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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Wisconsin for 2016

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The General Schedule (GS) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.

Under the GS payscale, an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the GS Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the GS payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.

Wisconsin has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly GS pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a GS-1 broken down by county in the interactive map. For a detailed calculation of your pay as a GS employee in Wisconsin, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE, IL-IN-WI

The CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE, IL-IN-WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Chicago and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 25.44% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,009$23,778$24,544$25,305$26,070$26,518$27,274$28,037$28,067$28,777
GS-2$25,869$26,485$27,342$28,067$28,386$29,221$30,057$30,892$31,728$32,563
GS-3$28,227$29,167$30,108$31,049$31,990$32,931$33,871$34,812$35,753$36,694
GS-4$31,687$32,744$33,800$34,856$35,912$36,968$38,025$39,081$40,137$41,193
GS-5$35,452$36,633$37,815$38,997$40,178$41,360$42,542$43,723$44,905$46,087
GS-6$39,519$40,836$42,153$43,470$44,787$46,104$47,421$48,738$50,056$51,373
GS-7$43,915$45,379$46,843$48,307$49,771$51,235$52,699$54,162$55,626$57,090
GS-8$48,634$50,255$51,876$53,496$55,117$56,738$58,358$59,979$61,600$63,221
GS-9$53,717$55,507$57,297$59,087$60,877$62,667$64,457$66,247$68,037$69,827
GS-10$59,155$61,127$63,099$65,071$67,043$69,015$70,986$72,958$74,930$76,902
GS-11$64,992$67,158$69,324$71,491$73,657$75,823$77,990$80,156$82,323$84,489
GS-12$77,899$80,496$83,093$85,689$88,286$90,883$93,479$96,076$98,672$101,269
GS-13$92,632$95,721$98,809$101,897$104,986$108,074$111,162$114,251$117,339$120,427
GS-14$109,463$113,112$116,761$120,410$124,059$127,708$131,357$135,006$138,655$142,304
GS-15$128,759$133,052$137,344$141,637$145,929$150,222$154,514$158,807$160,300*$160,300*
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MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI

The MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Minneapolis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.3% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,250$22,994$23,734$24,470$25,210$25,643$26,374$27,112$27,141$27,827
GS-2$25,016$25,611$26,440$27,141$27,449$28,257$29,065$29,873$30,680$31,488
GS-3$27,295$28,205$29,114$30,024$30,934$31,844$32,753$33,663$34,573$35,483
GS-4$30,642$31,663$32,684$33,706$34,727$35,748$36,770$37,791$38,812$39,834
GS-5$34,282$35,424$36,567$37,710$38,852$39,995$41,138$42,280$43,423$44,566
GS-6$38,214$39,488$40,762$42,035$43,309$44,583$45,856$47,130$48,404$49,677
GS-7$42,466$43,881$45,297$46,713$48,128$49,544$50,959$52,375$53,790$55,206
GS-8$47,029$48,596$50,164$51,731$53,298$54,865$56,432$58,000$59,567$61,134
GS-9$51,944$53,675$55,406$57,137$58,868$60,599$62,330$64,061$65,792$67,523
GS-10$57,203$59,109$61,016$62,923$64,830$66,737$68,644$70,551$72,457$74,364
GS-11$62,847$64,942$67,036$69,131$71,226$73,321$75,416$77,511$79,606$81,700
GS-12$75,329$77,839$80,350$82,861$85,372$87,883$90,394$92,905$95,416$97,927
GS-13$89,575$92,562$95,548$98,534$101,521$104,507$107,494$110,480$113,466$116,453
GS-14$105,850$109,379$112,907$116,436$119,964$123,493$127,022$130,550$134,079$137,608
GS-15$124,510$128,660$132,811$136,962$141,113$145,264$149,415$153,566$157,717$160,300*
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MILWAUKEE-RACINE-WAUKESHA, WI

The MILWAUKEE-RACINE-WAUKESHA, WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Milwaukee and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.39% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,716$22,442$23,164$23,883$24,605$25,028$25,742$26,461$26,490$27,160
GS-2$24,416$24,997$25,805$26,490$26,790$27,579$28,367$29,156$29,944$30,733
GS-3$26,640$27,528$28,416$29,304$30,192$31,080$31,968$32,856$33,744$34,631
GS-4$29,906$30,903$31,900$32,897$33,894$34,891$35,888$36,884$37,881$38,878
GS-5$33,459$34,575$35,690$36,805$37,920$39,036$40,151$41,266$42,381$43,496
GS-6$37,298$38,541$39,784$41,027$42,270$43,513$44,756$45,999$47,242$48,485
GS-7$41,447$42,829$44,210$45,592$46,974$48,355$49,737$51,118$52,500$53,882
GS-8$45,901$47,431$48,960$50,490$52,019$53,549$55,079$56,608$58,138$59,667
GS-9$50,698$52,388$54,077$55,766$57,456$59,145$60,835$62,524$64,214$65,903
GS-10$55,830$57,691$59,553$61,414$63,275$65,136$66,997$68,858$70,719$72,580
GS-11$61,339$63,384$65,428$67,473$69,517$71,562$73,607$75,651$77,696$79,740
GS-12$73,521$75,972$78,423$80,873$83,324$85,775$88,225$90,676$93,127$95,577
GS-13$87,426$90,341$93,256$96,171$99,085$102,000$104,915$107,830$110,744$113,659
GS-14$103,311$106,755$110,199$113,643$117,087$120,530$123,974$127,418$130,862$134,306
GS-15$121,523$125,574$129,625$133,677$137,728$141,779$145,830$149,882$153,933$157,984

The Milwaukee locality pay rate also applies to Milwaukee, and other cities within the region.

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Rest of Wisconsin

Any federal employees in Wisconsin who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 14.35% (shown in the table below).

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,975$21,676$22,374$23,068$23,765$24,174$24,863$25,558$25,586$26,233
GS-2$23,582$24,144$24,925$25,586$25,876$26,638$27,399$28,161$28,923$29,684
GS-3$25,731$26,589$27,446$28,304$29,162$30,019$30,877$31,734$32,592$33,450
GS-4$28,886$29,849$30,812$31,774$32,737$33,700$34,663$35,626$36,589$37,551
GS-5$32,318$33,395$34,472$35,549$36,626$37,703$38,781$39,858$40,935$42,012
GS-6$36,025$37,225$38,426$39,627$40,828$42,028$43,229$44,430$45,630$46,831
GS-7$40,033$41,367$42,702$44,036$45,371$46,705$48,040$49,374$50,709$52,043
GS-8$44,335$45,812$47,289$48,767$50,244$51,722$53,199$54,676$56,154$57,631
GS-9$48,968$50,600$52,232$53,863$55,495$57,127$58,759$60,391$62,022$63,654
GS-10$53,925$55,723$57,520$59,318$61,116$62,913$64,711$66,508$68,306$70,103
GS-11$59,246$61,221$63,196$65,170$67,145$69,120$71,095$73,070$75,044$77,019
GS-12$71,012$73,380$75,747$78,114$80,481$82,848$85,215$87,582$89,949$92,316
GS-13$84,443$87,258$90,073$92,889$95,704$98,519$101,335$104,150$106,965$109,781
GS-14$99,785$103,112$106,438$109,765$113,091$116,417$119,744$123,070$126,397$129,723
GS-15$117,376$121,289$125,202$129,115$133,028$136,941$140,854$144,767$148,680$152,593

The Rest of U.S. locality pay rate also applies to Green Bay, Madison, Fort McCoy, and other cities within the region.

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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $160,300, which is the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).


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Source: www.federalpay.org/gs/2016/wisconsin