Nashville, TN WG Pay Scale 2026 (Wage Area 125)
In the Nashville, Tennessee wage area, a WG-10 earns $29.06 at step 1, $30.27 at step 2 and $33.91 at step 5 under schedule 125 (Rest of United States), effective April 19, 2026. Step 2 is about $63,173 a year at 2,087 hours, an estimate.
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
Nashville, TN WG, WL and WS rates, schedule 125
Issued April 14, 2026, effective April 19, 2026, superseding the schedule issued December 1, 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 | $15.15$31,618 | $15.79$32,954 | $16.43$34,289 | $17.05$35,583 | $17.69$36,919 |
| WG-2 | $16.80$35,062 | $17.49$36,502 | $18.16$37,900 | $18.88$39,403 | $19.54$40,780 |
| WG-3 | $18.51$38,630 | $19.30$40,279 | $20.06$41,865 | $20.81$43,430 | $21.60$45,079 |
| WG-4 | $20.18$42,116 | $21.01$43,848 | $21.86$45,622 | $22.70$47,375 | $23.54$49,128 |
| WG-5 | $21.77$45,434 | $22.68$47,333 | $23.57$49,191 | $24.48$51,090 | $25.43$53,072 |
| WG-6 | $23.16$48,335 | $24.18$50,464 | $25.12$52,425 | $26.10$54,471 | $27.03$56,412 |
| WG-7 | $24.62$51,382 | $25.66$53,552 | $26.71$55,744 | $27.72$57,852 | $28.73$59,960 |
| WG-8 | $26.22$54,721 | $27.33$57,038 | $28.34$59,146 | $29.53$61,629 | $30.60$63,862 |
| WG-9 | $27.51$57,413 | $28.73$59,960 | $29.82$62,234 | $30.95$64,593 | $32.10$66,993 |
| WG-10 | $29.06$60,648 | $30.27$63,173 | $31.50$65,741 | $32.70$68,245 | $33.91$70,770 |
| WG-11 | $30.64$63,946 | $31.92$66,617 | $33.19$69,268 | $34.48$71,960 | $35.76$74,631 |
| WG-12 | $32.23$67,264 | $33.60$70,123 | $34.93$72,899 | $36.26$75,675 | $37.60$78,471 |
| WG-13 | $33.85$70,645 | $35.25$73,567 | $36.67$76,530 | $38.07$79,452 | $39.48$82,395 |
| WG-14 | $35.42$73,922 | $36.92$77,052 | $38.34$80,016 | $39.84$83,146 | $41.38$86,360 |
| WG-15 | $36.78$76,760 | $38.32$79,974 | $39.82$83,104 | $41.49$86,590 | $42.94$89,616 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $16.67$34,790 | $17.37$36,251 | $18.06$37,691 | $18.76$39,152 | $19.45$40,592 |
| WL-2 | $18.43$38,463 | $19.24$40,154 | $19.98$41,698 | $20.74$43,284 | $21.52$44,912 |
| WL-3 | $20.38$42,533 | $21.23$44,307 | $22.07$46,060 | $22.93$47,855 | $23.78$49,629 |
| WL-4 | $22.19$46,311 | $23.11$48,231 | $24.03$50,151 | $24.97$52,112 | $25.87$53,991 |
| WL-5 | $23.97$50,025 | $24.96$52,092 | $25.96$54,179 | $26.92$56,182 | $27.98$58,394 |
| WL-6 | $25.51$53,239 | $26.58$55,472 | $27.67$57,747 | $28.70$59,897 | $29.77$62,130 |
| WL-7 | $27.07$56,495 | $28.22$58,895 | $29.33$61,212 | $30.47$63,591 | $31.58$65,907 |
| WL-8 | $28.80$60,106 | $30.04$62,693 | $31.23$65,177 | $32.43$67,681 | $33.63$70,186 |
| WL-9 | $30.27$63,173 | $31.60$65,949 | $32.86$68,579 | $34.11$71,188 | $35.35$73,775 |
| WL-10 | $31.98$66,742 | $33.31$69,518 | $34.63$72,273 | $35.97$75,069 | $37.30$77,845 |
| WL-11 | $33.70$70,332 | $35.09$73,233 | $36.52$76,217 | $37.90$79,097 | $39.31$82,040 |
| WL-12 | $35.47$74,026 | $36.95$77,115 | $38.42$80,183 | $39.91$83,292 | $41.38$86,360 |
