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Archive year. This is the 2019 schedule for Wichita, Kansas (RUS). Latest available year: 2026.
70 covered counties
Apr 03, 2019 DCPAS issue date
Jan 20, 2019 effective date from the published schedule
$40.14 top WG hourly step
Official schedule PDF. DCPAS publishes this schedule as a PDF. Open the official 2019 document.

Federal site linked to this wage area

OPM uses Kansas ANG, McConnell Air Force Base as the federal site linked to the Wichita, Kansas 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 Wichita, Kansas (RUS) schedule is one of the published regular-area FWS schedules used to set hourly pay for federal trade, craft, and labor jobs. In 2019, the top WG worker rate on this schedule reaches $40.14 per hour, or about $83,772 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

Barber County, Barton County, Butler County, Chase County, Chautauqua County, Cheyenne County, Clark County, Comanche County, Cowley County, Decatur County, Edwards County, Elk County, Ellis County, Ellsworth County, Finney County, Ford County, Gove County, Graham County, Grant County, Gray County, Greeley County, Greenwood County, Hamilton County, Harper County, Harvey County, Haskell County, Hodgeman County, Jewell County, Kearny County, Kingman County, Kiowa County, Labette County, Lane County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Marion County, McPherson County, Meade County, Mitchell County, Montgomery County, Morton County, Neosho County, Ness County, Norton County, Osborne County, Pawnee County, Phillips County, Pratt County, Rawlins County, Reno County, Rice County, Rooks County, Rush County, Russell County, Scott County, Sedgwick County, Seward County, Sheridan County, Sherman County, Smith County, Stafford County, Stanton County, Stevens County, Sumner County, Thomas County, Trego County, Wallace County, Wichita County, Wilson County, Woodson 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 $15.41$16.03$16.70$17.33$17.97
WG-2 $16.93$17.63$18.32$19.03$19.73
WG-3 $18.44$19.19$19.96$20.73$21.51
WG-4 $19.71$20.54$21.36$22.18$23.00
WG-5 $20.99$21.86$22.74$23.61$24.48
WG-6 $22.32$23.24$24.18$25.10$26.04
WG-7 $23.73$24.68$25.64$26.70$27.66
WG-8 $24.98$26.11$27.03$28.11$29.17
WG-9 $26.30$27.42$28.52$29.62$30.70
WG-10 $27.60$28.74$29.89$31.08$32.24
WG-11 $28.99$30.20$31.41$32.60$33.82
WG-12 $30.28$31.55$32.84$34.11$35.37
WG-13 $31.62$32.94$34.26$35.58$36.89
WG-14 $33.01$34.39$35.77$37.14$38.52
WG-15 $34.41$35.84$37.27$38.71$40.14
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 $16.96$17.66$18.36$19.06$19.77
WL-2 $18.61$19.40$20.17$20.95$21.71
WL-3 $20.29$21.11$21.98$22.80$23.67
WL-4 $21.66$22.59$23.48$24.38$25.29
WL-5 $23.08$24.05$25.01$25.97$26.93
WL-6 $24.55$25.57$26.59$27.62$28.64
WL-7 $26.11$27.19$28.27$29.32$30.43
WL-8 $27.50$28.67$29.79$31.01$32.07
WL-9 $28.97$30.17$31.34$32.61$33.76
WL-10 $30.40$31.65$32.91$34.18$35.41
WL-11 $31.89$33.22$34.55$35.87$37.20
WL-12 $33.36$34.75$36.15$37.58$38.97
WL-13 $34.78$36.23$37.70$39.13$40.60
WL-14 $36.32$37.83$39.34$40.86$42.37
WL-15 $37.84$39.42$41.00$42.57$44.15
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 $24.11$25.12$26.13$27.11$28.12
WS-2 $25.37$26.45$27.49$28.54$29.60
WS-3 $26.61$27.72$28.83$29.92$31.07
WS-4 $27.91$29.09$30.25$31.42$32.62
WS-5 $29.30$30.52$31.74$32.96$34.18
WS-6 $30.71$31.99$33.27$34.55$35.82
WS-7 $32.02$33.34$34.69$36.01$37.43
WS-8 $33.29$34.73$36.09$37.54$38.87
WS-9 $34.59$36.02$37.55$38.96$40.43
WS-10 $35.93$37.39$38.87$40.44$41.89
WS-11 $36.64$38.21$39.77$41.24$42.81
WS-12 $37.34$38.89$40.45$42.01$43.56
WS-13 $38.37$39.98$41.56$43.16$44.76
WS-14 $39.80$41.48$43.11$44.77$46.44
WS-15 $41.06$42.77$44.45$46.17$47.89
WS-16 $42.31$44.06$45.85$47.57$49.35
WS-17 $43.70$45.53$47.36$49.16$51.01
WS-18 $45.26$47.15$49.06$50.92$52.82
WS-19 $44.47$46.32$48.17$50.03$51.88
Hourly rates published by DCPAS for supervisory grades on this schedule.
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Common questions about this FWS schedule

  • What does Wichita, Kansas (RUS) cover?
    This schedule applies to the counties listed on this page for the 2019 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).