Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT (BOS). For General Schedule pay in the same locality, see Boston GS pay scale 2026.
* Rates for grade adjusted to comply with minimum wage for localities within the wage area
WG: nonsupervisory grades 1 to 15
| WG (nonsupervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $16.75* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$34,957 | $17.45* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$36,418 | $18.15* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$37,879 | $18.85* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$39,340 | $19.54* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$40,780 |
| WG-2 | $18.48$38,568 | $19.31$40,300 | $20.05$41,844 | $20.80$43,410 | $21.57$45,017 |
| WG-3 | $20.41$42,596 | $21.26$44,370 | $22.10$46,123 | $22.99$47,980 | $23.81$49,691 |
| WG-4 | $22.26$46,457 | $23.18$48,377 | $24.10$50,297 | $25.02$52,217 | $25.95$54,158 |
| WG-5 | $24.06$50,213 | $25.07$52,321 | $26.08$54,429 | $27.07$56,495 | $28.11$58,666 |
| WG-6 | $25.73$53,699 | $26.89$56,119 | $27.96$58,353 | $29.07$60,669 | $30.14$62,902 |
| WG-7 | $27.13$56,620 | $28.23$58,916 | $29.36$61,274 | $30.55$63,758 | $31.65$66,054 |
| WG-8 | $28.49$59,459 | $29.70$61,984 | $30.87$64,426 | $32.06$66,909 | $33.20$69,288 |
| WG-9 | $29.89$62,380 | $31.05$64,801 | $32.34$67,494 | $33.64$70,207 | $34.84$72,711 |
| WG-10 | $31.08$64,864 | $32.41$67,640 | $33.71$70,353 | $34.99$73,024 | $36.27$75,695 |
| WG-11 | $32.34$67,494 | $33.61$70,144 | $35.04$73,128 | $36.36$75,883 | $37.73$78,743 |
| WG-12 | $33.49$69,894 | $34.99$73,024 | $36.35$75,862 | $37.73$78,743 | $39.13$81,664 |
| WG-13 | $34.61$72,231 | $36.09$75,320 | $37.52$78,304 | $39.03$81,456 | $40.51$84,544 |
| WG-14 | $35.92$74,965 | $37.34$77,929 | $38.87$81,122 | $40.33$84,169 | $41.79$87,216 |
| WG-15 | $37.07$77,365 | $38.56$80,475 | $40.06$83,605 | $41.72$87,070 | $43.25$90,263 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $18.43* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$38,463 | $19.20* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$40,070 | $19.97* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$41,677 | $20.74* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$43,284 | $21.50* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$44,871 |
| WL-2 | $20.35$42,470 | $21.19$44,224 | $22.03$45,977 | $22.88$47,751 | $23.73$49,525 |
| WL-3 | $22.43$46,811 | $23.37$48,773 | $24.33$50,777 | $25.24$52,676 | $26.18$54,638 |
| WL-4 | $24.50$51,132 | $25.47$53,156 | $26.51$55,326 | $27.51$57,413 | $28.55$59,584 |
| WL-5 | $26.51$55,326 | $27.60$57,601 | $28.70$59,897 | $29.80$62,193 | $30.91$64,509 |
| WL-6 | $28.41$59,292 | $29.68$61,942 | $30.74$64,154 | $32.00$66,784 | $33.12$69,121 |
| WL-7 | $29.87$62,339 | $31.11$64,927 | $32.41$67,640 | $33.61$70,144 | $34.80$72,628 |
| WL-8 | $31.31$65,344 | $32.63$68,099 | $33.97$70,895 | $35.25$73,567 | $36.49$76,155 |
| WL-9 | $32.87$68,600 | $34.28$71,542 | $35.61$74,318 | $37.06$77,344 | $38.40$80,141 |
| WL-10 | $34.28$71,542 | $35.63$74,360 | $37.13$77,490 | $38.55$80,454 | $39.93$83,334 |
| WL-11 | $35.57$74,235 | $37.12$77,469 | $38.55$80,454 | $40.03$83,543 | $41.46$86,527 |
| WL-12 | $36.83$76,864 | $38.36$80,057 | $39.91$83,292 | $41.41$86,423 | $42.96$89,658 |
| WL-13 | $38.12$79,556 | $39.72$82,896 | $41.35$86,297 | $42.96$89,658 | $44.60$93,080 |
| WL-14 | $39.51$82,457 | $41.05$85,671 | $42.73$89,178 | $44.34$92,538 | $45.99$95,981 |
| WL-15 | $40.87$85,296 | $42.49$88,677 | $44.20$92,245 | $45.93$95,856 | $47.60$99,341 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $28.06* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$58,561 | $29.23* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$61,003 | $30.40* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$63,445 | $31.57* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$65,887 | $32.74* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$68,328 |
| WS-2 | $29.46* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$61,483 | $30.69* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$64,050 | $31.92* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$66,617 | $33.15* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$69,184 | $34.37* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$71,730 |
