GS-14 Pay in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

$131,181 โ€“ $170,529 per year • 22.09% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $6,125 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-14 Salary Summary โ€” Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

Entry (Step 1) $131,181/yr $5,045 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $148,669/yr $5,718 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $170,529/yr $6,559 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.09% +$26,899 at Step 5

Complete GS-14 Pay Table โ€” Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $131,181 $10,932 $5,045 $62.86 $107,446 +$23,735
Step 2 $135,553 $11,296 $5,214 $64.95 $111,027 +$24,526
Step 3 $139,925 $11,660 $5,382 $67.05 $114,608 +$25,317
Step 4 $144,297 $12,025 $5,550 $69.14 $118,189 +$26,108
Step 5 $148,669 $12,389 $5,718 $71.24 $121,770 +$26,899
Step 6 $153,041 $12,753 $5,886 $73.33 $125,351 +$27,690
Step 7 $157,413 $13,118 $6,054 $75.43 $128,932 +$28,481
Step 8 $161,785 $13,482 $6,223 $77.52 $132,513 +$29,272
Step 9 $166,157 $13,846 $6,391 $79.62 $136,094 +$30,063
Step 10 $170,529 $14,211 $6,559 $81.71 $139,675 +$30,854

Compare Nearby Grades in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

How does GS-14 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-13
$125,827
GS-14
$148,669
GS-15
$174,884

Promotion from GS-13 to GS-14 at Step 5 in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI is a raise of $22,842 per year.

GS-14 Federal Jobs in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

Federal employees at GS-14 in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI locality area earn between $131,181 and $170,529 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.09% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-14 base pay of $107,446 to $139,675.

The Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI locality area covers Wisconsin. At Step 5, a GS-14 employee here earns $6,125 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-14 Step 1 in this area is $5,045, or approximately $62.86 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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