2019 Southwestern Wisconsin (RUS) Federal Wage System Pay Table
This page shows the published 2019 hourly pay table for Southwestern Wisconsin, 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.
2019 Southwestern Wisconsin (RUS) FWS Pay Table
Official hourly rates for WG, WL, and WS employees in Southwestern Wisconsin.
Covered counties: Barron County, Buffalo County, Chippewa County, Clark County, Crawford County, Dunn County, Eau Claire County, Forest County, Houston County, Jackson County, Juneau County, La Crosse County, Langlade County, Lincoln County, Marathon County, Monroe County, Oneida County, Pepin County, Portage County, Price County, Richland County, Rusk County, Taylor County, Trempealeau County, Vernon County, Vilas County, Waupaca County, Wood County.
| WG grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $13.19 | $13.73 | $14.27 | $14.80 | $15.37 |
| WG-2 | $14.37 | $14.96 | $15.57 | $16.15 | $16.77 |
| WG-3 | $15.60 | $16.23 | $16.89 | $17.55 | $18.20 |
| WG-4 | $16.88 | $17.57 | $18.27 | $18.98 | $19.68 |
| WG-5 | $18.05 | $18.79 | $19.55 | $20.32 | $21.05 |
| WG-6 | $19.22 | $20.01 | $20.79 | $21.62 | $22.41 |
| WG-7 | $20.39 | $21.23 | $22.07 | $22.94 | $23.77 |
| WG-8 | $21.55 | $22.45 | $23.35 | $24.23 | $25.14 |
| WG-9 | $22.71 | $23.68 | $24.62 | $25.58 | $26.52 |
| WG-10 | $23.89 | $24.89 | $25.87 | $26.88 | $27.87 |
| WG-11 | $25.06 | $26.10 | $27.15 | $28.18 | $29.24 |
| WG-12 | $26.21 | $27.33 | $28.40 | $29.50 | $30.57 |
| WG-13 | $27.39 | $28.55 | $29.67 | $30.84 | $31.96 |
| WG-14 | $28.45 | $29.61 | $30.84 | $31.99 | $33.22 |
| WG-15 | $29.49 | $30.69 | $31.95 | $33.18 | $34.41 |
| WL grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $14.48 | $15.09 | $15.69 | $16.29 | $16.88 |
| WL-2 | $15.81 | $16.46 | $17.11 | $17.78 | $18.41 |
| WL-3 | $17.15 | $17.87 | $18.57 | $19.27 | $19.99 |
| WL-4 | $18.55 | $19.33 | $20.10 | $20.88 | $21.64 |
| WL-5 | $19.87 | $20.67 | $21.50 | $22.35 | $23.17 |
| WL-6 | $21.15 | $22.00 | $22.90 | $23.77 | $24.66 |
| WL-7 | $22.43 | $23.36 | $24.31 | $25.22 | $26.15 |
| WL-8 | $23.72 | $24.69 | $25.68 | $26.68 | $27.68 |
| WL-9 | $25.00 | $26.03 | $27.08 | $28.13 | $29.15 |
| WL-10 | $26.30 | $27.37 | $28.48 | $29.56 | $30.65 |
| WL-11 | $27.56 | $28.72 | $29.89 | $31.02 | $32.16 |
| WL-12 | $28.85 | $30.05 | $31.25 | $32.45 | $33.62 |
| WL-13 | $30.14 | $31.38 | $32.64 | $33.91 | $35.16 |
| WL-14 | $31.30 | $32.61 | $33.94 | $35.24 | $36.53 |
| WL-15 | $32.45 | $33.79 | $35.14 | $36.51 | $37.85 |
| WS grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $20.40 | $21.22 | $22.08 | $22.93 | $23.76 |
| WS-2 | $21.67 | $22.58 | $23.49 | $24.38 | $25.29 |
| WS-3 | $22.87 | $23.82 | $24.76 | $25.71 | $26.68 |
| WS-4 | $24.02 | $25.02 | $26.01 | $27.04 | $28.03 |
| WS-5 | $25.19 | $26.27 | $27.31 | $28.34 | $29.40 |
| WS-6 | $26.37 | $27.47 | $28.58 | $29.63 | $30.77 |
| WS-7 | $27.54 | $28.69 | $29.86 | $30.97 | $32.14 |
| WS-8 | $28.71 | $29.92 | $31.12 | $32.28 | $33.48 |
| WS-9 | $29.91 | $31.14 | $32.35 | $33.59 | $34.84 |
| WS-10 | $31.05 | $32.32 | $33.60 | $34.92 | $36.22 |
| WS-11 | $31.89 | $33.22 | $34.54 | $35.86 | $37.20 |
| WS-12 | $32.96 | $34.35 | $35.73 | $37.08 | $38.45 |
| WS-13 | $34.34 | $35.77 | $37.18 | $38.59 | $40.04 |
| WS-14 | $35.84 | $37.33 | $38.82 | $40.32 | $41.81 |
| WS-15 | $37.32 | $38.87 | $40.42 | $41.98 | $43.53 |
| WS-16 | $39.24 | $40.85 | $42.50 | $44.14 | $45.78 |
| WS-17 | $41.56 | $43.29 | $45.02 | $46.75 | $48.51 |
| WS-18 | $44.18 | $45.99 | $47.84 | $49.70 | $51.49 |
