2018 Southern Missouri (RUS) Federal Wage System Pay Table
This page shows the published 2018 hourly pay table for Southern Missouri, linked to the Rest of U.S. (RUS) GS locality variant. Use it when your official duty station falls inside one of the covered counties below.
2018 Southern Missouri (RUS) FWS Pay Table
Official hourly rates for WG, WL, and WS employees in Southern Missouri.
Covered counties: Barry County, Barton County, Benton County, Butler County, Camden County, Carter County, Cedar County, Cherokee County, Christian County, Crawford County, Dade County, Dallas County, Dent County, Douglas County, Greene County, Hickory County, Howell County, Jasper County, Laclede County, Lawrence County, Maries County, Miller County, Morgan County, New Madrid County, Newton County, Oregon County, Ozark County, Phelps County, Polk County, Pulaski County, Reynolds County, Ripley County, Shannon County, St. Clair County, Stoddard County, Stone County, Taney County, Texas County, Vernon County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wright County.
| WG grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $11.30 | $11.76 | $12.22 | $12.70 | $13.15 |
| WG-2 | $12.55 | $13.09 | $13.60 | $14.14 | $14.65 |
| WG-3 | $13.85 | $14.42 | $15.00 | $15.58 | $16.15 |
| WG-4 | $15.17 | $15.80 | $16.41 | $17.04 | $17.67 |
| WG-5 | $16.56 | $17.25 | $17.94 | $18.63 | $19.32 |
| WG-6 | $17.97 | $18.71 | $19.48 | $20.22 | $20.98 |
| WG-7 | $19.27 | $20.07 | $20.88 | $21.69 | $22.47 |
| WG-8 | $20.55 | $21.39 | $22.26 | $23.12 | $23.96 |
| WG-9 | $21.90 | $22.82 | $23.74 | $24.64 | $25.54 |
| WG-10 | $23.25 | $24.19 | $25.16 | $26.14 | $27.11 |
| WG-11 | $24.57 | $25.59 | $26.60 | $27.62 | $28.67 |
| WG-12 | $25.83 | $26.91 | $27.98 | $29.07 | $30.15 |
| WG-13 | $26.95 | $28.07 | $29.23 | $30.33 | $31.46 |
| WG-14 | $27.99 | $29.20 | $30.32 | $31.53 | $32.62 |
| WG-15 | $29.04 | $30.27 | $31.48 | $32.65 | $33.93 |
| WL grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $12.42 | $12.91 | $13.46 | $13.95 | $14.46 |
| WL-2 | $13.82 | $14.40 | $14.95 | $15.54 | $16.10 |
| WL-3 | $15.23 | $15.86 | $16.49 | $17.13 | $17.74 |
| WL-4 | $16.67 | $17.36 | $18.08 | $18.75 | $19.44 |
| WL-5 | $18.23 | $18.98 | $19.74 | $20.50 | $21.26 |
| WL-6 | $19.78 | $20.60 | $21.41 | $22.25 | $23.07 |
| WL-7 | $21.21 | $22.08 | $22.97 | $23.85 | $24.71 |
| WL-8 | $22.60 | $23.51 | $24.47 | $25.43 | $26.38 |
| WL-9 | $24.09 | $25.11 | $26.11 | $27.11 | $28.09 |
| WL-10 | $25.53 | $26.61 | $27.69 | $28.76 | $29.82 |
| WL-11 | $27.02 | $28.14 | $29.26 | $30.40 | $31.52 |
| WL-12 | $28.44 | $29.60 | $30.82 | $31.98 | $33.16 |
| WL-13 | $29.67 | $30.92 | $32.15 | $33.41 | $34.59 |
| WL-14 | $30.79 | $32.10 | $33.41 | $34.64 | $35.96 |
| WL-15 | $32.00 | $33.32 | $34.63 | $35.99 | $37.34 |
| WS grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $18.14 | $18.89 | $19.63 | $20.40 | $21.15 |
| WS-2 | $19.44 | $20.24 | $21.04 | $21.85 | $22.67 |
| WS-3 | $20.83 | $21.70 | $22.57 | $23.44 | $24.30 |
| WS-4 | $22.24 | $23.17 | $24.10 | $25.03 | $25.95 |
| WS-5 | $23.61 | $24.59 | $25.54 | $26.54 | $27.53 |
| WS-6 | $24.92 | $25.95 | $26.99 | $28.02 | $29.07 |
| WS-7 | $26.18 | $27.28 | $28.36 | $29.48 | $30.56 |
| WS-8 | $27.50 | $28.66 | $29.78 | $30.95 | $32.09 |
| WS-9 | $28.91 | $30.09 | $31.30 | $32.51 | $33.71 |
| WS-10 | $30.22 | $31.46 | $32.69 | $33.96 | $35.23 |
| WS-11 | $31.12 | $32.43 | $33.71 | $35.02 | $36.32 |
