Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA WG Pay Scale 2026 (Wage Area 052)
In the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, Iowa wage area, a WG-10 earns $31.65 at step 1, $32.99 at step 2 and $36.97 at step 5 under schedule 052 (Rest of United States), effective October 5, 2025. Step 2 is about $68,850 a year at 2,087 hours, an estimate.
Schedule 052 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 052: Rest of United States (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)
Issued December 23, 2025, effective October 5, 2025, superseding the schedule issued January 2, 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.
WG: nonsupervisory grades 1 to 15
| WG (nonsupervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $18.05$37,670 | $18.77$39,173 | $19.54$40,780 | $20.28$42,324 | $21.06$43,952 |
| WG-2 | $19.54$40,780 | $20.33$42,429 | $21.16$44,161 | $21.94$45,789 | $22.77$47,521 |
| WG-3 | $21.00$43,827 | $21.86$45,622 | $22.74$47,458 | $23.64$49,337 | $24.47$51,069 |
| WG-4 | $22.48$46,916 | $23.43$48,898 | $24.35$50,818 | $25.25$52,697 | $26.19$54,659 |
| WG-5 | $23.96$50,005 | $24.99$52,154 | $25.97$54,199 | $26.94$56,224 | $27.96$58,353 |
| WG-6 | $25.54$53,302 | $26.60$55,514 | $27.68$57,768 | $28.72$59,939 | $29.79$62,172 |
| WG-7 | $27.17$56,704 | $28.31$59,083 | $29.45$61,462 | $30.59$63,841 | $31.70$66,158 |
| WG-8 | $28.98$60,481 | $30.18$62,986 | $31.39$65,511 | $32.61$68,057 | $33.80$70,541 |
| WG-9 | $30.38$63,403 | $31.65$66,054 | $32.92$68,704 | $34.18$71,334 | $35.48$74,047 |
| WG-10 | $31.65$66,054 | $32.99$68,850 | $34.30$71,584 | $35.64$74,381 | $36.97$77,156 |
| WG-11 | $33.00$68,871 | $34.38$71,751 | $35.72$74,548 | $37.13$77,490 | $38.44$80,224 |
| WG-12 | $33.97$70,895 | $35.39$73,859 | $36.81$76,822 | $38.22$79,765 | $39.64$82,729 |
| WG-13 | $35.08$73,212 | $36.58$76,342 | $37.98$79,264 | $39.44$82,311 | $40.91$85,379 |
| WG-14 | $35.93$74,986 | $37.41$78,075 | $38.99$81,372 | $40.51$84,544 | $41.97$87,591 |
| WG-15 | $36.85$76,906 | $38.30$79,932 | $39.92$83,313 | $41.45$86,506 | $43.01$89,762 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $19.81$41,343 | $20.63$43,055 | $21.46$44,787 | $22.31$46,561 | $23.10$48,210 |
| WL-2 | $21.46$44,787 | $22.39$46,728 | $23.25$48,523 | $24.15$50,401 | $25.04$52,258 |
| WL-3 | $23.09$48,189 | $24.07$50,234 | $25.00$52,175 | $25.96$54,179 | $26.90$56,140 |
| WL-4 | $24.72$51,591 | $25.74$53,719 | $26.75$55,827 | $27.80$58,019 | $28.83$60,168 |
| WL-5 | $26.41$55,118 | $27.49$57,372 | $28.56$59,605 | $29.66$61,900 | $30.73$64,134 |
| WL-6 | $28.10$58,645 | $29.23$61,003 | $30.43$63,507 | $31.57$65,887 | $32.73$68,308 |
| WL-7 | $29.89$62,380 | $31.13$64,968 | $32.39$67,598 | $33.64$70,207 | $34.87$72,774 |
| WL-8 | $31.89$66,554 | $33.22$69,330 | $34.54$72,085 | $35.85$74,819 | $37.20$77,636 |
| WL-9 | $33.42$69,748 | $34.85$72,732 | $36.23$75,612 | $37.72$78,722 | $39.08$81,560 |
| WL-10 | $34.85$72,732 | $36.29$75,737 | $37.75$78,784 | $39.18$81,769 | $40.64$84,816 |
