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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for MILWAUKEE. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.
20.96% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,875 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
10 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 MILWAUKEE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.96% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $23,875$24,676$25,469$26,259$27,053$27,517$28,302$29,093$29,125$29,865
GS-2 $26,846$27,485$28,374$29,125$29,453$30,319$31,185$32,051$32,917$33,783
GS-3 $29,292$30,268$31,244$32,220$33,196$34,172$35,149$36,125$37,101$38,077
GS-4 $32,882$33,978$35,074$36,169$37,265$38,361$39,457$40,553$41,649$42,745
GS-5 $36,789$38,015$39,242$40,468$41,695$42,921$44,148$45,375$46,601$47,828
GS-6 $41,009$42,376$43,743$45,110$46,476$47,843$49,210$50,577$51,944$53,311
GS-7 $45,570$47,090$48,609$50,128$51,648$53,167$54,686$56,205$57,725$59,244
GS-8 $50,468$52,151$53,833$55,516$57,198$58,881$60,563$62,246$63,929$65,611
GS-9 $55,742$57,600$59,458$61,316$63,174$65,032$66,890$68,748$70,606$72,464
GS-10 $61,385$63,431$65,478$67,525$69,571$71,618$73,665$75,711$77,758$79,805
GS-11 $67,442$69,691$71,940$74,188$76,437$78,686$80,934$83,183$85,432$87,680
GS-12 $80,836$83,531$86,226$88,921$91,616$94,311$97,006$99,701$102,396$105,091
GS-13 $96,124$99,329$102,533$105,737$108,941$112,146$115,350$118,554$121,758$124,963
GS-14 $113,590$117,376$121,162$124,948$128,734$132,520$136,306$140,092$143,878$147,664
GS-15 $133,612$138,066$142,520$146,974$151,427$155,881$160,335$164,789$169,242$172,500
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About the 2021 MILWAUKEE table

The MILWAUKEE Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 20.96%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,875, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.

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.

2021 MILWAUKEE questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for MILWAUKEE?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 20.96%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MILWAUKEE in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MILWAUKEE earned $80,836 in 2021, rising to $105,091 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 MILWAUKEE page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MILWAUKEE page.