GS-10 Pay in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

$70,872 โ€“ $91,771 per year • 22.09% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,303 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-10 Salary Summary โ€” Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

Entry (Step 1) $70,872/yr $2,726 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $80,161/yr $3,083 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $91,771/yr $3,530 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.09% +$14,504 at Step 5

Complete GS-10 Pay Table โ€” Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $70,872 $5,906 $2,726 $33.96 $58,049 +$12,823
Step 2 $73,194 $6,100 $2,815 $35.07 $59,951 +$13,243
Step 3 $75,516 $6,293 $2,904 $36.18 $61,853 +$13,663
Step 4 $77,838 $6,487 $2,994 $37.30 $63,755 +$14,083
Step 5 $80,161 $6,680 $3,083 $38.41 $65,657 +$14,504
Step 6 $82,483 $6,874 $3,172 $39.52 $67,559 +$14,924
Step 7 $84,805 $7,067 $3,262 $40.63 $69,461 +$15,344
Step 8 $87,127 $7,261 $3,351 $41.75 $71,363 +$15,764
Step 9 $89,449 $7,454 $3,440 $42.86 $73,265 +$16,184
Step 10 $91,771 $7,648 $3,530 $43.97 $75,167 +$16,604

Compare Nearby Grades in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

How does GS-10 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-9
$72,948
GS-10
$80,161
GS-11
$88,270

Promotion from GS-9 to GS-10 at Step 5 in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI is a raise of $7,213 per year.

GS-10 Federal Jobs in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

Federal employees at GS-10 in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI locality area earn between $70,872 and $91,771 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.09% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-10 base pay of $58,049 to $75,167.

The Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI locality area covers Wisconsin. At Step 5, a GS-10 employee here earns $3,303 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-10 Step 1 in this area is $2,726, or approximately $33.96 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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