| WS-3 | $30.86* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$64,405 | $32.15* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$67,097 | $33.44* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$69,789 | $34.72* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$72,461 | $36.01* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$75,153 |
| WS-4 | $32.27* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$67,347 | $33.61* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$70,144 | $34.95* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$72,941 | $36.30* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$75,758 | $37.64* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$78,555 |
| WS-5 | $33.87$70,687 | $35.28$73,629 | $36.74$76,676 | $38.12$79,556 | $39.56$82,562 |
| WS-6 | $35.32$73,713 | $36.83$76,864 | $38.30$79,932 | $39.83$83,125 | $41.27$86,130 |
| WS-7 | $36.76* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$76,718 | $38.29* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$79,911 | $39.82* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$83,104 | $41.35* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$86,297 | $42.88* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$89,491 |
| WS-8 | $38.16* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$79,640 | $39.75* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$82,958 | $41.34* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$86,277 | $42.93* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$89,595 | $44.52* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$92,913 |
| WS-9 | $39.56* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$82,562 | $41.21* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$86,005 | $42.86* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$89,449 | $44.51* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$92,892 | $46.16* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$96,336 |
| WS-10 | $40.96* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$85,484 | $42.67* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$89,052 | $44.38* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$92,621 | $46.08* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$96,169 | $47.79* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$99,738 |
| WS-11 | $42.36* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$88,405 | $44.13* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$92,099 | $45.90* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$95,793 | $47.66* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$99,466 | $49.43* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$103,160 |
| WS-12 | $43.77* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$91,348 | $45.59* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$95,146 | $47.41* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$98,945 | $49.24* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$102,764 | $51.06* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$106,562 |
| WS-13 | $45.53$95,021 | $47.35$98,819 | $49.32$102,931 | $51.19$106,834 | $53.11$110,841 |
| WS-14 | $47.92$100,009 | $49.93$104,204 | $51.89$108,294 | $53.89$112,468 | $55.93$116,726 |
| WS-15 | $49.85$104,037 | $51.93$108,378 | $53.98$112,656 | $56.08$117,039 | $58.12$121,296 |
| WS-16 | $51.75$108,002 | $53.93$112,552 | $56.11$117,102 | $58.26$121,589 | $60.38$126,013 |
| WS-17 | $54.08$112,865 | $56.33$117,561 | $58.61$122,319 | $60.84$126,973 | $63.09$131,669 |
| WS-18 | $56.62$118,166 | $58.99$123,112 | $61.36$128,058 | $63.70$132,942 | $66.06$137,867 |
| WS-19 | $52.20$108,941 | $54.37$113,470 | $56.54$117,999 | $58.72$122,549 | $60.89$127,077 |
Counties covered by schedule 068
Barnstable County, MA; Bristol County, MA; Dukes County, MA; Essex County, MA; Middlesex County, MA; Nantucket County, MA; Norfolk County, MA; Plymouth County, MA; Suffolk County, MA; Worcester County, MA; Androscoggin County, ME; Cumberland County, ME; Sagadahoc County, ME; York County, ME; Belknap County, NH; Carroll County, NH; Cheshire County, NH; Grafton County, NH; Hillsborough County, NH; Merrimack County, NH; Rockingham County, NH; Strafford County, NH; Sullivan County, NH; Bristol County, RI; Kent County, RI; Newport County, RI; Providence County, RI; Washington County, RI; Orange County, VT; Windsor County, VT
Schedule 268: Rest of United States (Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA)
Issued December 30, 2025, effective January 1, 2026, superseding the schedule issued December 23, 2025. GS locality: Rest of United States (RUS). For General Schedule pay in the same locality, see Rest of U.S. GS pay scale 2026.
