Wichita, KS WG Pay Scale 2026 (Wage Area 057)
In the Wichita, Kansas wage area, a WG-10 earns $33.16 at step 1, $34.53 at step 2 and $38.72 at step 5 under schedule 057 (Rest of United States), effective January 11, 2026. Step 2 is about $72,064 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
Wichita, KS WG, WL and WS rates, schedule 057
Issued January 6, 2026, effective January 11, 2026, superseding the schedule issued January 7, 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 | $18.52$38,651 | $19.27$40,216 | $20.08$41,907 | $20.83$43,472 | $21.61$45,100 |
| WG-2 | $20.35$42,470 | $21.20$44,244 | $22.02$45,956 | $22.87$47,730 | $23.71$49,483 |
| WG-3 | $22.16$46,248 | $23.06$48,126 | $23.98$50,046 | $24.93$52,029 | $25.86$53,970 |
| WG-4 | $23.69$49,441 | $24.68$51,507 | $25.66$53,552 | $26.66$55,639 | $27.63$57,664 |
| WG-5 | $25.21$52,613 | $26.26$54,805 | $27.33$57,038 | $28.37$59,208 | $29.41$61,379 |
| WG-6 | $26.81$55,952 | $27.92$58,269 | $29.04$60,606 | $30.15$62,923 | $31.29$65,302 |
| WG-7 | $28.51$59,500 | $29.66$61,900 | $30.82$64,321 | $32.09$66,972 | $33.22$69,330 |
| WG-8 | $30.01$62,631 | $31.37$65,469 | $32.47$67,765 | $33.76$70,457 | $35.05$73,149 |
| WG-9 | $31.60$65,949 | $32.95$68,767 | $34.26$71,501 | $35.59$74,276 | $36.88$76,969 |
| WG-10 | $33.16$69,205 | $34.53$72,064 | $35.91$74,944 | $37.33$77,908 | $38.72$80,809 |
| WG-11 | $34.81$72,648 | $36.28$75,716 | $37.74$78,763 | $39.14$81,685 | $40.63$84,795 |
| WG-12 | $36.42$76,009 | $37.93$79,160 | $39.49$82,416 | $41.02$85,609 | $42.53$88,760 |
| WG-13 | $38.03$79,369 | $39.60$82,645 | $41.19$85,964 | $42.78$89,282 | $44.34$92,538 |
| WG-14 | $39.70$82,854 | $41.34$86,277 | $43.00$89,741 | $44.65$93,185 | $46.30$96,628 |
| WG-15 | $41.37$86,339 | $43.09$89,929 | $44.81$93,518 | $46.55$97,150 | $48.25$100,698 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $20.39$42,554 | $21.25$44,349 | $22.06$46,039 | $22.90$47,792 | $23.76$49,587 |
| WL-2 | $22.38$46,707 | $23.32$48,669 | $24.22$50,547 | $25.17$52,530 | $26.08$54,429 |
| WL-3 | $24.39$50,902 | $25.39$52,989 | $26.41$55,118 | $27.40$57,184 | $28.45$59,375 |
| WL-4 | $26.03$54,325 | $27.15$56,662 | $28.22$58,895 | $29.31$61,170 | $30.40$63,445 |
| WL-5 | $27.73$57,873 | $28.89$60,293 | $30.04$62,693 | $31.20$65,114 | $32.36$67,535 |
| WL-6 | $29.50$61,567 | $30.71$64,092 | $31.94$66,659 | $33.18$69,247 | $34.41$71,814 |
| WL-7 | $31.37$65,469 | $32.66$68,161 | $33.97$70,895 | $35.22$73,504 | $36.55$76,280 |
| WL-8 | $33.04$68,954 | $34.44$71,876 | $35.78$74,673 | $37.24$77,720 | $38.52$80,391 |
| WL-9 | $34.79$72,607 | $36.24$75,633 | $37.64$78,555 | $39.15$81,706 | $40.56$84,649 |
| WL-10 | $36.52$76,217 | $38.02$79,348 | $39.53$82,499 | $41.05$85,671 | $42.53$88,760 |
| WL-11 | $38.30$79,932 | $39.91$83,292 | $41.49$86,590 | $43.07$89,887 | $44.69$93,268 |
| WL-12 | $40.11$83,710 | $41.78$87,195 | $43.48$90,743 | $45.18$94,291 | $46.87$97,818 |
| WL-13 | $41.81$87,257 | $43.57$90,931 | $45.31$94,562 | $47.05$98,193 | $48.81$101,866 |
| WL-14 | $43.67$91,139 | $45.48$94,917 | $47.29$98,694 | $49.13$102,534 | $50.93$106,291 |
| WL-15 | $45.49$94,938 | $47.39$98,903 | $49.29$102,868 | $51.19$106,834 | $53.08$110,778 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $28.96$60,440 | $30.17$62,965 | $31.39$65,511 | $32.58$67,994 | $33.77$70,478 |
| WS-2 | $30.49$63,633 | $31.78$66,325 | $33.03$68,934 | $34.28$71,542 | $35.56$74,214 |
| WS-3 | $31.96$66,701 | $33.29$69,476 | $34.64$72,294 | $35.94$75,007 | $37.32$77,887 |
