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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for MINNEAPOLIS. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.
20.96% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,968 to $158,700 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
36 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 MINNEAPOLIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.96% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for MINNEAPOLIS.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,968$22,702$23,432$24,159$24,890$25,318$26,040$26,768$26,796$27,472
GS-2 $24,699$25,287$26,104$26,796$27,099$27,896$28,693$29,490$30,287$31,084
GS-3 $26,949$27,847$28,746$29,645$30,544$31,442$32,341$33,240$34,139$35,037
GS-4 $30,253$31,262$32,271$33,280$34,289$35,297$36,306$37,315$38,324$39,333
GS-5 $33,847$34,976$36,104$37,233$38,361$39,490$40,618$41,747$42,875$44,004
GS-6 $37,730$38,988$40,246$41,504$42,762$44,020$45,278$46,536$47,794$49,052
GS-7 $41,927$43,324$44,721$46,118$47,516$48,913$50,310$51,707$53,104$54,501
GS-8 $46,433$47,981$49,529$51,078$52,626$54,174$55,723$57,271$58,819$60,368
GS-9 $51,286$52,995$54,704$56,413$58,122$59,832$61,541$63,250$64,959$66,668
GS-10 $56,477$58,360$60,242$62,124$64,006$65,888$67,770$69,652$71,535$73,417
GS-11 $62,050$64,118$66,187$68,255$70,324$72,392$74,461$76,529$78,597$80,666
GS-12 $74,373$76,853$79,333$81,813$84,292$86,772$89,252$91,731$94,211$96,691
GS-13 $88,440$91,388$94,335$97,283$100,231$103,179$106,127$109,074$112,022$114,970
GS-14 $104,508$107,992$111,476$114,959$118,443$121,926$125,410$128,894$132,377$135,861
GS-15 $122,932$127,030$131,128$135,226$139,324$143,422$147,520$151,619$155,717$158,700
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About the 2015 MINNEAPOLIS table

The MINNEAPOLIS Locality Area used the official OPM Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI boundary in 2015. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2015 nationwide base GS table.

In 2015, the locality adjustment was 20.96%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,968, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,700.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 36 counties and cities across Minnesota, Wisconsin. Some of the included jurisdictions include Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, and more.

2015 MINNEAPOLIS questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for MINNEAPOLIS?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI was 20.96%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MINNEAPOLIS in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MINNEAPOLIS earned $74,373 in 2015, rising to $96,691 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 MINNEAPOLIS page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.