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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Wisconsin for 2021

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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$25,381$26,232$27,076$27,916$28,759$29,253$30,087$30,928$30,962$31,749
GS-2$28,539$29,218$30,163$30,962$31,310$32,231$33,152$34,072$34,993$35,914
GS-3$31,139$32,177$33,215$34,253$35,290$36,328$37,366$38,403$39,441$40,479
GS-4$34,956$36,121$37,286$38,451$39,616$40,781$41,946$43,111$44,276$45,441
GS-5$39,109$40,413$41,717$43,021$44,325$45,629$46,933$48,237$49,541$50,844
GS-6$43,596$45,049$46,502$47,955$49,408$50,861$52,314$53,767$55,220$56,673
GS-7$48,445$50,060$51,675$53,290$54,905$56,520$58,136$59,751$61,366$62,981
GS-8$53,652$55,440$57,229$59,018$60,806$62,595$64,384$66,172$67,961$69,750
GS-9$59,258$61,233$63,208$65,184$67,159$69,134$71,109$73,084$75,059$77,034
GS-10$65,257$67,433$69,608$71,784$73,960$76,136$78,311$80,487$82,663$84,839
GS-11$71,697$74,087$76,478$78,868$81,259$83,649$86,040$88,430$90,821$93,211
GS-12$85,935$88,800$91,665$94,530$97,395$100,260$103,125$105,990$108,855$111,720
GS-13$102,188$105,594$109,001$112,407$115,813$119,220$122,626$126,032$129,439$132,845
GS-14$120,755$124,780$128,805$132,830$136,854$140,879$144,904$148,929$152,954$156,979
GS-15$142,041$146,775$151,510$156,245$160,979$165,714$170,449$172,500*$172,500*$172,500*
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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$24,605$25,431$26,248$27,062$27,880$28,359$29,168$29,983$30,016$30,779
GS-2$27,667$28,325$29,241$30,016$30,353$31,246$32,139$33,031$33,924$34,816
GS-3$30,188$31,194$32,200$33,206$34,212$35,218$36,224$37,230$38,236$39,242
GS-4$33,888$35,017$36,146$37,276$38,405$39,535$40,664$41,794$42,923$44,052
GS-5$37,914$39,178$40,442$41,706$42,970$44,234$45,498$46,762$48,027$49,291
GS-6$42,263$43,672$45,081$46,489$47,898$49,307$50,715$52,124$53,533$54,941
GS-7$46,964$48,530$50,096$51,662$53,227$54,793$56,359$57,925$59,490$61,056
GS-8$52,012$53,746$55,480$57,214$58,948$60,682$62,416$64,150$65,884$67,618
GS-9$57,447$59,362$61,277$63,191$65,106$67,021$68,936$70,851$72,765$74,680
GS-10$63,262$65,372$67,481$69,590$71,699$73,809$75,918$78,027$80,136$82,246
GS-11$69,505$71,823$74,140$76,458$78,775$81,093$83,410$85,727$88,045$90,362
GS-12$83,309$86,086$88,864$91,641$94,419$97,196$99,974$102,751$105,528$108,306
GS-13$99,065$102,367$105,669$108,972$112,274$115,576$118,878$122,181$125,483$128,785
GS-14$117,064$120,966$124,868$128,770$132,672$136,574$140,476$144,377$148,279$152,181
GS-15$137,699$142,289$146,879$151,469$156,059$160,649$165,239$169,829$172,500*$172,500*
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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$23,875$24,676$25,469$26,259$27,053$27,517$28,302$29,093$29,125$29,865
GS-2$26,846$27,485$28,374$29,125$29,453$30,319$31,185$32,051$32,917$33,783
GS-3$29,292$30,268$31,244$32,220$33,196$34,172$35,149$36,125$37,101$38,077
GS-4$32,882$33,978$35,074$36,169$37,265$38,361$39,457$40,553$41,649$42,745
GS-5$36,789$38,015$39,242$40,468$41,695$42,921$44,148$45,375$46,601$47,828
GS-6$41,009$42,376$43,743$45,110$46,476$47,843$49,210$50,577$51,944$53,311
GS-7$45,570$47,090$48,609$50,128$51,648$53,167$54,686$56,205$57,725$59,244
GS-8$50,468$52,151$53,833$55,516$57,198$58,881$60,563$62,246$63,929$65,611
GS-9$55,742$57,600$59,458$61,316$63,174$65,032$66,890$68,748$70,606$72,464
GS-10$61,385$63,431$65,478$67,525$69,571$71,618$73,665$75,711$77,758$79,805
GS-11$67,442$69,691$71,940$74,188$76,437$78,686$80,934$83,183$85,432$87,680
GS-12$80,836$83,531$86,226$88,921$91,616$94,311$97,006$99,701$102,396$105,091
GS-13$96,124$99,329$102,533$105,737$108,941$112,146$115,350$118,554$121,758$124,963
GS-14$113,590$117,376$121,162$124,948$128,734$132,520$136,306$140,092$143,878$147,664
GS-15$133,612$138,066$142,520$146,974$151,427$155,881$160,335$164,789$169,242$172,500*

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$22,886$23,654$24,414$25,172$25,932$26,377$27,130$27,888$27,918$28,628
GS-2$25,734$26,346$27,198$27,918$28,233$29,063$29,893$30,723$31,553$32,384
GS-3$28,078$29,014$29,950$30,886$31,821$32,757$33,693$34,628$35,564$36,500
GS-4$31,520$32,570$33,621$34,671$35,722$36,772$37,823$38,873$39,924$40,974
GS-5$35,265$36,441$37,616$38,792$39,968$41,144$42,319$43,495$44,671$45,847
GS-6$39,311$40,621$41,931$43,241$44,551$45,862$47,172$48,482$49,792$51,103
GS-7$43,683$45,139$46,596$48,052$49,508$50,965$52,421$53,877$55,334$56,790
GS-8$48,378$49,991$51,604$53,216$54,829$56,442$58,055$59,668$61,281$62,894
GS-9$53,433$55,214$56,995$58,776$60,557$62,338$64,119$65,900$67,681$69,462
GS-10$58,842$60,804$62,766$64,728$66,690$68,652$70,614$72,575$74,537$76,499
GS-11$64,649$66,805$68,960$71,116$73,271$75,427$77,582$79,738$81,893$84,049
GS-12$77,488$80,072$82,655$85,238$87,822$90,405$92,988$95,572$98,155$100,739
GS-13$92,143$95,215$98,286$101,358$104,429$107,501$110,572$113,644$116,715$119,787
GS-14$108,885$112,514$116,144$119,773$123,402$127,031$130,661$134,290$137,919$141,548
GS-15$128,078$132,348$136,617$140,886$145,155$149,425$153,694$157,963$162,233$166,502

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 $172,500, 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/2021/wisconsin