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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Milwaukee. For current pay, see the latest Milwaukee page.
21.32% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,473 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
10 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Milwaukee full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.32% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $24,473$25,294$26,107$26,917$27,730$28,206$29,011$29,822$29,854$30,614
GS-2 $27,518$28,173$29,084$29,854$30,192$31,080$31,968$32,856$33,744$34,632
GS-3 $30,025$31,026$32,027$33,028$34,029$35,030$36,031$37,032$38,033$39,033
GS-4 $33,705$34,829$35,952$37,075$38,199$39,322$40,446$41,569$42,693$43,816
GS-5 $37,710$38,967$40,224$41,481$42,737$43,994$45,251$46,508$47,765$49,022
GS-6 $42,036$43,437$44,839$46,240$47,641$49,042$50,444$51,845$53,246$54,647
GS-7 $46,712$48,268$49,825$51,381$52,938$54,495$56,051$57,608$59,164$60,721
GS-8 $51,732$53,456$55,180$56,904$58,628$60,352$62,076$63,800$65,524$67,248
GS-9 $57,138$59,043$60,948$62,852$64,757$66,662$68,566$70,471$72,376$74,281
GS-10 $62,921$65,019$67,117$69,214$71,312$73,410$75,507$77,605$79,702$81,800
GS-11 $69,132$71,436$73,740$76,043$78,347$80,651$82,955$85,259$87,563$89,867
GS-12 $82,860$85,623$88,385$91,148$93,910$96,673$99,435$102,198$104,960$107,722
GS-13 $98,531$101,815$105,100$108,384$111,668$114,952$118,236$121,520$124,804$128,088
GS-14 $116,434$120,315$124,196$128,078$131,959$135,840$139,721$143,602$147,483$151,364
GS-15 $136,958$141,523$146,089$150,654$155,219$159,785$164,350$168,915$173,480$176,300
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About the 2022 Milwaukee table

The Milwaukee Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 21.32%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,473, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

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.

2022 Milwaukee questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Milwaukee?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 21.32%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Milwaukee in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Milwaukee earned $82,860 in 2022, rising to $107,722 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Milwaukee page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Milwaukee page.