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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for MILWAUKEE. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.
20.14% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,568 to $164,182 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
10 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 MILWAUKEE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.14% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $22,568$23,324$24,075$24,821$25,572$26,010$26,752$27,501$27,530$28,235
GS-2 $25,375$25,979$26,819$27,530$27,842$28,662$29,481$30,301$31,120$31,939
GS-3 $27,686$28,609$29,532$30,454$31,377$32,300$33,222$34,145$35,068$35,990
GS-4 $31,081$32,117$33,153$34,188$35,224$36,259$37,295$38,331$39,366$40,402
GS-5 $34,775$35,934$37,093$38,253$39,412$40,571$41,731$42,890$44,049$45,209
GS-6 $38,762$40,053$41,345$42,636$43,928$45,219$46,511$47,803$49,094$50,386
GS-7 $43,075$44,511$45,946$47,382$48,818$50,253$51,689$53,125$54,560$55,996
GS-8 $47,704$49,295$50,885$52,476$54,067$55,657$57,248$58,839$60,429$62,020
GS-9 $52,690$54,446$56,203$57,959$59,716$61,472$63,228$64,985$66,741$68,498
GS-10 $58,024$59,958$61,893$63,827$65,761$67,695$69,630$71,564$73,498$75,432
GS-11 $63,749$65,874$67,999$70,125$72,250$74,375$76,500$78,626$80,751$82,876
GS-12 $76,409$78,956$81,503$84,050$86,597$89,144$91,691$94,238$96,785$99,332
GS-13 $90,859$93,888$96,917$99,946$102,974$106,003$109,032$112,061$115,089$118,118
GS-14 $107,369$110,948$114,527$118,106$121,685$125,264$128,843$132,422$136,001$139,580
GS-15 $126,295$130,504$134,714$138,924$143,134$147,343$151,553$155,763$159,972$164,182
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About the 2018 MILWAUKEE table

The MILWAUKEE Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 20.14%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,568, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,182.

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.

2018 MILWAUKEE questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for MILWAUKEE?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 20.14%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MILWAUKEE in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MILWAUKEE earned $76,409 in 2018, rising to $99,332 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 MILWAUKEE page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.