| WL-11 | $36.31$75,779 | $37.82$78,930 | $39.26$81,936 | $40.76$85,066 | $42.32$88,322 |
| WL-12 | $37.40$78,054 | $38.95$81,289 | $40.51$84,544 | $42.03$87,717 | $43.61$91,014 |
| WL-13 | $38.58$80,516 | $40.13$83,751 | $41.79$87,216 | $43.39$90,555 | $44.99$93,894 |
| WL-14 | $39.51$82,457 | $41.22$86,026 | $42.85$89,428 | $44.47$92,809 | $46.21$96,440 |
| WL-15 | $40.51$84,544 | $42.24$88,155 | $43.99$91,807 | $45.63$95,230 | $47.27$98,652 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $27.43$57,246 | $28.53$59,542 | $29.67$61,921 | $30.81$64,300 | $31.94$66,659 |
| WS-2 | $28.88$60,273 | $30.08$62,777 | $31.30$65,323 | $32.49$67,807 | $33.68$70,290 |
| WS-3 | $30.41$63,466 | $31.64$66,033 | $32.92$68,704 | $34.19$71,355 | $35.45$73,984 |
| WS-4 | $31.97$66,721 | $33.29$69,476 | $34.63$72,273 | $35.95$75,028 | $37.28$77,803 |
| WS-5 | $33.47$69,852 | $34.85$72,732 | $36.25$75,654 | $37.63$78,534 | $39.05$81,497 |
| WS-6 | $35.12$73,295 | $36.60$76,384 | $38.05$79,410 | $39.53$82,499 | $40.98$85,525 |
| WS-7 | $37.02$77,261 | $38.56$80,475 | $40.10$83,689 | $41.63$86,882 | $43.19$90,138 |
| WS-8 | $38.63$80,621 | $40.22$83,939 | $41.83$87,299 | $43.46$90,701 | $45.05$94,019 |
| WS-9 | $39.81$83,083 | $41.52$86,652 | $43.16$90,075 | $44.83$93,560 | $46.49$97,025 |
| WS-10 | $41.17$85,922 | $42.90$89,532 | $44.62$93,122 | $46.34$96,712 | $48.06$100,301 |
| WS-11 | $42.12$87,904 | $43.88$91,578 | $45.65$95,272 | $47.37$98,861 | $49.12$102,513 |
| WS-12 | $43.17$90,096 | $44.97$93,852 | $46.76$97,588 | $48.61$101,449 | $50.42$105,227 |
| WS-13 | $44.23$92,308 | $46.11$96,232 | $47.94$100,051 | $49.79$103,912 | $51.61$107,710 |
| WS-14 | $45.63$95,230 | $47.53$99,195 | $49.41$103,119 | $51.33$107,126 | $53.21$111,049 |
| WS-15 | $46.80$97,672 | $48.79$101,825 | $50.76$105,936 | $52.68$109,943 | $54.65$114,055 |
| WS-16 | $48.20$100,593 | $50.20$104,767 | $52.21$108,962 | $54.21$113,136 | $56.21$117,310 |
| WS-17 | $50.10$104,559 | $52.19$108,921 | $54.28$113,282 | $56.37$117,644 | $58.44$121,964 |
| WS-18 | $52.31$109,171 | $54.50$113,742 | $56.67$118,270 | $58.82$122,757 | $61.00$127,307 |
| 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 052
Allamakee County, IA; Benton County, IA; Black Hawk County, IA; Bremer County, IA; Buchanan County, IA; Butler County, IA; Chickasaw County, IA; Clayton County, IA; Davis County, IA; Delaware County, IA; Fayette County, IA; Floyd County, IA; Grundy County, IA; Henry County, IA; Howard County, IA; Iowa County, IA; Jefferson County, IA; Johnson County, IA; Jones County, IA; Keokuk County, IA; Linn County, IA; Mitchell County, IA; Tama County, IA; Van Buren County, IA; Wapello County, IA; Washington County, IA; Winneshiek County, IA
Schedule 252: Davenport-Moline, IA-IL (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)
Issued December 23, 2025, effective October 5, 2025, superseding the schedule issued January 2, 2025. GS locality: Davenport-Moline, IA-IL (DV). For General Schedule pay in the same locality, see Davenport GS pay scale 2026.
