Western Texas WG Pay Scale 2026 (Wage Area 127)
In the Western Texas wage area, a WG-10 earns $27.13 at step 1, $28.27 at step 2 and $31.66 at step 5 under schedule 127 (Rest of United States), effective July 26, 2026. Step 2 is about $58,999 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
Western Texas WG, WL and WS rates, schedule 127
Issued July 21, 2026, effective July 26, 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 | $13.56$28,300 | $14.12$29,468 | $14.69$30,658 | $15.26$31,848 | $15.82$33,016 |
| WG-2 | $14.29$29,823 | $14.88$31,055 | $15.49$32,328 | $16.07$33,538 | $16.68$34,811 |
| WG-3 | $15.51$32,369 | $16.20$33,809 | $16.80$35,062 | $17.44$36,397 | $18.09$37,754 |
| WG-4 | $17.20$35,896 | $17.92$37,399 | $18.65$38,923 | $19.37$40,425 | $20.08$41,907 |
| WG-5 | $18.87$39,382 | $19.65$41,010 | $20.47$42,721 | $21.24$44,328 | $22.02$45,956 |
| WG-6 | $20.47$42,721 | $21.30$44,453 | $22.18$46,290 | $23.05$48,105 | $23.88$49,838 |
| WG-7 | $22.01$45,935 | $22.93$47,855 | $23.87$49,817 | $24.80$51,758 | $25.72$53,678 |
| WG-8 | $23.69$49,441 | $24.69$51,528 | $25.68$53,594 | $26.68$55,681 | $27.64$57,685 |
| WG-9 | $25.40$53,010 | $26.45$55,201 | $27.53$57,455 | $28.56$59,605 | $29.64$61,859 |
| WG-10 | $27.13$56,620 | $28.27$58,999 | $29.40$61,358 | $30.53$63,716 | $31.66$66,074 |
| WG-11 | $28.84$60,189 | $30.06$62,735 | $31.24$65,198 | $32.46$67,744 | $33.65$70,228 |
| WG-12 | $30.50$63,654 | $31.78$66,325 | $33.07$69,017 | $34.33$71,647 | $35.62$74,339 |
| WG-13 | $32.14$67,076 | $33.50$69,915 | $34.78$72,586 | $36.14$75,424 | $37.46$78,179 |
| WG-14 | $33.74$70,415 | $35.14$73,337 | $36.54$76,259 | $37.98$79,264 | $39.34$82,103 |
| WG-15 | $35.38$73,838 | $36.82$76,843 | $38.31$79,953 | $39.74$82,937 | $41.23$86,047 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $14.91$31,117 | $15.54$32,432 | $16.15$33,705 | $16.78$35,020 | $17.41$36,335 |
| WL-2 | $15.72$32,808 | $16.38$34,185 | $17.02$35,521 | $17.69$36,919 | $18.34$38,276 |
| WL-3 | $17.05$35,583 | $17.80$37,149 | $18.48$38,568 | $19.21$40,091 | $19.93$41,594 |
| WL-4 | $18.95$39,549 | $19.69$41,093 | $20.49$42,763 | $21.28$44,411 | $22.08$46,081 |
| WL-5 | $20.77$43,347 | $21.67$45,225 | $22.53$47,020 | $23.40$48,836 | $24.28$50,672 |
| WL-6 | $22.53$47,020 | $23.46$48,961 | $24.40$50,923 | $25.32$52,843 | $26.29$54,867 |
| WL-7 | $24.28$50,672 | $25.23$52,655 | $26.26$54,805 | $27.26$56,892 | $28.28$59,020 |
| WL-8 | $26.08$54,429 | $27.18$56,725 | $28.25$58,958 | $29.35$61,253 | $30.44$63,528 |
| WL-9 | $27.94$58,311 | $29.10$60,732 | $30.26$63,153 | $31.43$65,594 | $32.57$67,974 |
| WL-10 | $29.86$62,318 | $31.11$64,927 | $32.36$67,535 | $33.58$70,081 | $34.81$72,648 |
| WL-11 | $31.72$66,200 | $33.05$68,975 | $34.39$71,772 | $35.72$74,548 | $37.03$77,282 |
| WL-12 | $33.57$70,061 | $34.97$72,982 | $36.36$75,883 | $37.78$78,847 | $39.19$81,790 |
| WL-13 | $35.35$73,775 | $36.82$76,843 | $38.31$79,953 | $39.75$82,958 | $41.23$86,047 |
| WL-14 | $37.10$77,428 | $38.69$80,746 | $40.22$83,939 | $41.75$87,132 | $43.28$90,325 |
| WL-15 | $38.86$81,101 | $40.51$84,544 | $42.14$87,946 | $43.75$91,306 | $45.41$94,771 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $22.15$46,227 | $23.08$48,168 | $24.00$50,088 | $24.92$52,008 | $25.85$53,949 |
| WS-2 | $22.92$47,834 | $23.88$49,838 | $24.83$51,820 | $25.78$53,803 | $26.74$55,806 |
| WS-3 | $24.08$50,255 | $25.08$52,342 | $26.08$54,429 | $27.10$56,558 | $28.10$58,645 |
| WS-4 | $25.34$52,885 | $26.43$55,159 | $27.49$57,372 | $28.53$59,542 | $29.60$61,775 |
| WS-5 | $26.90$56,140 | $28.05$58,540 | $29.14$60,815 | $30.27$63,173 | $31.40$65,532 |
| WS-6 | $28.50$59,480 | $29.70$61,984 | $30.88$64,447 | $32.08$66,951 | $33.24$69,372 |
| WS-7 | $30.14$62,902 | $31.40$65,532 | $32.68$68,203 | $33.94$70,833 | $35.17$73,400 |
| WS-8 | $31.80$66,367 | $33.12$69,121 | $34.46$71,918 | $35.77$74,652 | $37.10$77,428 |
| WS-9 | $33.54$69,998 | $34.94$72,920 | $36.32$75,800 | $37.73$78,743 | $39.15$81,706 |
| WS-10 | $35.28$73,629 | $36.75$76,697 | $38.22$79,765 | $39.70$82,854 | $41.15$85,880 |
| WS-11 | $36.31$75,779 | $37.83$78,951 | $39.33$82,082 | $40.86$85,275 | $42.39$88,468 |
