2025 Milwaukee GS Pay Table
The Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 22.42%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 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 | $27,373 | $28,291 | $29,201 | $30,108 | $31,016 | $31,548 | $32,449 | $33,356 | $33,393 | $34,241 |
| GS-2 | $30,779 | $31,511 | $32,531 | $33,393 | $33,767 | $34,760 | $35,753 | $36,746 | $37,738 | $38,731 |
| GS-3 | $33,585 | $34,704 | $35,823 | $36,941 | $38,060 | $39,179 | $40,298 | $41,417 | $42,536 | $43,655 |
| GS-4 | $37,699 | $38,956 | $40,214 | $41,471 | $42,728 | $43,986 | $45,243 | $46,500 | $47,757 | $49,015 |
| GS-5 | $42,179 | $43,584 | $44,989 | $46,395 | $47,800 | $49,205 | $50,611 | $52,016 | $53,422 | $54,827 |
| GS-6 | $47,018 | $48,585 | $50,152 | $51,719 | $53,286 | $54,853 | $56,420 | $57,987 | $59,554 | $61,121 |
| GS-7 | $52,248 | $53,990 | $55,732 | $57,474 | $59,216 | $60,958 | $62,700 | $64,442 | $66,184 | $67,926 |
| GS-8 | $57,862 | $59,791 | $61,720 | $63,650 | $65,579 | $67,509 | $69,438 | $71,367 | $73,297 | $75,226 |
| GS-9 | $63,909 | $66,039 | $68,170 | $70,300 | $72,430 | $74,560 | $76,690 | $78,820 | $80,950 | $83,080 |
| GS-10 | $70,378 | $72,724 | $75,069 | $77,415 | $79,760 | $82,106 | $84,451 | $86,797 | $89,143 | $91,488 |
| GS-11 | $77,324 | $79,901 | $82,478 | $85,055 | $87,632 | $90,209 | $92,786 | $95,363 | $97,940 | $100,517 |
| GS-12 | $92,679 | $95,769 | $98,859 | $101,949 | $105,039 | $108,129 | $111,219 | $114,308 | $117,398 | $120,488 |
| GS-13 | $110,209 | $113,882 | $117,556 | $121,230 | $124,904 | $128,578 | $132,252 | $135,925 | $139,599 | $143,273 |
| GS-14 | $130,233 | $134,574 | $138,915 | $143,256 | $147,597 | $151,938 | $156,279 | $160,620 | $164,961 | $169,302 |
| GS-15 | $153,188 | $158,294 | $163,400 | $168,506 | $173,612 | $178,719 | $183,825 | $188,931 | $194,037 | $195,200 |
2025 Milwaukee full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 22.42% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 | $27,373 | $28,291 | $29,201 | $30,108 | $31,016 | $31,548 | $32,449 | $33,356 | $33,393 | $34,241 |
| GS-2 | $30,779 | $31,511 | $32,531 | $33,393 | $33,767 | $34,760 | $35,753 | $36,746 | $37,738 | $38,731 |
| GS-3 | $33,585 | $34,704 | $35,823 | $36,941 | $38,060 | $39,179 | $40,298 | $41,417 | $42,536 | $43,655 |
| GS-4 | $37,699 | $38,956 | $40,214 | $41,471 | $42,728 | $43,986 | $45,243 | $46,500 | $47,757 | $49,015 |
| GS-5 | $42,179 | $43,584 | $44,989 | $46,395 | $47,800 | $49,205 | $50,611 | $52,016 | $53,422 | $54,827 |
| GS-6 | $47,018 | $48,585 | $50,152 | $51,719 | $53,286 | $54,853 | $56,420 | $57,987 | $59,554 | $61,121 |
| GS-7 | $52,248 | $53,990 | $55,732 | $57,474 | $59,216 | $60,958 | $62,700 | $64,442 | $66,184 | $67,926 |
| GS-8 | $57,862 | $59,791 | $61,720 | $63,650 | $65,579 | $67,509 | $69,438 | $71,367 | $73,297 | $75,226 |
| GS-9 | $63,909 | $66,039 | $68,170 | $70,300 | $72,430 | $74,560 | $76,690 | $78,820 | $80,950 | $83,080 |
| GS-10 | $70,378 | $72,724 | $75,069 | $77,415 | $79,760 | $82,106 | $84,451 | $86,797 | $89,143 | $91,488 |
| GS-11 | $77,324 | $79,901 | $82,478 | $85,055 | $87,632 | $90,209 | $92,786 | $95,363 | $97,940 | $100,517 |
| GS-12 | $92,679 | $95,769 | $98,859 | $101,949 | $105,039 | $108,129 | $111,219 | $114,308 | $117,398 | $120,488 |
| GS-13 | $110,209 | $113,882 | $117,556 | $121,230 | $124,904 | $128,578 | $132,252 | $135,925 | $139,599 | $143,273 |
| GS-14 | $130,233 | $134,574 | $138,915 | $143,256 | $147,597 | $151,938 | $156,279 | $160,620 | $164,961 | $169,302 |
| GS-15 | $153,188 | $158,294 | $163,400 | $168,506 | $173,612 | $178,719 | $183,825 | $188,931 | $194,037 | $195,200 |
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About the 2025 Milwaukee table
The Milwaukee Locality Area used the official OPM Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.
In 2025, the locality adjustment was 22.42%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,373, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.
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.
2025 Milwaukee questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Milwaukee?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI was 22.42%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Milwaukee in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Milwaukee earned $92,679 in 2025, rising to $120,488 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Milwaukee page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Milwaukee page.