What is the 2026 locality pay for Milwaukee?

Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI has a 22.42% locality payment in 2026, ranked 22 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $111,310; a GS-7 step 1 earns $52,770.

How much more is Milwaukee than Rest of U.S.?

22.42% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $93,606 in Milwaukee versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $4,098.

Milwaukee GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI — 22.42% locality payment, ranked #22 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-MIL · area definition. Cells marked * are limited to EX-IV ($197,200).

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	27,647	28,574	29,493	30,409	31,326	31,863	32,773	33,689	33,727	34,581
GS-2	31,086	31,826	32,856	33,727	34,104	35,106	36,109	37,112	38,114	39,117
GS-3	33,920	35,051	36,182	37,314	38,445	39,576	40,707	41,838	42,969	44,101
GS-4	38,076	39,346	40,615	41,885	43,154	44,424	45,693	46,963	48,232	49,502
GS-5	42,601	44,021	45,441	46,861	48,281	49,701	51,121	52,541	53,962	55,382
GS-6	47,488	49,071	50,654	52,237	53,820	55,402	56,985	58,568	60,151	61,734
GS-7	52,770	54,530	56,289	58,048	59,807	61,566	63,325	65,085	66,844	68,603
GS-8	58,441	60,389	62,336	64,284	66,232	68,179	70,127	72,075	74,022	75,970
GS-9	64,548	66,701	68,853	71,005	73,157	75,309	77,461	79,613	81,766	83,918
GS-10	71,082	73,451	75,820	78,188	80,557	82,926	85,295	87,664	90,033	92,401
GS-11	78,098	80,702	83,306	85,909	88,513	91,117	93,721	96,325	98,929	101,533
GS-12	93,606	96,726	99,847	102,967	106,088	109,208	112,329	115,449	118,570	121,690
GS-13	111,310	115,021	118,731	122,442	126,153	129,863	133,574	137,284	140,995	144,705
GS-14	131,535	135,920	140,306	144,691	149,076	153,461	157,846	162,231	166,616	171,001
GS-15	154,719	159,877	165,034	170,192	175,350	180,507	185,665	190,822	195,980	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.25 – $16.57/hr

GS-2

$14.90 – $18.74/hr

GS-3

$16.25 – $21.13/hr

GS-4

$18.24 – $23.72/hr

GS-5

$20.41 – $26.54/hr

GS-6

$22.75 – $29.58/hr

GS-7

$25.29 – $32.87/hr

GS-8

$28.00 – $36.40/hr

GS-9

$30.93 – $40.21/hr

GS-10

$34.06 – $44.27/hr

GS-11

$37.42 – $48.65/hr

GS-12

$44.85 – $58.31/hr

GS-13

$53.33 – $69.34/hr

GS-14

$63.03 – $81.94/hr

GS-15

$74.13 – $94.49/hr

Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Los Angeles 36.47%Houston 35%Washington DC 33.94%San Diego 33.72%Boston 32.58%Alaska 32.36%Hartford 32.08%Seattle 31.57%Chicago 30.86%Denver 30.52%Sacramento 29.76%Detroit 29.12%Philadelphia 28.99%Minneapolis 27.62%Dallas-Fort Worth 27.26%Portland 26.13%Miami 24.67%Atlanta 23.79%Phoenix 22.45%Buffalo 22.41%Richmond 22.28%Raleigh 22.24%Cleveland 22.23%Hawaii 22.21%Columbus 22.15%Cincinnati 21.93%Huntsville 21.91%Laredo 21.59%Dayton 21.42%Pittsburgh 21.03%Albany 20.77%Austin 20.35%Colorado Springs 20.15%St. Louis 20.03%Charlotte 19.67%Las Vegas 19.57%Burlington 19.45%Harrisburg 19.43%Tucson 19.28%Kansas City 18.97%Davenport 18.93%Virginia Beach 18.8%San Antonio 18.78%Albuquerque 18.33%Birmingham 18.24%Omaha 18.23%Indianapolis 18.15%Des Moines 18.01%Palm Bay 17.93%Rochester 17.88%Spokane 17.67%Fresno 17.65%Corpus Christi 17.63%Reno 17.52%Rest of U.S. 17.06%