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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Milwaukee. For current pay, see the latest Milwaukee page.
21.74% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,564 to $183,500 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
10 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Milwaukee full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.74% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 $25,564$26,422$27,271$28,118$28,967$29,464$30,305$31,152$31,186$31,985
GS-2 $28,745$29,429$30,381$31,186$31,538$32,466$33,393$34,321$35,249$36,176
GS-3 $31,365$32,411$33,457$34,502$35,548$36,594$37,640$38,685$39,731$40,777
GS-4 $35,208$36,382$37,556$38,729$39,903$41,076$42,250$43,423$44,597$45,771
GS-5 $39,391$40,705$42,019$43,332$44,646$45,959$47,273$48,586$49,900$51,214
GS-6 $43,912$45,375$46,838$48,302$49,765$51,228$52,692$54,155$55,618$57,081
GS-7 $48,796$50,422$52,049$53,675$55,302$56,928$58,555$60,181$61,807$63,434
GS-8 $54,039$55,841$57,643$59,444$61,246$63,048$64,850$66,651$68,453$70,255
GS-9 $59,687$61,676$63,665$65,654$67,644$69,633$71,622$73,611$75,601$77,590
GS-10 $65,727$67,919$70,110$72,301$74,493$76,684$78,875$81,067$83,258$85,449
GS-11 $72,215$74,622$77,029$79,435$81,842$84,249$86,656$89,063$91,469$93,876
GS-12 $86,556$89,441$92,326$95,212$98,097$100,982$103,867$106,753$109,638$112,523
GS-13 $102,926$106,357$109,788$113,218$116,649$120,079$123,510$126,941$130,371$133,802
GS-14 $121,628$125,682$129,736$133,790$137,844$141,898$145,952$150,006$154,060$158,113
GS-15 $143,066$147,835$152,604$157,372$162,141$166,909$171,678$176,446$181,215$183,500
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About the 2023 Milwaukee table

The Milwaukee Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.

In 2023, the locality adjustment was 21.74%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,564, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.

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.

2023 Milwaukee questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Milwaukee?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 21.74%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Milwaukee in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Milwaukee earned $86,556 in 2023, rising to $112,523 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Milwaukee page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Milwaukee page.