| WL-13 | $37.22$77,678 | $38.79$80,955 | $40.34$84,190 | $41.88$87,404 | $43.43$90,638 |
| WL-14 | $38.92$81,226 | $40.59$84,711 | $42.28$88,238 | $43.86$91,536 | $45.48$94,917 |
| WL-15 | $40.42$84,357 | $42.16$87,988 | $43.86$91,536 | $45.49$94,938 | $47.15$98,402 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $24.21$50,526 | $25.22$52,634 | $26.23$54,742 | $27.24$56,850 | $28.25$58,958 |
| WS-2 | $25.87$53,991 | $26.94$56,224 | $28.04$58,519 | $29.13$60,794 | $30.17$62,965 |
| WS-3 | $27.59$57,580 | $28.72$59,939 | $29.86$62,318 | $31.01$64,718 | $32.18$67,160 |
| WS-4 | $28.99$60,502 | $30.15$62,923 | $31.44$65,615 | $32.58$67,994 | $33.84$70,624 |
| WS-5 | $30.47$63,591 | $31.72$66,200 | $33.03$68,934 | $34.27$71,521 | $35.55$74,193 |
| WS-6 | $31.90$66,575 | $33.17$69,226 | $34.49$71,981 | $35.82$74,756 | $37.12$77,469 |
| WS-7 | $33.50$69,915 | $34.90$72,836 | $36.28$75,716 | $37.68$78,638 | $39.08$81,560 |
| WS-8 | $34.85$72,732 | $36.36$75,883 | $37.81$78,909 | $39.27$81,956 | $40.70$84,941 |
| WS-9 | $36.22$75,591 | $37.76$78,805 | $39.26$81,936 | $40.76$85,066 | $42.27$88,217 |
| WS-10 | $37.80$78,889 | $39.35$82,123 | $40.91$85,379 | $42.50$88,698 | $44.07$91,974 |
| WS-11 | $38.75$80,871 | $40.48$84,482 | $42.01$87,675 | $43.71$91,223 | $45.32$94,583 |
| WS-12 | $40.23$83,960 | $41.90$87,445 | $43.60$90,993 | $45.21$94,353 | $46.96$98,006 |
| WS-13 | $41.69$87,007 | $43.43$90,638 | $45.22$94,374 | $46.97$98,026 | $48.63$101,491 |
| WS-14 | $43.84$91,494 | $45.75$95,480 | $47.47$99,070 | $49.36$103,014 | $51.14$106,729 |
| WS-15 | $46.30$96,628 | $48.29$100,781 | $50.24$104,851 | $52.13$108,795 | $54.07$112,844 |
| WS-16 | $48.47$101,157 | $50.49$105,373 | $52.51$109,588 | $54.53$113,804 | $56.56$118,041 |
| WS-17 | $50.88$106,187 | $53.00$110,611 | $55.12$115,035 | $57.22$119,418 | $59.33$123,822 |
| WS-18 | $53.58$111,821 | $55.74$116,329 | $57.95$120,942 | $60.21$125,658 | $62.44$130,312 |
| WS-19 | $52.72$110,027 | $54.92$114,618 | $57.12$119,209 | $59.31$123,780 | $61.51$128,371 |
Counties covered by schedule 125
Jackson County, AL; Catoosa County, GA; Chattooga County, GA; Dade County, GA; Murray County, GA; Walker County, GA; Whitfield County, GA; Massac County, IL; Adair County, KY; Allen County, KY; Ballard County, KY; Barren County, KY; Butler County, KY; Caldwell County, KY; Calloway County, KY; Carlisle County, KY; Christian County, KY; Clinton County, KY; Cumberland County, KY; Edmonson County, KY; Fulton County, KY; Graves County, KY; Hickman County, KY; Hopkins County, KY; Livingston County, KY; Logan County, KY; Lyon County, KY; Marshall County, KY; McCracken County, KY; Metcalfe County, KY; Monroe County, KY; Muhlenberg County, KY; Russell County, KY; Simpson County, KY; Todd County, KY; Trigg County, KY; Warren County, KY; Anderson County, TN; Bedford County, TN; Benton County, TN; Bledsoe County, TN; Blount County, TN; Bradley County, TN; Campbell County, TN; Cannon County, TN; Cheatham County, TN; Claiborne County, TN; Clay County, TN; Coffee County, TN; Cumberland