| WS-12 | $32.19 | $33.53 | $34.87 | $36.20 | $37.56 |
| WS-13 | $33.51 | $34.91 | $36.31 | $37.69 | $39.08 |
| WS-14 | $35.12 | $36.58 | $38.04 | $39.50 | $40.97 |
| WS-15 | $36.80 | $38.34 | $39.87 | $41.40 | $42.94 |
| WS-16 | $38.75 | $40.37 | $41.99 | $43.59 | $45.23 |
| WS-17 | $41.18 | $42.86 | $44.59 | $46.30 | $48.03 |
| WS-18 | $43.89 | $45.71 | $47.55 | $49.36 | $51.20 |
| WS-19 | $44.47 | $46.32 | $48.17 | $50.03 | $51.88 |
Federal site linked to this wage area
OPM uses Fort Leonard Wood as the federal site linked to the Southern Missouri wage area.
That site helps identify the wage area, but it does not mean every job on this page works at that exact location.
What this wage area covers
The Southern Missouri (RUS) schedule is one of the published regular-area FWS schedules used to set hourly pay for federal trade, craft, and labor jobs. In 2018, the top WG worker rate on this schedule reaches $33.93 per hour, or about $70,812 per year if you annualize the hourly rate across 2,087 work hours.
The suffix on this schedule tells you which GS locality alignment DCPAS uses for this variant. Here that is Rest of U.S. (RUS). RUS means Rest of U.S., which is the nationwide non-locality GS baseline.
DCPAS links this schedule to the Rest of United States (RUS) GS locality code. That does not make it a GS table, but it is useful context when comparing white-collar and hourly federal pay in the same labor market.
Covered counties
Barry County, Barton County, Benton County, Butler County, Camden County, Carter County, Cedar County, Cherokee County, Christian County, Crawford County, Dade County, Dallas County, Dent County, Douglas County, Greene County, Hickory County, Howell County, Jasper County, Laclede County, Lawrence County, Maries County, Miller County, Morgan County, New Madrid County, Newton County, Oregon County, Ozark County, Phelps County, Polk County, Pulaski County, Reynolds County, Ripley County, Shannon County, St. Clair County, Stoddard County, Stone County, Taney County, Texas County, Vernon County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wright County.
WG worker rates
The WG table covers wage-grade worker jobs on this schedule. Use the grade row that matches the official FWS classification for the position, then read across to the correct step for the employee.
| WG grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $11.30 | $11.76 | $12.22 | $12.70 | $13.15 |
| WG-2 | $12.55 | $13.09 | $13.60 | $14.14 | $14.65 |
| WG-3 | $13.85 | $14.42 | $15.00 | $15.58 | $16.15 |
| WG-4 | $15.17 | $15.80 | $16.41 | $17.04 | $17.67 |
| WG-5 | $16.56 | $17.25 | $17.94 | $18.63 | $19.32 |
| WG-6 | $17.97 | $18.71 | $19.48 | $20.22 | $20.98 |
| WG-7 | $19.27 | $20.07 | $20.88 | $21.69 | $22.47 |
| WG-8 | $20.55 | $21.39 | $22.26 | $23.12 | $23.96 |
| WG-9 | $21.90 | $22.82 | $23.74 | $24.64 | $25.54 |
| WG-10 | $23.25 | $24.19 | $25.16 | $26.14 | $27.11 |
| WG-11 | $24.57 | $25.59 | $26.60 | $27.62 | $28.67 |
| WG-12 | $25.83 | $26.91 | $27.98 | $29.07 | $30.15 |
| WG-13 | $26.95 | $28.07 | $29.23 | $30.33 | $31.46 |
| WG-14 | $27.99 | $29.20 | $30.32 | $31.53 | $32.62 |
| WG-15 | $29.04 | $30.27 | $31.48 | $32.65 | $33.93 |
| Hourly rates published by DCPAS for worker grades on this schedule. | |||||
WL leader rates
The WL table covers leader positions that direct or lead other trades and labor employees. These are hourly rates published separately from the WG worker table.
