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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Milwaukee. For current pay, see the latest Milwaukee page.
22.15% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,856 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
10 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Milwaukee full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 22.15% locality adjustment for 2024. 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 $26,856$27,757$28,649$29,540$30,430$30,952$31,836$32,726$32,762$33,594
GS-2 $30,198$30,916$31,917$32,762$33,132$34,107$35,081$36,056$37,031$38,006
GS-3 $32,950$34,048$35,146$36,244$37,342$38,441$39,539$40,637$41,735$42,833
GS-4 $36,987$38,220$39,452$40,685$41,917$43,149$44,382$45,614$46,847$48,079
GS-5 $41,382$42,761$44,140$45,519$46,898$48,277$49,656$51,035$52,415$53,794
GS-6 $46,130$47,668$49,206$50,744$52,281$53,819$55,357$56,895$58,433$59,971
GS-7 $51,261$52,970$54,679$56,388$58,097$59,806$61,515$63,224$64,932$66,641
GS-8 $56,769$58,661$60,553$62,446$64,338$66,230$68,122$70,014$71,906$73,798
GS-9 $62,702$64,792$66,882$68,972$71,062$73,152$75,242$77,332$79,422$81,512
GS-10 $69,049$71,350$73,652$75,953$78,254$80,555$82,857$85,158$87,459$89,761
GS-11 $75,864$78,392$80,921$83,449$85,978$88,506$91,035$93,563$96,092$98,620
GS-12 $90,930$93,960$96,991$100,021$103,052$106,082$109,113$112,143$115,174$118,205
GS-13 $108,127$111,732$115,336$118,941$122,546$126,150$129,755$133,360$136,964$140,569
GS-14 $127,774$132,033$136,293$140,552$144,811$149,071$153,330$157,589$161,849$166,108
GS-15 $150,295$155,304$160,313$165,323$170,332$175,341$180,351$185,360$190,370$191,900
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About the 2024 Milwaukee table

The Milwaukee Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2024. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2024 nationwide base GS table.

In 2024, the locality adjustment was 22.15%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,856, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

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.

2024 Milwaukee questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Milwaukee?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 22.15%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Milwaukee in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Milwaukee earned $90,930 in 2024, rising to $118,205 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Milwaukee page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Milwaukee page.