WG: nonsupervisory grades 1 to 15
| WG (nonsupervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $18.07$37,712 | $18.80$39,236 | $19.56$40,822 | $20.31$42,387 | $21.08$43,994 |
| WG-2 | $19.56$40,822 | $20.36$42,491 | $21.18$44,203 | $21.97$45,851 | $22.79$47,563 |
| WG-3 | $21.04$43,910 | $21.90$45,705 | $22.77$47,521 | $23.67$49,399 | $24.50$51,132 |
| WG-4 | $22.52$46,999 | $23.45$48,940 | $24.37$50,860 | $25.30$52,801 | $26.23$54,742 |
| WG-5 | $23.98$50,046 | $25.01$52,196 | $26.00$54,262 | $26.96$56,266 | $27.99$58,415 |
| WG-6 | $25.57$53,365 | $26.63$55,577 | $27.71$57,831 | $28.75$60,001 | $29.83$62,255 |
| WG-7 | $27.20$56,766 | $28.34$59,146 | $29.48$61,525 | $30.62$63,904 | $31.73$66,221 |
| WG-8 | $29.01$60,544 | $30.21$63,048 | $31.42$65,574 | $32.64$68,120 | $33.84$70,624 |
| WG-9 | $30.41$63,466 | $31.69$66,137 | $32.96$68,788 | $34.22$71,417 | $35.52$74,130 |
| WG-10 | $31.69$66,137 | $33.02$68,913 | $34.33$71,647 | $35.67$74,443 | $37.01$77,240 |
| WG-11 | $33.00$68,871 | $34.38$71,751 | $35.72$74,548 | $37.13$77,490 | $38.44$80,224 |
| WG-12 | $33.97$70,895 | $35.39$73,859 | $36.81$76,822 | $38.22$79,765 | $39.64$82,729 |
| WG-13 | $35.08$73,212 | $36.58$76,342 | $37.98$79,264 | $39.44$82,311 | $40.91$85,379 |
| WG-14 | $35.93$74,986 | $37.41$78,075 | $38.99$81,372 | $40.51$84,544 | $41.97$87,591 |
| WG-15 | $36.85$76,906 | $38.30$79,932 | $39.92$83,313 | $41.45$86,506 | $43.01$89,762 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $19.84$41,406 | $20.65$43,097 | $21.49$44,850 | $22.34$46,624 | $23.13$48,272 |
| WL-2 | $21.49$44,850 | $22.41$46,770 | $23.27$48,564 | $24.18$50,464 | $25.07$52,321 |
| WL-3 | $23.12$48,251 | $24.10$50,297 | $25.02$52,217 | $25.99$54,241 | $26.93$56,203 |
| WL-4 | $24.75$51,653 | $25.78$53,803 | $26.79$55,911 | $27.84$58,102 | $28.86$60,231 |
| WL-5 | $26.44$55,180 | $27.52$57,434 | $28.59$59,667 | $29.69$61,963 | $30.76$64,196 |
| WL-6 | $28.13$58,707 | $29.26$61,066 | $30.46$63,570 | $31.60$65,949 | $32.77$68,391 |
| WL-7 | $29.92$62,443 | $31.16$65,031 | $32.42$67,661 | $33.67$70,269 | $34.91$72,857 |
| WL-8 | $31.92$66,617 | $33.25$69,393 | $34.57$72,148 | $35.89$74,902 | $37.24$77,720 |
| WL-9 | $33.45$69,810 | $34.90$72,836 | $36.26$75,675 | $37.76$78,805 | $39.12$81,643 |
| WL-10 | $34.90$72,836 | $36.33$75,821 | $37.78$78,847 | $39.22$81,852 | $40.68$84,899 |
| WL-11 | $36.31$75,779 | $37.82$78,930 | $39.26$81,936 | $40.76$85,066 | $42.32$88,322 |
| WL-12 | $37.40$78,054 | $38.95$81,289 | $40.51$84,544 | $42.03$87,717 | $43.61$91,014 |
| WL-13 | $38.58$80,516 | $40.13$83,751 | $41.79$87,216 | $43.39$90,555 | $44.99$93,894 |
| WL-14 | $39.51$82,457 | $41.22$86,026 | $42.85$89,428 | $44.47$92,809 | $46.21$96,440 |
| WL-15 | $40.51$84,544 | $42.24$88,155 | $43.99$91,807 | $45.63$95,230 | $47.27$98,652 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $27.47$57,330 | $28.57$59,626 | $29.70$61,984 | $30.84$64,363 | $31.97$66,721 |
| WS-2 | $28.92$60,356 | $30.12$62,860 | $31.34$65,407 | $32.53$67,890 | $33.72$70,374 |
