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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for MILWAUKEE. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.
18.10% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,448 to $156,036 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
10 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 MILWAUKEE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.10% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for MILWAUKEE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,448$22,165$22,878$23,588$24,301$24,720$25,425$26,136$26,163$26,823
GS-2 $24,115$24,689$25,487$26,163$26,458$27,236$28,015$28,793$29,571$30,349
GS-3 $26,311$27,189$28,066$28,944$29,821$30,699$31,576$32,454$33,331$34,209
GS-4 $29,538$30,523$31,508$32,493$33,478$34,463$35,448$36,433$37,418$38,403
GS-5 $33,047$34,149$35,250$36,352$37,454$38,556$39,658$40,760$41,862$42,964
GS-6 $36,838$38,066$39,294$40,522$41,751$42,979$44,207$45,435$46,664$47,892
GS-7 $40,936$42,300$43,664$45,028$46,392$47,756$49,120$50,484$51,848$53,212
GS-8 $45,335$46,847$48,358$49,870$51,382$52,893$54,405$55,917$57,428$58,940
GS-9 $50,073$51,742$53,411$55,079$56,748$58,417$60,086$61,754$63,423$65,092
GS-10 $55,142$56,980$58,817$60,655$62,493$64,330$66,168$68,006$69,843$71,681
GS-11 $60,583$62,602$64,622$66,641$68,661$70,680$72,700$74,720$76,739$78,759
GS-12 $72,615$75,036$77,457$79,878$82,299$84,720$87,141$89,562$91,983$94,404
GS-13 $86,349$89,227$92,105$94,983$97,861$100,739$103,617$106,495$109,374$112,252
GS-14 $102,037$105,438$108,840$112,241$115,642$119,044$122,445$125,846$129,247$132,649
GS-15 $120,025$124,026$128,027$132,029$136,030$140,031$144,032$148,034$152,035$156,036
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About the 2015 MILWAUKEE table

The MILWAUKEE Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2015. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2015 nationwide base GS table.

In 2015, the locality adjustment was 18.10%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,448, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $156,036.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 10 counties and cities across Wisconsin. Some of the included jurisdictions include Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI.

2015 MILWAUKEE questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for MILWAUKEE?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 18.10%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MILWAUKEE in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MILWAUKEE earned $72,615 in 2015, rising to $94,404 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 MILWAUKEE page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.