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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Wisconsin for 2020

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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 28.59% 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$25,130$25,973$26,808$27,639$28,475$28,964$29,789$30,622$30,656$31,438
GS-2$28,256$28,929$29,865$30,656$31,000$31,912$32,824$33,736$34,647$35,559
GS-3$30,831$31,858$32,886$33,913$34,940$35,968$36,995$38,023$39,050$40,078
GS-4$34,610$35,763$36,917$38,070$39,224$40,377$41,531$42,684$43,838$44,991
GS-5$38,722$40,013$41,304$42,595$43,886$45,178$46,469$47,760$49,051$50,342
GS-6$43,164$44,603$46,042$47,481$48,919$50,358$51,797$53,236$54,675$56,114
GS-7$47,965$49,564$51,162$52,760$54,359$55,957$57,556$59,154$60,752$62,351
GS-8$53,121$54,891$56,662$58,433$60,203$61,974$63,745$65,515$67,286$69,057
GS-9$58,672$60,628$62,583$64,539$66,495$68,451$70,407$72,363$74,319$76,274
GS-10$64,611$66,765$68,919$71,073$73,227$75,381$77,535$79,689$81,842$83,996
GS-11$70,987$73,353$75,719$78,085$80,451$82,817$85,183$87,549$89,915$92,281
GS-12$85,084$87,921$90,758$93,594$96,431$99,268$102,104$104,941$107,778$110,614
GS-13$101,176$104,549$107,922$111,295$114,668$118,040$121,413$124,786$128,159$131,532
GS-14$119,559$123,544$127,529$131,514$135,499$139,484$143,469$147,454$151,439$155,424
GS-15$140,634$145,322$150,011$154,699$159,387$164,076$168,764$170,800*$170,800*$170,800*
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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 24.66% 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$24,362$25,179$25,989$26,794$27,605$28,078$28,879$29,687$29,719$30,477
GS-2$27,393$28,045$28,952$29,719$30,053$30,937$31,821$32,705$33,588$34,472
GS-3$29,888$30,885$31,881$32,877$33,873$34,869$35,865$36,861$37,857$38,853
GS-4$33,552$34,670$35,789$36,907$38,025$39,143$40,261$41,380$42,498$43,616
GS-5$37,539$38,790$40,042$41,294$42,545$43,797$45,048$46,300$47,552$48,803
GS-6$41,845$43,240$44,635$46,029$47,424$48,819$50,214$51,609$53,004$54,399
GS-7$46,499$48,049$49,598$51,148$52,698$54,247$55,797$57,346$58,896$60,445
GS-8$51,497$53,214$54,930$56,647$58,363$60,080$61,796$63,513$65,230$66,946
GS-9$56,879$58,775$60,671$62,567$64,463$66,359$68,255$70,151$72,047$73,943
GS-10$62,637$64,725$66,813$68,901$70,989$73,077$75,165$77,253$79,341$81,429
GS-11$68,817$71,111$73,405$75,699$77,992$80,286$82,580$84,874$87,167$89,461
GS-12$82,484$85,234$87,984$90,734$93,484$96,234$98,984$101,734$104,484$107,234
GS-13$98,084$101,354$104,623$107,893$111,163$114,433$117,703$120,973$124,242$127,512
GS-14$115,905$119,768$123,632$127,495$131,358$135,221$139,084$142,948$146,811$150,674
GS-15$136,336$140,881$145,426$149,971$154,516$159,061$163,606$168,151$170,800*$170,800*
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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 20.96% 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$23,639$24,432$25,218$25,999$26,785$27,245$28,022$28,805$28,837$29,572
GS-2$26,580$27,212$28,093$28,837$29,161$30,019$30,876$31,734$32,591$33,449
GS-3$29,001$29,968$30,934$31,901$32,867$33,834$34,800$35,767$36,733$37,700
GS-4$32,556$33,641$34,726$35,811$36,896$37,981$39,066$40,151$41,236$42,321
GS-5$36,425$37,639$38,854$40,068$41,282$42,497$43,711$44,926$46,140$47,355
GS-6$40,603$41,956$43,310$44,663$46,017$47,370$48,724$50,077$51,431$52,785
GS-7$45,119$46,623$48,126$49,630$51,133$52,637$54,140$55,644$57,148$58,651
GS-8$49,969$51,634$53,300$54,965$56,631$58,297$59,962$61,628$63,294$64,959
GS-9$55,190$57,030$58,870$60,710$62,550$64,389$66,229$68,069$69,909$71,749
GS-10$60,778$62,804$64,830$66,856$68,882$70,908$72,934$74,960$76,986$79,012
GS-11$66,775$69,000$71,226$73,452$75,677$77,903$80,129$82,354$84,580$86,806
GS-12$80,036$82,704$85,372$88,041$90,709$93,377$96,046$98,714$101,383$104,051
GS-13$95,173$98,345$101,518$104,691$107,864$111,036$114,209$117,382$120,555$123,728
GS-14$112,465$116,214$119,962$123,711$127,459$131,208$134,956$138,705$142,453$146,202
GS-15$132,289$136,699$141,110$145,520$149,930$154,340$158,750$163,161$167,571$170,800*

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 15.95% (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$22,660$23,420$24,173$24,922$25,676$26,117$26,861$27,612$27,642$28,347
GS-2$25,479$26,085$26,929$27,642$27,953$28,775$29,597$30,419$31,242$32,064
GS-3$27,800$28,727$29,653$30,579$31,506$32,432$33,359$34,285$35,212$36,138
GS-4$31,208$32,248$33,288$34,328$35,368$36,408$37,448$38,488$39,529$40,569
GS-5$34,916$36,080$37,244$38,408$39,573$40,737$41,901$43,065$44,229$45,393
GS-6$38,921$40,218$41,516$42,813$44,111$45,408$46,706$48,003$49,301$50,598
GS-7$43,251$44,692$46,133$47,574$49,016$50,457$51,898$53,339$54,781$56,222
GS-8$47,899$49,496$51,092$52,689$54,285$55,882$57,479$59,075$60,672$62,269
GS-9$52,905$54,668$56,432$58,195$59,959$61,723$63,486$65,250$67,013$68,777
GS-10$58,260$60,202$62,145$64,087$66,029$67,971$69,913$71,855$73,798$75,740
GS-11$64,009$66,143$68,276$70,409$72,543$74,676$76,810$78,943$81,077$83,210
GS-12$76,721$79,278$81,836$84,394$86,952$89,510$92,068$94,626$97,183$99,741
GS-13$91,231$94,272$97,313$100,355$103,396$106,437$109,479$112,520$115,562$118,603
GS-14$107,807$111,400$114,993$118,587$122,180$125,773$129,367$132,960$136,553$140,146
GS-15$126,810$131,037$135,265$139,492$143,720$147,948$152,175$156,403$160,630$164,858

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 $170,800, 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/2020/wisconsin