| WS-4 | $33.53$69,977 | $34.94$72,920 | $36.34$75,842 | $37.76$78,805 | $39.17$81,748 |
| WS-5 | $35.20$73,462 | $36.65$76,489 | $38.11$79,536 | $39.58$82,603 | $41.05$85,671 |
| WS-6 | $36.89$76,989 | $38.43$80,203 | $39.96$83,397 | $41.49$86,590 | $43.02$89,783 |
| WS-7 | $38.46$80,266 | $40.05$83,584 | $41.67$86,965 | $43.25$90,263 | $44.96$93,832 |
| WS-8 | $39.98$83,438 | $41.71$87,049 | $43.34$90,451 | $45.08$94,082 | $46.67$97,400 |
| WS-9 | $41.54$86,694 | $43.26$90,284 | $45.10$94,124 | $46.80$97,672 | $48.57$101,366 |
| WS-10 | $43.16$90,075 | $44.91$93,727 | $46.67$97,400 | $48.58$101,386 | $50.31$104,997 |
| WS-11 | $44.01$91,849 | $45.89$95,772 | $47.75$99,654 | $49.52$103,348 | $51.42$107,314 |
| WS-12 | $44.84$93,581 | $46.69$97,442 | $48.59$101,407 | $50.44$105,268 | $52.31$109,171 |
| WS-13 | $46.08$96,169 | $48.01$100,197 | $49.91$104,162 | $51.84$108,190 | $53.76$112,197 |
| WS-14 | $47.80$99,759 | $49.81$103,953 | $51.77$108,044 | $53.77$112,218 | $55.76$116,371 |
| WS-15 | $49.32$102,931 | $51.35$107,167 | $53.37$111,383 | $55.43$115,682 | $57.50$120,003 |
| WS-16 | $50.81$106,040 | $52.91$110,423 | $55.07$114,931 | $57.11$119,189 | $59.25$123,655 |
| WS-17 | $52.47$109,505 | $54.67$114,096 | $56.87$118,688 | $59.03$123,196 | $61.25$127,829 |
| WS-18 | $54.33$113,387 | $56.63$118,187 | $58.91$122,945 | $61.15$127,620 | $63.41$132,337 |
| 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 057
Barber County, KS; Barton County, KS; Butler County, KS; Chase County, KS; Chautauqua County, KS; Cheyenne County, KS; Clark County, KS; Comanche County, KS; Cowley County, KS; Decatur County, KS; Edwards County, KS; Elk County, KS; Ellis County, KS; Ellsworth County, KS; Finney County, KS; Ford County, KS; Gove County, KS; Graham County, KS; Grant County, KS; Gray County, KS; Greeley County, KS; Greenwood County, KS; Hamilton County, KS; Harper County, KS; Harvey County, KS; Haskell County, KS; Hodgeman County, KS; Jewell County, KS; Kearny County, KS; Kingman County, KS; Kiowa County, KS; Labette County, KS; Lane County, KS; Lincoln County, KS; Logan County, KS; Marion County, KS; McPherson County, KS; Meade County, KS; Mitchell County, KS; Montgomery County, KS; Morton County, KS; Neosho County, KS; Ness County, KS; Norton County, KS; Osborne County, KS; Pawnee County, KS; Phillips County, KS; Pratt County, KS; Rawlins County, KS; Reno County, KS; Rice County, KS; Rooks County, KS; Rush County, KS; Russell County, KS; Scott County, KS; Sedgwick County, KS; Seward County, KS; Sheridan County, KS; Sherman County, KS; Smith County, KS; Stafford County, KS; Stanton County, KS; Stevens County, KS; Sumner County, KS; Thomas County, KS; Trego County, KS; Wallace County, KS; Wichita County, KS; Wilson County, KS; Woodson County, KS
Other wage areas in Kansas
- Manhattan, KS WG-10 step 2 $32.05
- Kansas City, MO WG-10 step 2 $36.66
- Southern Missouri WG-10 step 2 $28.28
Wichita, KS WG pay questions
What is the WG-10 rate in Wichita, KS?
Under schedule 057 (Rest of United States), WG-10 is $33.16 at step 1, $34.53 at step 2 and $38.72 at step 5. At 2,087 hours a year, step 2 is about $72,064, an estimate.
When did the Wichita, KS wage schedule take effect?
DCPAS issued schedule 057 on January 6, 2026 with an effective date of January 11, 2026. It replaced the schedule issued January 7, 2025. New schedules follow each local wage survey, so check DCPAS for a newer one.
Which counties does the Wichita, KS wage area cover?
DCPAS lists 70 counties or areas for schedule 057; 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)