2020 MILWAUKEE GS Pay Table
The Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI GS locality table for 2020. The 2020 locality adjustment was 20.96%, applied on top of the 2020 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2020 MILWAUKEE GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI.
Covered area: 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.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $23,639 | $24,432 | $25,218 | $25,999 | $26,785 | $27,245 | $28,022 | $28,805 | $28,837 | $29,572 |
| GS-2 | $26,580 | $27,212 | $28,093 | $28,837 | $29,161 | $30,019 | $30,876 | $31,734 | $32,591 | $33,449 |
| GS-3 | $29,001 | $29,968 | $30,934 | $31,901 | $32,867 | $33,834 | $34,800 | $35,767 | $36,733 | $37,700 |
| GS-4 | $32,556 | $33,641 | $34,726 | $35,811 | $36,896 | $37,981 | $39,066 | $40,151 | $41,236 | $42,321 |
| GS-5 | $36,425 | $37,639 | $38,854 | $40,068 | $41,282 | $42,497 | $43,711 | $44,926 | $46,140 | $47,355 |
| GS-6 | $40,603 | $41,956 | $43,310 | $44,663 | $46,017 | $47,370 | $48,724 | $50,077 | $51,431 | $52,785 |
| GS-7 | $45,119 | $46,623 | $48,126 | $49,630 | $51,133 | $52,637 | $54,140 | $55,644 | $57,148 | $58,651 |
| GS-8 | $49,969 | $51,634 | $53,300 | $54,965 | $56,631 | $58,297 | $59,962 | $61,628 | $63,294 | $64,959 |
| GS-9 | $55,190 | $57,030 | $58,870 | $60,710 | $62,550 | $64,389 | $66,229 | $68,069 | $69,909 | $71,749 |
| GS-10 | $60,778 | $62,804 | $64,830 | $66,856 | $68,882 | $70,908 | $72,934 | $74,960 | $76,986 | $79,012 |
| GS-11 | $66,775 | $69,000 | $71,226 | $73,452 | $75,677 | $77,903 | $80,129 | $82,354 | $84,580 | $86,806 |
| GS-12 | $80,036 | $82,704 | $85,372 | $88,041 | $90,709 | $93,377 | $96,046 | $98,714 | $101,383 | $104,051 |
| GS-13 | $95,173 | $98,345 | $101,518 | $104,691 | $107,864 | $111,036 | $114,209 | $117,382 | $120,555 | $123,728 |
| GS-14 | $112,465 | $116,214 | $119,962 | $123,711 | $127,459 | $131,208 | $134,956 | $138,705 | $142,453 | $146,202 |
| GS-15 | $132,289 | $136,699 | $141,110 | $145,520 | $149,930 | $154,340 | $158,750 | $163,161 | $167,571 | $170,800 |
2020 MILWAUKEE full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 20.96% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 | $23,639 | $24,432 | $25,218 | $25,999 | $26,785 | $27,245 | $28,022 | $28,805 | $28,837 | $29,572 |
| GS-2 | $26,580 | $27,212 | $28,093 | $28,837 | $29,161 | $30,019 | $30,876 | $31,734 | $32,591 | $33,449 |
| GS-3 | $29,001 | $29,968 | $30,934 | $31,901 | $32,867 | $33,834 | $34,800 | $35,767 | $36,733 | $37,700 |
| GS-4 | $32,556 | $33,641 | $34,726 | $35,811 | $36,896 | $37,981 | $39,066 | $40,151 | $41,236 | $42,321 |
| GS-5 | $36,425 | $37,639 | $38,854 | $40,068 | $41,282 | $42,497 | $43,711 | $44,926 | $46,140 | $47,355 |
| GS-6 | $40,603 | $41,956 | $43,310 | $44,663 | $46,017 | $47,370 | $48,724 | $50,077 | $51,431 | $52,785 |
| GS-7 | $45,119 | $46,623 | $48,126 | $49,630 | $51,133 | $52,637 | $54,140 | $55,644 | $57,148 | $58,651 |
| GS-8 | $49,969 | $51,634 | $53,300 | $54,965 | $56,631 | $58,297 | $59,962 | $61,628 | $63,294 | $64,959 |
| GS-9 | $55,190 | $57,030 | $58,870 | $60,710 | $62,550 | $64,389 | $66,229 | $68,069 | $69,909 | $71,749 |
| GS-10 | $60,778 | $62,804 | $64,830 | $66,856 | $68,882 | $70,908 | $72,934 | $74,960 | $76,986 | $79,012 |
| GS-11 | $66,775 | $69,000 | $71,226 | $73,452 | $75,677 | $77,903 | $80,129 | $82,354 | $84,580 | $86,806 |
| GS-12 | $80,036 | $82,704 | $85,372 | $88,041 | $90,709 | $93,377 | $96,046 | $98,714 | $101,383 | $104,051 |
| GS-13 | $95,173 | $98,345 | $101,518 | $104,691 | $107,864 | $111,036 | $114,209 | $117,382 | $120,555 | $123,728 |
| GS-14 | $112,465 | $116,214 | $119,962 | $123,711 | $127,459 | $131,208 | $134,956 | $138,705 | $142,453 | $146,202 |
| GS-15 | $132,289 | $136,699 | $141,110 | $145,520 | $149,930 | $154,340 | $158,750 | $163,161 | $167,571 | $170,800 |
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About the 2020 MILWAUKEE table
The MILWAUKEE Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.
In 2020, the locality adjustment was 20.96%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,639, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.
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.
2020 MILWAUKEE questions
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What was the 2020 locality adjustment for MILWAUKEE?
In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 20.96%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in MILWAUKEE in 2020?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MILWAUKEE earned $80,036 in 2020, rising to $104,051 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 MILWAUKEE page. -
Is the 2020 table still current?
No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.