West Virginia WG Pay Scale 2026 (Wage Area 146)
In the West Virginia wage area, a WG-10 earns $30.98 at step 1, $32.23 at step 2 and $36.16 at step 5 under schedule 146 (Rest of United States), effective May 17, 2026. Step 2 is about $67,264 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
West Virginia WG, WL and WS rates, schedule 146
Issued May 12, 2026, effective May 17, 2026, superseding the schedule issued November 25, 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 | $15.04$31,388 | $15.69$32,745 | $16.29$33,997 | $16.93$35,333 | $17.53$36,585 |
| WG-2 | $16.76$34,978 | $17.46$36,439 | $18.16$37,900 | $18.85$39,340 | $19.56$40,822 |
| WG-3 | $18.57$38,756 | $19.32$40,321 | $20.10$41,949 | $20.84$43,493 | $21.59$45,058 |
| WG-4 | $20.32$42,408 | $21.14$44,119 | $21.99$45,893 | $22.85$47,688 | $23.68$49,420 |
| WG-5 | $22.29$46,519 | $23.20$48,418 | $24.11$50,318 | $25.04$52,258 | $26.00$54,262 |
| WG-6 | $24.10$50,297 | $25.09$52,363 | $26.13$54,533 | $27.11$56,579 | $28.12$58,686 |
| WG-7 | $25.94$54,137 | $27.02$56,391 | $28.10$58,645 | $29.18$60,899 | $30.25$63,132 |
| WG-8 | $27.69$57,789 | $28.85$60,210 | $30.01$62,631 | $31.17$65,052 | $32.32$67,452 |
| WG-9 | $29.53$61,629 | $30.73$64,134 | $31.95$66,680 | $33.16$69,205 | $34.39$71,772 |
| WG-10 | $30.98$64,655 | $32.23$67,264 | $33.59$70,102 | $34.90$72,836 | $36.16$75,466 |
| WG-11 | $32.57$67,974 | $33.92$70,791 | $35.26$73,588 | $36.65$76,489 | $38.00$79,306 |
| WG-12 | $34.00$70,958 | $35.39$73,859 | $36.86$76,927 | $38.30$79,932 | $39.74$82,937 |
| WG-13 | $35.57$74,235 | $37.02$77,261 | $38.53$80,412 | $39.96$83,397 | $41.49$86,590 |
| WG-14 | $36.67$76,530 | $38.24$79,807 | $39.74$82,937 | $41.32$86,235 | $42.80$89,324 |
| WG-15 | $37.85$78,993 | $39.49$82,416 | $41.08$85,734 | $42.66$89,031 | $44.26$92,371 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $16.58$34,602 | $17.23$35,959 | $17.90$37,357 | $18.60$38,818 | $19.28$40,237 |
| WL-2 | $18.44$38,484 | $19.21$40,091 | $19.98$41,698 | $20.74$43,284 | $21.51$44,891 |
| WL-3 | $20.39$42,554 | $21.27$44,390 | $22.08$46,081 | $22.93$47,855 | $23.80$49,671 |
| WL-4 | $22.35$46,644 | $23.28$48,585 | $24.21$50,526 | $25.12$52,425 | $26.07$54,408 |
| WL-5 | $24.50$51,132 | $25.54$53,302 | $26.52$55,347 | $27.57$57,539 | $28.60$59,688 |
| WL-6 | $26.51$55,326 | $27.60$57,601 | $28.72$59,939 | $29.84$62,276 | $30.92$64,530 |
| WL-7 | $28.55$59,584 | $29.73$62,047 | $30.92$64,530 | $32.10$66,993 | $33.29$69,476 |
| WL-8 | $30.47$63,591 | $31.72$66,200 | $33.02$68,913 | $34.28$71,542 | $35.57$74,235 |
| WL-9 | $32.43$67,681 | $33.78$70,499 | $35.14$73,337 | $36.48$76,134 | $37.85$78,993 |
| WL-10 | $34.13$71,229 | $35.54$74,172 | $36.95$77,115 | $38.38$80,099 | $39.77$83,000 |
| WL-11 | $35.80$74,715 | $37.28$77,803 | $38.79$80,955 | $40.29$84,085 | $41.79$87,216 |
| WL-12 | $37.47$78,200 | $39.04$81,476 | $40.61$84,753 | $42.21$88,092 | $43.74$91,285 |
| WL-13 | $39.06$81,518 | $40.68$84,899 | $42.38$88,447 | $44.01$91,849 | $45.64$95,251 |
| WL-14 | $40.39$84,294 | $42.06$87,779 | $43.77$91,348 | $45.48$94,917 | $47.19$98,486 |
| WL-15 | $41.68$86,986 | $43.46$90,701 | $45.19$94,312 | $47.01$98,110 | $48.69$101,616 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $24.27$50,651 | $25.27$52,738 | $26.24$54,763 | $27.25$56,871 | $28.27$58,999 |
| WS-2 | $26.03$54,325 | $27.08$56,516 | $28.16$58,770 | $29.25$61,045 | $30.33$63,299 |
| WS-3 | $28.00$58,436 | $29.16$60,857 | $30.35$63,340 | $31.51$65,761 | $32.68$68,203 |
| WS-4 | $29.80$62,193 | $31.04$64,780 | $32.28$67,368 | $33.54$69,998 | $34.75$72,523 |
| WS-5 | $31.66$66,074 | $33.00$68,871 | $34.29$71,563 | $35.65$74,402 | $36.95$77,115 |
| WS-6 | $33.53$69,977 | $34.93$72,899 | $36.32$75,800 | $37.73$78,743 | $39.11$81,623 |
| WS-7 | $35.32$73,713 | $36.78$76,760 | $38.25$79,828 | $39.72$82,896 | $41.20$85,984 |
| WS-8 | $37.08$77,386 | $38.65$80,663 | $40.16$83,814 | $41.71$87,049 | $43.23$90,221 |