* Rates for grade adjusted to comply with minimum wage for localities within the wage area
WG: nonsupervisory grades 1 to 15
| WG (nonsupervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $16.75* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$34,957 | $17.45* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$36,418 | $18.15* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$37,879 | $18.85* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$39,340 | $19.54* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$40,780 |
| WG-2 | $18.48$38,568 | $19.31$40,300 | $20.05$41,844 | $20.80$43,410 | $21.57$45,017 |
| WG-3 | $20.41$42,596 | $21.26$44,370 | $22.10$46,123 | $22.99$47,980 | $23.81$49,691 |
| WG-4 | $22.26$46,457 | $23.18$48,377 | $24.10$50,297 | $25.02$52,217 | $25.95$54,158 |
| WG-5 | $24.06$50,213 | $25.07$52,321 | $26.08$54,429 | $27.07$56,495 | $28.11$58,666 |
| WG-6 | $25.73$53,699 | $26.89$56,119 | $27.96$58,353 | $29.07$60,669 | $30.14$62,902 |
| WG-7 | $27.13$56,620 | $28.23$58,916 | $29.36$61,274 | $30.55$63,758 | $31.65$66,054 |
| WG-8 | $28.49$59,459 | $29.70$61,984 | $30.87$64,426 | $32.06$66,909 | $33.20$69,288 |
| WG-9 | $29.89$62,380 | $31.05$64,801 | $32.34$67,494 | $33.64$70,207 | $34.84$72,711 |
| WG-10 | $31.08$64,864 | $32.41$67,640 | $33.71$70,353 | $34.99$73,024 | $36.27$75,695 |
| WG-11 | $32.34$67,494 | $33.61$70,144 | $35.04$73,128 | $36.36$75,883 | $37.73$78,743 |
| WG-12 | $33.49$69,894 | $34.99$73,024 | $36.35$75,862 | $37.73$78,743 | $39.13$81,664 |
| WG-13 | $34.61$72,231 | $36.09$75,320 | $37.52$78,304 | $39.03$81,456 | $40.51$84,544 |
| WG-14 | $35.92$74,965 | $37.34$77,929 | $38.87$81,122 | $40.33$84,169 | $41.79$87,216 |
| WG-15 | $37.07$77,365 | $38.56$80,475 | $40.06$83,605 | $41.72$87,070 | $43.25$90,263 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $18.43* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$38,463 | $19.20* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$40,070 | $19.97* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$41,677 | $20.74* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$43,284 | $21.50* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$44,871 |
| WL-2 | $20.35$42,470 | $21.19$44,224 | $22.03$45,977 | $22.88$47,751 | $23.73$49,525 |
| WL-3 | $22.43$46,811 | $23.37$48,773 | $24.33$50,777 | $25.24$52,676 | $26.18$54,638 |
| WL-4 | $24.50$51,132 | $25.47$53,156 | $26.51$55,326 | $27.51$57,413 | $28.55$59,584 |
| WL-5 | $26.51$55,326 | $27.60$57,601 | $28.70$59,897 | $29.80$62,193 | $30.91$64,509 |
| WL-6 | $28.41$59,292 | $29.68$61,942 | $30.74$64,154 | $32.00$66,784 | $33.12$69,121 |
| WL-7 | $29.87$62,339 | $31.11$64,927 | $32.41$67,640 | $33.61$70,144 | $34.80$72,628 |
| WL-8 | $31.31$65,344 | $32.63$68,099 | $33.97$70,895 | $35.25$73,567 | $36.49$76,155 |
| WL-9 | $32.87$68,600 | $34.28$71,542 | $35.61$74,318 | $37.06$77,344 | $38.40$80,141 |
| WL-10 | $34.28$71,542 | $35.63$74,360 | $37.13$77,490 | $38.55$80,454 | $39.93$83,334 |
| WL-11 | $35.57$74,235 | $37.12$77,469 | $38.55$80,454 | $40.03$83,543 | $41.46$86,527 |
| WL-12 | $36.83$76,864 | $38.36$80,057 | $39.91$83,292 | $41.41$86,423 | $42.96$89,658 |
| WL-13 | $38.12$79,556 | $39.72$82,896 | $41.35$86,297 | $42.96$89,658 | $44.60$93,080 |
| WL-14 | $39.51$82,457 | $41.05$85,671 | $42.73$89,178 | $44.34$92,538 | $45.99$95,981 |
| WL-15 | $40.87$85,296 | $42.49$88,677 | $44.20$92,245 | $45.93$95,856 | $47.60$99,341 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $28.06* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$58,561 | $29.23* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$61,003 | $30.40* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$63,445 | $31.57* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$65,887 | $32.74* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$68,328 |
