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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for MILWAUKEE. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.
19.61% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,159 to $161,206 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
10 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 MILWAUKEE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.61% locality adjustment for 2017. 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 $22,159$22,901$23,637$24,371$25,107$25,538$26,266$27,002$27,031$27,715
GS-2 $24,914$25,507$26,332$27,031$27,334$28,138$28,942$29,746$30,550$31,353
GS-3 $27,184$28,090$28,997$29,904$30,810$31,717$32,624$33,530$34,437$35,344
GS-4 $30,517$31,534$32,551$33,567$34,584$35,601$36,617$37,634$38,651$39,667
GS-5 $34,143$35,281$36,420$37,559$38,697$39,836$40,975$42,113$43,252$44,391
GS-6 $38,059$39,328$40,597$41,866$43,135$44,404$45,673$46,942$48,211$49,480
GS-7 $42,293$43,703$45,113$46,524$47,934$49,344$50,754$52,164$53,575$54,985
GS-8 $46,838$48,399$49,960$51,521$53,082$54,643$56,204$57,764$59,325$60,886
GS-9 $51,733$53,457$55,182$56,907$58,632$60,356$62,081$63,806$65,531$67,256
GS-10 $56,970$58,870$60,769$62,668$64,568$66,467$68,367$70,266$72,165$74,065
GS-11 $62,591$64,677$66,763$68,849$70,935$73,021$75,107$77,193$79,279$81,365
GS-12 $75,022$77,523$80,024$82,525$85,026$87,527$90,028$92,529$95,030$97,531
GS-13 $89,210$92,183$95,157$98,130$101,104$104,077$107,051$110,024$112,998$115,971
GS-14 $105,419$108,934$112,448$115,962$119,476$122,990$126,504$130,018$133,533$137,047
GS-15 $124,002$128,136$132,270$136,403$140,537$144,671$148,804$152,938$157,072$161,206
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About the 2017 MILWAUKEE table

The MILWAUKEE Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2017. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2017 nationwide base GS table.

In 2017, the locality adjustment was 19.61%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,159, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,206.

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.

2017 MILWAUKEE questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for MILWAUKEE?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 19.61%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MILWAUKEE in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MILWAUKEE earned $75,022 in 2017, rising to $97,531 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 MILWAUKEE page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.