| WS-9 | $38.83$81,038 | $40.49$84,503 | $42.06$87,779 | $43.68$91,160 | $45.33$94,604 |
| WS-10 | $40.30$84,106 | $41.99$87,633 | $43.63$91,056 | $45.30$94,541 | $47.09$98,277 |
| WS-11 | $41.39$86,381 | $43.13$90,012 | $44.87$93,644 | $46.62$97,296 | $48.34$100,886 |
| WS-12 | $42.62$88,948 | $44.38$92,621 | $46.15$96,315 | $47.94$100,051 | $49.73$103,787 |
| WS-13 | $43.90$91,619 | $45.74$95,459 | $47.58$99,299 | $49.39$103,077 | $51.23$106,917 |
| WS-14 | $45.27$94,478 | $47.17$98,444 | $49.05$102,367 | $50.94$106,312 | $52.83$110,256 |
| WS-15 | $46.74$97,546 | $48.69$101,616 | $50.65$105,707 | $52.59$109,755 | $54.54$113,825 |
| WS-16 | $48.46$101,136 | $50.48$105,352 | $52.49$109,547 | $54.53$113,804 | $56.55$118,020 |
| WS-17 | $50.85$106,124 | $52.95$110,507 | $55.10$114,994 | $57.16$119,293 | $59.30$123,759 |
| WS-18 | $53.57$111,801 | $55.72$116,288 | $57.94$120,921 | $60.19$125,617 | $62.43$130,291 |
| 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 146
Boyd County, KY; Carter County, KY; Elliott County, KY; Floyd County, KY; Greenup County, KY; Johnson County, KY; Lawrence County, KY; Magoffin County, KY; Martin County, KY; Pike County, KY; Gallia County, OH; Jackson County, OH; Lawrence County, OH; Meigs County, OH; Monroe County, OH; Scioto County, OH; Washington County, OH; Dickenson County, VA; Norton city, VA; Wise County, VA; Barbour County, WV; Boone County, WV; Braxton County, WV; Cabell County, WV; Calhoun County, WV; Clay County, WV; Doddridge County, WV; Fayette County, WV; Gilmer County, WV; Grant County, WV; Greenbrier County, WV; Harrison County, WV; Jackson County, WV; Kanawha County, WV; Lewis County, WV; Lincoln County, WV; Logan County, WV; Marion County, WV; Mason County, WV; McDowell County, WV; Mercer County, WV; Mingo County, WV; Monongalia County, WV; Monroe County, WV; Nicholas County, WV; Pendleton County, WV; Pleasants County, WV; Pocahontas County, WV; Preston County, WV; Putnam County, WV; Raleigh County, WV; Randolph County, WV; Ritchie County, WV; Roane County, WV; Summers County, WV; Taylor County, WV; Tucker County, WV; Tyler County, WV; Upshur County, WV; Wayne County, WV; Webster County, WV; Wetzel County, WV; Wirt County, WV; Wood County, WV; Wyoming County, WV
Other wage areas in Kentucky and Ohio and Virginia and West Virginia
- Evansville-Henderson, IN WG-10 step 2 $32.07
- 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
- Nashville, TN WG-10 step 2 $30.27
- Fort Wayne-Marion, IN WG-10 step 2 $33.14
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI WG-10 step 2 $38.29
- Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH WG-10 step 2 $35.93
- Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH WG-10 step 2 $32.67
- Dayton, OH WG-10 step 2 $34.15
- Pittsburgh, PA WG-10 step 2 $33.03
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC WG-10 step 2 $36.18
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA WG-10 step 2 $29.45
- Richmond, VA WG-10 step 2 $33.00
- Roanoke, VA WG-10 step 2 $28.31
West Virginia WG pay questions
What is the WG-10 rate in West Virginia?
Under schedule 146 (Rest of United States), WG-10 is $30.98 at step 1, $32.23 at step 2 and $36.16 at step 5. At 2,087 hours a year, step 2 is about $67,264, an estimate.
When did the West Virginia wage schedule take effect?
DCPAS issued schedule 146 on May 12, 2026 with an effective date of May 17, 2026. It replaced the schedule issued November 25, 2025. New schedules follow each local wage survey, so check DCPAS for a newer one.
Are these the rates paid in West Virginia?
These are the regular schedule rates. DCPAS marks schedule 146 as impacted by OPM CPM 2022-02 (the $15 per hour minimum pay rate for federal employees) and points to special rate schedule M146 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 West Virginia wage area cover?
DCPAS lists 65 counties or areas for schedule 146; 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)