| WS-3 | $30.43$63,507 | $31.67$66,095 | $32.93$68,725 | $34.21$71,396 | $35.47$74,026 |
| WS-4 | $32.00$66,784 | $33.32$69,539 | $34.67$72,356 | $35.99$75,111 | $37.32$77,887 |
| WS-5 | $33.50$69,915 | $34.90$72,836 | $36.28$75,716 | $37.67$78,617 | $39.09$81,581 |
| WS-6 | $35.16$73,379 | $36.64$76,468 | $38.09$79,494 | $39.57$82,583 | $41.03$85,630 |
| WS-7 | $37.06$77,344 | $38.60$80,558 | $40.15$83,793 | $41.68$86,986 | $43.23$90,221 |
| WS-8 | $38.67$80,704 | $40.26$84,023 | $41.88$87,404 | $43.50$90,785 | $45.10$94,124 |
| WS-9 | $39.85$83,167 | $41.56$86,736 | $43.20$90,158 | $44.88$93,665 | $46.54$97,129 |
| WS-10 | $41.22$86,026 | $42.96$89,658 | $44.67$93,226 | $46.39$96,816 | $48.11$100,406 |
| WS-11 | $42.16$87,988 | $43.92$91,661 | $45.70$95,376 | $47.42$98,966 | $49.17$102,618 |
| WS-12 | $43.21$90,179 | $45.01$93,936 | $46.81$97,692 | $48.66$101,553 | $50.47$105,331 |
| WS-13 | $44.28$92,412 | $46.16$96,336 | $47.98$100,134 | $49.84$104,016 | $51.67$107,835 |
| WS-14 | $45.68$95,334 | $47.57$99,279 | $49.46$103,223 | $51.38$107,230 | $53.26$111,154 |
| WS-15 | $46.85$97,776 | $48.84$101,929 | $50.81$106,040 | $52.74$110,068 | $54.71$114,180 |
| WS-16 | $48.26$100,719 | $50.26$104,893 | $52.27$109,087 | $54.27$113,261 | $56.28$117,456 |
| WS-17 | $50.17$104,705 | $52.26$109,067 | $54.35$113,428 | $56.43$117,769 | $58.51$122,110 |
| WS-18 | $52.37$109,296 | $54.58$113,908 | $56.74$118,416 | $58.89$122,903 | $61.07$127,453 |
| 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 252
Cedar County, IA
Other wage areas in Iowa
- Davenport-Moline, IA WG-10 step 2 $33.42
- Des Moines, IA WG-10 step 2 $31.30
- Omaha, NE WG-10 step 2 $28.52
- Eastern South Dakota WG-10 step 2 $28.17
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA WG pay questions
What is the WG-10 rate in Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA?
Under schedule 052 (Rest of United States, the schedule that covers this wage area's survey area), WG-10 is $31.65 at step 1, $32.99 at step 2 and $36.97 at step 5. At 2,087 hours a year, step 2 is about $68,850, an estimate. The other schedule is on this page.
When did the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA wage schedule take effect?
DCPAS issued schedule 052 on December 23, 2025 with an effective date of October 5, 2025. It replaced the schedule issued January 2, 2025. New schedules follow each local wage survey, so check DCPAS for a newer one.
Why does Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA have two schedules?
The wage area overlaps more than one General Schedule locality pay area, so DCPAS publishes one schedule for each: 052 (Rest of United States); 252 (Davenport-Moline, IA-IL). This page leads with schedule 052, 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.
Which counties does the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA wage area cover?
DCPAS lists 27 counties or areas for schedule 052; 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)