| WS-12 | $37.70$78,680 | $39.27$81,956 | $40.85$85,254 | $42.42$88,531 | $44.00$91,828 |
| WS-13 | $39.45$82,332 | $41.08$85,734 | $42.73$89,178 | $44.38$92,621 | $46.02$96,044 |
| WS-14 | $41.52$86,652 | $43.25$90,263 | $45.01$93,936 | $46.72$97,505 | $48.46$101,136 |
| WS-15 | $43.84$91,494 | $45.66$95,292 | $47.50$99,133 | $49.31$102,910 | $51.14$106,729 |
| WS-16 | $46.04$96,085 | $47.95$100,072 | $49.87$104,079 | $51.80$108,107 | $53.69$112,051 |
| WS-17 | $48.93$102,117 | $50.97$106,374 | $53.00$110,611 | $55.08$114,952 | $57.07$119,105 |
| WS-18 | $52.48$109,526 | $54.69$114,138 | $56.89$118,729 | $59.04$123,216 | $61.27$127,870 |
| 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 127
Lea County, NM; Beaver County, OK; Cimarron County, OK; Texas County, OK; Andrews County, TX; Armstrong County, TX; Bailey County, TX; Borden County, TX; Brewster County, TX; Briscoe County, TX; Brown County, TX; Callahan County, TX; Carson County, TX; Castro County, TX; Childress County, TX; Cochran County, TX; Coke County, TX; Coleman County, TX; Collingsworth County, TX; Comanche County, TX; Concho County, TX; Cottle County, TX; Crane County, TX; Crockett County, TX; Crosby County, TX; Dallam County, TX; Dawson County, TX; Deaf Smith County, TX; Dickens County, TX; Donley County, TX; Eastland County, TX; Ector County, TX; Fisher County, TX; Floyd County, TX; Gaines County, TX; Garza County, TX; Glasscock County, TX; Gray County, TX; Hale County, TX; Hall County, TX; Hansford County, TX; Hartley County, TX; Haskell County, TX; Hemphill County, TX; Hockley County, TX; Howard County, TX; Hutchinson County, TX; Irion County, TX; Jeff Davis County, TX; Jones County, TX; Kent County, TX; Kimble County, TX; King County, TX; Lamb County, TX; Lipscomb County, TX; Loving County, TX; Lubbock County, TX; Lynn County, TX; Martin County, TX; McCulloch County, TX; Menard County, TX; Midland County, TX; Mitchell County, TX; Moore County, TX; Motley County, TX; Nolan County, TX; Ochiltree County, TX; Oldham County, TX; Parmer County, TX; Pecos County, TX; Potter County, TX; Presidio County, TX; Randall County, TX; Reagan County, TX; Reeves County, TX; Roberts County, TX; Runnels County, TX; Schleicher County, TX; Scurry County, TX; Shackelford County, TX; Sherman County, TX; Stephens County, TX; Sterling County, TX; Stonewall County, TX; Sutton County, TX; Swisher County, TX; Taylor County, TX; Terrell County, TX; Terry County, TX; Throckmorton County, TX; Tom Green County, TX; Upton County, TX; Ward County, TX; Wheeler County, TX; Winkler County, TX; Yoakum County, TX
Other wage areas in New Mexico and Oklahoma and Texas
- Northeastern Arizona WG-10 step 2 $34.77
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM WG-10 step 2 $33.02
- El Paso, TX WG-10 step 2 $30.19
- Oklahoma City, OK WG-10 step 2 $30.56
- Tulsa, OK WG-10 step 2 $32.07
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX WG-10 step 2 $33.02
- Wichita Falls, TX-Southwestern Oklahoma WG-10 step 2 $28.81
- Shreveport, LA WG-10 step 2 $31.79
- Austin, TX WG-10 step 2 $29.66
- Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX WG-10 step 2 $35.35
- Houston-Galveston-Texas City, TX WG-10 step 2 $34.61
- San Antonio, TX WG-10 step 2 $28.64
- Texarkana, TX WG-10 step 2 $29.03
- Waco, TX WG-10 step 2 $28.41
Western Texas WG pay questions
What is the WG-10 rate in Western Texas?
Under schedule 127 (Rest of United States), WG-10 is $27.13 at step 1, $28.27 at step 2 and $31.66 at step 5. At 2,087 hours a year, step 2 is about $58,999, an estimate.
When did the Western Texas wage schedule take effect?
DCPAS issued schedule 127 on July 21, 2026 with an effective date of July 26, 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 Western Texas?
These are the regular schedule rates. DCPAS marks schedule 127 as impacted by OPM CPM 2022-02 (the $15 per hour minimum pay rate for federal employees) and points to special rate schedule M127 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 Western Texas wage area cover?
DCPAS lists 96 counties or areas for schedule 127; 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)