GS-5 Pay in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

$42,486 โ€“ $55,232 per year • 22.09% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,984 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-5 Salary Summary โ€” Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

Entry (Step 1) $42,486/yr $1,634 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $48,151/yr $1,852 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $55,232/yr $2,124 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.09% +$8,712 at Step 5

Complete GS-5 Pay Table โ€” Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $42,486 $3,541 $1,634 $20.36 $34,799 +$7,687
Step 2 $43,902 $3,659 $1,689 $21.04 $35,959 +$7,943
Step 3 $45,319 $3,777 $1,743 $21.71 $37,119 +$8,200
Step 4 $46,735 $3,895 $1,798 $22.39 $38,279 +$8,456
Step 5 $48,151 $4,013 $1,852 $23.07 $39,439 +$8,712
Step 6 $49,567 $4,131 $1,906 $23.75 $40,599 +$8,968
Step 7 $50,984 $4,249 $1,961 $24.43 $41,759 +$9,225
Step 8 $52,400 $4,367 $2,015 $25.11 $42,919 +$9,481
Step 9 $53,816 $4,485 $2,070 $25.79 $44,079 +$9,737
Step 10 $55,232 $4,603 $2,124 $26.46 $45,239 +$9,993

Compare Nearby Grades in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

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

GS-4
$43,038
GS-5
$48,151
GS-6
$53,678

Promotion from GS-4 to GS-5 at Step 5 in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI is a raise of $5,113 per year.

GS-5 Federal Jobs in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

Federal employees at GS-5 in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI locality area earn between $42,486 and $55,232 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.09% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-5 base pay of $34,799 to $45,239.

The Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI locality area covers Wisconsin. At Step 5, a GS-5 employee here earns $1,984 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-5 Step 1 in this area is $1,634, or approximately $20.36 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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