County, TN; Davidson County, TN; Decatur County, TN; DeKalb County, TN; Dickson County, TN; Fentress County, TN; Franklin County, TN; Grainger County, TN; Grundy County, TN; Hamblen County, TN; Hamilton County, TN; Henderson County, TN; Henry County, TN; Hickman County, TN; Houston County, TN; Humphreys County, TN; Jackson County, TN; Jefferson County, TN; Knox County, TN; Lawrence County, TN; Lewis County, TN; Loudon County, TN; Macon County, TN; Marion County, TN; Marshall County, TN; Maury County, TN; McMinn County, TN; Meigs County, TN; Monroe County, TN; Montgomery County, TN; Moore County, TN; Morgan County, TN; Overton County, TN; Perry County, TN; Pickett County, TN; Polk County, TN; Putnam County, TN; Rhea County, TN; Roane County, TN; Robertson County, TN; Rutherford County, TN; Scott County, TN; Sequatchie County, TN; Sevier County, TN; Smith County, TN; Stewart County, TN; Sumner County, TN; Trousdale County, TN; Union County, TN; Van Buren County, TN; Warren County, TN; Weakley County, TN; White County, TN; Williamson County, TN; Wilson County, TN
Other wage areas in Alabama and Georgia and Illinois and Kentucky and Tennessee
- Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL WG-10 step 2 $30.21
- Dothan, AL WG-10 step 2 $28.28
- Huntsville, AL WG-10 step 2 $30.27
- Pensacola, FL WG-10 step 2 $34.51
- Atlanta, GA WG-10 step 2 $37.75
- Montgomery-Selma, AL WG-10 step 2 $26.96
- Meridian, MS WG-10 step 2 $31.04
- Jacksonville, FL WG-10 step 2 $29.66
- Panama City, FL WG-10 step 2 $29.24
- Albany, GA WG-10 step 2 $31.00
- Augusta, GA WG-10 step 2 $30.91
- Macon, GA WG-10 step 2 $31.16
- Savannah, GA WG-10 step 2 $32.77
- Bloomington-Pontiac, IL WG-10 step 2 $31.12
- Chicago-Naperville, IL WG-10 step 2 $35.15
- Evansville-Henderson, IN WG-10 step 2 $32.07
- Davenport-Moline, IA WG-10 step 2 $33.42
- St. Louis, MO WG-10 step 2 $35.31
- Lexington, KY WG-10 step 2 $30.32
- Louisville, KY WG-10 step 2 $32.80
- Cincinnati, OH WG-10 step 2 $32.87
- Eastern Tennessee WG-10 step 2 $26.70
- West Virginia WG-10 step 2 $32.23
- Memphis, TN WG-10 step 2 $31.27
Nashville, TN WG pay questions
What is the WG-10 rate in Nashville, TN?
Under schedule 125 (Rest of United States), WG-10 is $29.06 at step 1, $30.27 at step 2 and $33.91 at step 5. At 2,087 hours a year, step 2 is about $63,173, an estimate.
When did the Nashville, TN wage schedule take effect?
DCPAS issued schedule 125 on April 14, 2026 with an effective date of April 19, 2026. It replaced the schedule issued December 1, 2025. New schedules follow each local wage survey, so check DCPAS for a newer one.
Are these the rates paid in Nashville, TN?
These are the regular schedule rates. DCPAS marks schedule 125 as impacted by OPM CPM 2022-02 (the $15 per hour minimum pay rate for federal employees) and points to special rate schedule M125 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 Nashville, TN wage area cover?
DCPAS lists 104 counties or areas for schedule 125; 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)