| WS-2 | $29.46* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$61,483 | $30.69* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$64,050 | $31.92* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$66,617 | $33.15* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$69,184 | $34.37* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$71,730 |
| WS-3 | $30.86* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$64,405 | $32.15* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$67,097 | $33.44* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$69,789 | $34.72* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$72,461 | $36.01* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$75,153 |
| WS-4 | $32.27* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$67,347 | $33.61* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$70,144 | $34.95* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$72,941 | $36.30* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$75,758 | $37.64* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$78,555 |
| WS-5 | $33.87$70,687 | $35.28$73,629 | $36.74$76,676 | $38.12$79,556 | $39.56$82,562 |
| WS-6 | $35.32$73,713 | $36.83$76,864 | $38.30$79,932 | $39.83$83,125 | $41.27$86,130 |
| WS-7 | $36.76* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$76,718 | $38.29* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$79,911 | $39.82* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$83,104 | $41.35* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$86,297 | $42.88* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$89,491 |
| WS-8 | $38.16* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$79,640 | $39.75* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$82,958 | $41.34* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$86,277 | $42.93* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$89,595 | $44.52* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$92,913 |
| WS-9 | $39.56* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$82,562 | $41.21* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$86,005 | $42.86* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$89,449 | $44.51* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$92,892 | $46.16* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$96,336 |
| WS-10 | $40.96* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$85,484 | $42.67* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$89,052 | $44.38* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$92,621 | $46.08* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$96,169 | $47.79* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$99,738 |
| WS-11 | $42.36* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$88,405 | $44.13* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$92,099 | $45.90* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$95,793 | $47.66* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$99,466 | $49.43* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$103,160 |
| WS-12 | $43.77* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$91,348 | $45.59* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$95,146 | $47.41* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$98,945 | $49.24* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$102,764 | $51.06* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$106,562 |
| WS-13 | $45.53$95,021 | $47.35$98,819 | $49.32$102,931 | $51.19$106,834 | $53.11$110,841 |
| WS-14 | $47.92$100,009 | $49.93$104,204 | $51.89$108,294 | $53.89$112,468 | $55.93$116,726 |
| WS-15 | $49.85$104,037 | $51.93$108,378 | $53.98$112,656 | $56.08$117,039 | $58.12$121,296 |