| WL grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $12.42 | $12.91 | $13.46 | $13.95 | $14.46 |
| WL-2 | $13.82 | $14.40 | $14.95 | $15.54 | $16.10 |
| WL-3 | $15.23 | $15.86 | $16.49 | $17.13 | $17.74 |
| WL-4 | $16.67 | $17.36 | $18.08 | $18.75 | $19.44 |
| WL-5 | $18.23 | $18.98 | $19.74 | $20.50 | $21.26 |
| WL-6 | $19.78 | $20.60 | $21.41 | $22.25 | $23.07 |
| WL-7 | $21.21 | $22.08 | $22.97 | $23.85 | $24.71 |
| WL-8 | $22.60 | $23.51 | $24.47 | $25.43 | $26.38 |
| WL-9 | $24.09 | $25.11 | $26.11 | $27.11 | $28.09 |
| WL-10 | $25.53 | $26.61 | $27.69 | $28.76 | $29.82 |
| WL-11 | $27.02 | $28.14 | $29.26 | $30.40 | $31.52 |
| WL-12 | $28.44 | $29.60 | $30.82 | $31.98 | $33.16 |
| WL-13 | $29.67 | $30.92 | $32.15 | $33.41 | $34.59 |
| WL-14 | $30.79 | $32.10 | $33.41 | $34.64 | $35.96 |
| WL-15 | $32.00 | $33.32 | $34.63 | $35.99 | $37.34 |
| Hourly rates published by DCPAS for leader grades on this schedule. | |||||
WS supervisory rates
The WS table covers supervisory wage positions. If the job is classified as an FWS supervisor, use this table instead of the WG or WL rates.
| WS grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $18.14 | $18.89 | $19.63 | $20.40 | $21.15 |
| WS-2 | $19.44 | $20.24 | $21.04 | $21.85 | $22.67 |
| WS-3 | $20.83 | $21.70 | $22.57 | $23.44 | $24.30 |
| WS-4 | $22.24 | $23.17 | $24.10 | $25.03 | $25.95 |
| WS-5 | $23.61 | $24.59 | $25.54 | $26.54 | $27.53 |
| WS-6 | $24.92 | $25.95 | $26.99 | $28.02 | $29.07 |
| WS-7 | $26.18 | $27.28 | $28.36 | $29.48 | $30.56 |
| WS-8 | $27.50 | $28.66 | $29.78 | $30.95 | $32.09 |
| WS-9 | $28.91 | $30.09 | $31.30 | $32.51 | $33.71 |
| WS-10 | $30.22 | $31.46 | $32.69 | $33.96 | $35.23 |
| WS-11 | $31.12 | $32.43 | $33.71 | $35.02 | $36.32 |
| WS-12 | $32.19 | $33.53 | $34.87 | $36.20 | $37.56 |
| WS-13 | $33.51 | $34.91 | $36.31 | $37.69 | $39.08 |
| WS-14 | $35.12 | $36.58 | $38.04 | $39.50 | $40.97 |
| WS-15 | $36.80 | $38.34 | $39.87 | $41.40 | $42.94 |
| WS-16 | $38.75 | $40.37 | $41.99 | $43.59 | $45.23 |
| WS-17 | $41.18 | $42.86 | $44.59 | $46.30 | $48.03 |
| WS-18 | $43.89 | $45.71 | $47.55 | $49.36 | $51.20 |
| WS-19 | $44.47 | $46.32 | $48.17 | $50.03 | $51.88 |
| Hourly rates published by DCPAS for supervisory grades on this schedule. | |||||
Common questions about this FWS schedule
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What does Southern Missouri (RUS) cover?
This schedule applies to the counties listed on this page for the 2018 archive. If your official duty station is in one of those counties, this is the regular-area FWS schedule to use for WG, WL, and WS pay rates. -
What is the difference between WG, WL, and WS?
WG covers wage-grade workers, WL covers wage leaders, and WS covers wage supervisors. Each table is hourly and uses 5 published steps. -
Does this page show GS pay too?
No. This is an FWS page. If you also need the linked General Schedule locality reference, open Rest of United States (RUS).