| WS-19 | $44.47 | $46.32 | $48.17 | $50.03 | $51.88 |
What this wage area covers
The Southwestern Wisconsin (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 $34.41 per hour, or about $71,814 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
Barron County, Buffalo County, Chippewa County, Clark County, Crawford County, Dunn County, Eau Claire County, Forest County, Houston County, Jackson County, Juneau County, La Crosse County, Langlade County, Lincoln County, Marathon County, Monroe County, Oneida County, Pepin County, Portage County, Price County, Richland County, Rusk County, Taylor County, Trempealeau County, Vernon County, Vilas County, Waupaca County, Wood 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 | $13.19 | $13.73 | $14.27 | $14.80 | $15.37 |
| WG-2 | $14.37 | $14.96 | $15.57 | $16.15 | $16.77 |
| WG-3 | $15.60 | $16.23 | $16.89 | $17.55 | $18.20 |
| WG-4 | $16.88 | $17.57 | $18.27 | $18.98 | $19.68 |
| WG-5 | $18.05 | $18.79 | $19.55 | $20.32 | $21.05 |
| WG-6 | $19.22 | $20.01 | $20.79 | $21.62 | $22.41 |
| WG-7 | $20.39 | $21.23 | $22.07 | $22.94 | $23.77 |
| WG-8 | $21.55 | $22.45 | $23.35 | $24.23 | $25.14 |
| WG-9 | $22.71 | $23.68 | $24.62 | $25.58 | $26.52 |
| WG-10 | $23.89 | $24.89 | $25.87 | $26.88 | $27.87 |
| WG-11 | $25.06 | $26.10 | $27.15 | $28.18 | $29.24 |
| WG-12 | $26.21 | $27.33 | $28.40 | $29.50 | $30.57 |
| WG-13 | $27.39 | $28.55 | $29.67 | $30.84 | $31.96 |
| WG-14 | $28.45 | $29.61 | $30.84 | $31.99 | $33.22 |
| WG-15 | $29.49 | $30.69 | $31.95 | $33.18 | $34.41 |
| 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 | $14.48 | $15.09 | $15.69 | $16.29 | $16.88 |
| WL-2 | $15.81 | $16.46 | $17.11 | $17.78 | $18.41 |
| WL-3 | $17.15 | $17.87 | $18.57 | $19.27 | $19.99 |
| WL-4 | $18.55 | $19.33 | $20.10 | $20.88 | $21.64 |
| WL-5 | $19.87 | $20.67 | $21.50 | $22.35 | $23.17 |
| WL-6 | $21.15 | $22.00 | $22.90 | $23.77 | $24.66 |
| WL-7 | $22.43 | $23.36 | $24.31 | $25.22 | $26.15 |
| WL-8 | $23.72 | $24.69 | $25.68 | $26.68 | $27.68 |
| WL-9 | $25.00 | $26.03 | $27.08 | $28.13 | $29.15 |
| WL-10 | $26.30 | $27.37 | $28.48 | $29.56 | $30.65 |
| WL-11 | $27.56 | $28.72 | $29.89 | $31.02 | $32.16 |
| WL-12 | $28.85 | $30.05 | $31.25 | $32.45 | $33.62 |
| WL-13 | $30.14 | $31.38 | $32.64 | $33.91 | $35.16 |
| WL-14 | $31.30 | $32.61 | $33.94 | $35.24 | $36.53 |
| WL-15 | $32.45 | $33.79 | $35.14 | $36.51 | $37.85 |
| 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 | $20.40 | $21.22 | $22.08 | $22.93 | $23.76 |
| WS-2 | $21.67 | $22.58 | $23.49 | $24.38 | $25.29 |
| WS-3 | $22.87 | $23.82 | $24.76 | $25.71 | $26.68 |
| WS-4 | $24.02 | $25.02 | $26.01 | $27.04 | $28.03 |
| WS-5 | $25.19 | $26.27 | $27.31 | $28.34 | $29.40 |
| WS-6 | $26.37 | $27.47 | $28.58 | $29.63 | $30.77 |
| WS-7 | $27.54 | $28.69 | $29.86 | $30.97 | $32.14 |
| WS-8 | $28.71 | $29.92 | $31.12 | $32.28 | $33.48 |
| WS-9 | $29.91 | $31.14 | $32.35 | $33.59 | $34.84 |
| WS-10 | $31.05 | $32.32 | $33.60 | $34.92 | $36.22 |
| WS-11 | $31.89 | $33.22 | $34.54 | $35.86 | $37.20 |
| WS-12 | $32.96 | $34.35 | $35.73 | $37.08 | $38.45 |
| WS-13 | $34.34 | $35.77 | $37.18 | $38.59 | $40.04 |
| WS-14 | $35.84 | $37.33 | $38.82 | $40.32 | $41.81 |
| WS-15 | $37.32 | $38.87 | $40.42 | $41.98 | $43.53 |
| WS-16 | $39.24 | $40.85 | $42.50 | $44.14 | $45.78 |
| WS-17 | $41.56 | $43.29 | $45.02 | $46.75 | $48.51 |
| WS-18 | $44.18 | $45.99 | $47.84 | $49.70 | $51.49 |
| 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 Southwestern Wisconsin (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).