2025 GS Pay: Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
The Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI locality pay area adds 22.42% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-MIL, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 22.42%
- Annual pay range
- $27,373 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 1 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| 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 | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.12 | $13.56 | $13.99 | $14.43 | $14.86 | $15.12 | $15.55 | $15.98 | $16.00 | $16.41 |
| GS-2 | $14.75 | $15.10 | $15.59 | $16.00 | $16.18 | $16.66 | $17.13 | $17.61 | $18.08 | $18.56 |
| GS-3 | $16.09 | $16.63 | $17.16 | $17.70 | $18.24 | $18.77 | $19.31 | $19.85 | $20.38 | $20.92 |
| GS-4 | $18.06 | $18.67 | $19.27 | $19.87 | $20.47 | $21.08 | $21.68 | $22.28 | $22.88 | $23.49 |
| GS-5 | $20.21 | $20.88 | $21.56 | $22.23 | $22.90 | $23.58 | $24.25 | $24.92 | $25.60 | $26.27 |
| GS-6 | $22.53 | $23.28 | $24.03 | $24.78 | $25.53 | $26.28 | $27.03 | $27.78 | $28.54 | $29.29 |
| GS-7 | $25.03 | $25.87 | $26.70 | $27.54 | $28.37 | $29.21 | $30.04 | $30.88 | $31.71 | $32.55 |
| GS-8 | $27.72 | $28.65 | $29.57 | $30.50 | $31.42 | $32.35 | $33.27 | $34.20 | $35.12 | $36.05 |
| GS-9 | $30.62 | $31.64 | $32.66 | $33.68 | $34.71 | $35.73 | $36.75 | $37.77 | $38.79 | $39.81 |
| GS-10 | $33.72 | $34.85 | $35.97 | $37.09 | $38.22 | $39.34 | $40.47 | $41.59 | $42.71 | $43.84 |
| GS-11 | $37.05 | $38.29 | $39.52 | $40.75 | $41.99 | $43.22 | $44.46 | $45.69 | $46.93 | $48.16 |
| GS-12 | $44.41 | $45.89 | $47.37 | $48.85 | $50.33 | $51.81 | $53.29 | $54.77 | $56.25 | $57.73 |
| GS-13 | $52.81 | $54.57 | $56.33 | $58.09 | $59.85 | $61.61 | $63.37 | $65.13 | $66.89 | $68.65 |
| GS-14 | $62.40 | $64.48 | $66.56 | $68.64 | $70.72 | $72.80 | $74.88 | $76.96 | $79.04 | $81.12 |
| GS-15 | $73.40 | $75.85 | $78.29 | $80.74 | $83.19 | $85.63 | $88.08 | $90.53 | $92.97 | $93.53Capped |
Compare Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 10 places in this area, in WI. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge County, WI | WI | 55027 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | WI | 55039 |
| Jefferson County, WI | WI | 55055 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | WI | 55079 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | WI | 55089 |
| Racine County, WI | WI | 55101 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | WI | 55117 |
| Walworth County, WI | WI | 55127 |
| Washington County, WI | WI | 55131 |
| Waukesha County, WI | WI | 55133 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-MIL, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, MIL.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.