| WS-16 | $51.75$108,002 | $53.93$112,552 | $56.11$117,102 | $58.26$121,589 | $60.38$126,013 |
| WS-17 | $54.08$112,865 | $56.33$117,561 | $58.61$122,319 | $60.84$126,973 | $63.09$131,669 |
| WS-18 | $56.62$118,166 | $58.99$123,112 | $61.36$128,058 | $63.70$132,942 | $66.06$137,867 |
| WS-19 | $52.20$108,941 | $54.37$113,470 | $56.54$117,999 | $58.72$122,549 | $60.89$127,077 |
Counties covered by schedule 268
Franklin County, ME; Oxford County, ME; Coos County, NH; Windham County, VT
Other wage areas in Massachusetts and Maine and New Hampshire and Rhode Island and Vermont
- New Haven-Hartford, CT WG-10 step 2 $31.77
- Albany-Schenectady, NY WG-10 step 2 $33.96
- Augusta, ME WG-10 step 2 $27.22
- Central and Northern Maine WG-10 step 2 $29.95
- Northern New York WG-10 step 2 $28.64
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA WG pay questions
What is the WG-10 rate in Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA?
Under schedule 068 (Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT, the schedule that covers this wage area's survey area), WG-10 is $31.08 at step 1, $32.41 at step 2 and $36.27 at step 5. At 2,087 hours a year, step 2 is about $67,640, an estimate. The other schedule is on this page.
When did the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA wage schedule take effect?
DCPAS issued schedule 068 on December 30, 2025 with an effective date of January 1, 2026. It replaced the schedule issued December 23, 2025. New schedules follow each local wage survey, so check DCPAS for a newer one.
Why does Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA have two schedules?
The wage area overlaps more than one General Schedule locality pay area, so DCPAS publishes one schedule for each: 068 (Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT); 268 (Rest of United States). This page leads with schedule 068, the one that covers this wage area's survey area (5 CFR 532 Appendix C). Use the schedule for the GS locality of your duty station. The county lists on this page show where each applies.
Are these the rates paid in Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA?
These are the regular schedule rates. DCPAS marks schedule 068 as impacted by OPM CPM 2022-02 (the $15 per hour minimum pay rate for federal employees) and points to special rate schedule M068 for the payable rates. The rates shown are the regular schedule. DCPAS marks schedule 268 as impacted by OPM CPM 2022-02 (the $15 per hour minimum pay rate for federal employees) and points to special rate schedule M268 for the payable rates. The rates shown are the regular schedule. Find the special schedules on the DCPAS site under "Special".
Which counties does the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA wage area cover?
DCPAS lists 30 counties or areas for schedule 068; the full list is on this page. OPM's final rule on wage area criteria took effect on October 1, 2025, and DCPAS says it affects approximately 230 counties, so check the list if your county may have moved.
Sources (checked October 31, 2026): DCPAS Wage and Salary Division, appropriated fund wage schedules · 5 CFR 532.203, structure of regular wage schedules (eCFR) · 5 CFR 532.201, definitions (eCFR) · 5 CFR 532.211, criteria for appropriated fund wage areas (eCFR) · 5 CFR 532.417, within-grade increases (eCFR) · 5 U.S.C. 5343, prevailing rate determinations · 5 U.S.C. 5342, definitions · 5 U.S.C. 5504, biweekly pay periods; computation of pay · Federal Register, January 21, 2025 (90 FR 7428), final rule on wage area criteria · OPM, Facts About the Federal Wage System · OPM CPM 2025-20, Fiscal Year 2026 Prevailing Rate Pay Adjustments · OPM CPM 2026-05, Update to Fiscal Year 2026 Prevailing Rate Pay Adjustments · House Document 119-189, Alternative Plan for Pay Adjustments (January 2027)