GS-7 Pay in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

$52,629 โ€“ $68,419 per year • 22.09% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,457 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-7 Salary Summary โ€” Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

Entry (Step 1) $52,629/yr $2,024 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $59,647/yr $2,294 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $68,419/yr $2,632 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.09% +$10,792 at Step 5

Complete GS-7 Pay Table โ€” Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $52,629 $4,386 $2,024 $25.22 $43,107 +$9,522
Step 2 $54,384 $4,532 $2,092 $26.06 $44,544 +$9,840
Step 3 $56,138 $4,678 $2,159 $26.90 $45,981 +$10,157
Step 4 $57,893 $4,824 $2,227 $27.74 $47,418 +$10,475
Step 5 $59,647 $4,971 $2,294 $28.58 $48,855 +$10,792
Step 6 $61,402 $5,117 $2,362 $29.42 $50,292 +$11,110
Step 7 $63,156 $5,263 $2,429 $30.26 $51,729 +$11,427
Step 8 $64,910 $5,409 $2,497 $31.10 $53,166 +$11,744
Step 9 $66,665 $5,555 $2,564 $31.94 $54,603 +$12,062
Step 10 $68,419 $5,702 $2,632 $32.78 $56,040 +$12,379

Compare Nearby Grades in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

How does GS-7 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-6
$53,678
GS-7
$59,647
GS-8
$66,057

Promotion from GS-6 to GS-7 at Step 5 in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI is a raise of $5,969 per year.

GS-7 Federal Jobs in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

Federal employees at GS-7 in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI locality area earn between $52,629 and $68,419 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.09% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-7 base pay of $43,107 to $56,040.

The Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI locality area covers Wisconsin. At Step 5, a GS-7 employee here earns $2,457 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-7 Step 1 in this area is $2,024, or approximately $25.22 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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