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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for MILWAUKEE. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.
18.39% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,716 to $157,984 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
10 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 MILWAUKEE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.39% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 $21,716$22,442$23,164$23,883$24,605$25,028$25,742$26,461$26,490$27,160
GS-2 $24,416$24,997$25,805$26,490$26,790$27,579$28,367$29,156$29,944$30,733
GS-3 $26,640$27,528$28,416$29,304$30,192$31,080$31,968$32,856$33,744$34,631
GS-4 $29,906$30,903$31,900$32,897$33,894$34,891$35,888$36,884$37,881$38,878
GS-5 $33,459$34,575$35,690$36,805$37,920$39,036$40,151$41,266$42,381$43,496
GS-6 $37,298$38,541$39,784$41,027$42,270$43,513$44,756$45,999$47,242$48,485
GS-7 $41,447$42,829$44,210$45,592$46,974$48,355$49,737$51,118$52,500$53,882
GS-8 $45,901$47,431$48,960$50,490$52,019$53,549$55,079$56,608$58,138$59,667
GS-9 $50,698$52,388$54,077$55,766$57,456$59,145$60,835$62,524$64,214$65,903
GS-10 $55,830$57,691$59,553$61,414$63,275$65,136$66,997$68,858$70,719$72,580
GS-11 $61,339$63,384$65,428$67,473$69,517$71,562$73,607$75,651$77,696$79,740
GS-12 $73,521$75,972$78,423$80,873$83,324$85,775$88,225$90,676$93,127$95,577
GS-13 $87,426$90,341$93,256$96,171$99,085$102,000$104,915$107,830$110,744$113,659
GS-14 $103,311$106,755$110,199$113,643$117,087$120,530$123,974$127,418$130,862$134,306
GS-15 $121,523$125,574$129,625$133,677$137,728$141,779$145,830$149,882$153,933$157,984
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About the 2016 MILWAUKEE table

The MILWAUKEE Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.

In 2016, the locality adjustment was 18.39%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,716, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $157,984.

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.

2016 MILWAUKEE questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for MILWAUKEE?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 18.39%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MILWAUKEE in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MILWAUKEE earned $73,521 in 2016, rising to $95,577 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 MILWAUKEE page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.