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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for MILWAUKEE. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.
20.58% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,968 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
10 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 MILWAUKEE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.58% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $22,968$23,737$24,502$25,260$26,025$26,471$27,226$27,988$28,018$28,731
GS-2 $25,825$26,440$27,294$28,018$28,333$29,166$29,999$30,832$31,666$32,499
GS-3 $28,177$29,116$30,056$30,995$31,934$32,874$33,813$34,752$35,692$36,631
GS-4 $31,632$32,686$33,739$34,793$35,847$36,901$37,955$39,009$40,063$41,117
GS-5 $35,390$36,570$37,749$38,928$40,107$41,287$42,466$43,645$44,824$46,004
GS-6 $39,449$40,764$42,080$43,396$44,711$46,027$47,342$48,658$49,973$51,289
GS-7 $43,838$45,299$46,761$48,222$49,684$51,145$52,607$54,068$55,530$56,991
GS-8 $48,549$50,167$51,785$53,404$55,022$56,640$58,258$59,876$61,495$63,113
GS-9 $53,623$55,410$57,197$58,984$60,771$62,558$64,345$66,132$67,919$69,706
GS-10 $59,052$61,020$62,987$64,955$66,923$68,891$70,859$72,827$74,795$76,762
GS-11 $64,878$67,041$69,204$71,368$73,531$75,694$77,857$80,021$82,184$84,347
GS-12 $77,762$80,355$82,947$85,539$88,132$90,724$93,317$95,909$98,502$101,094
GS-13 $92,469$95,551$98,633$101,715$104,797$107,879$110,961$114,043$117,125$120,207
GS-14 $109,271$112,914$116,556$120,199$123,842$127,484$131,127$134,770$138,413$142,055
GS-15 $128,532$132,816$137,101$141,385$145,669$149,953$154,237$158,522$162,806$166,500
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About the 2019 MILWAUKEE table

The MILWAUKEE Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2019. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2019 nationwide base GS table.

In 2019, the locality adjustment was 20.58%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,968, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

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.

2019 MILWAUKEE questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for MILWAUKEE?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 20.58%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MILWAUKEE in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MILWAUKEE earned $77,762 in 2019, rising to $101,094 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 MILWAUKEE page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.