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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for MINNEAPOLIS. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.
21.30% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,250 to $160,300 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
36 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 MINNEAPOLIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.30% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 $22,250$22,994$23,734$24,470$25,210$25,643$26,374$27,112$27,141$27,827
GS-2 $25,016$25,611$26,440$27,141$27,449$28,257$29,065$29,873$30,680$31,488
GS-3 $27,295$28,205$29,114$30,024$30,934$31,844$32,753$33,663$34,573$35,483
GS-4 $30,642$31,663$32,684$33,706$34,727$35,748$36,770$37,791$38,812$39,834
GS-5 $34,282$35,424$36,567$37,710$38,852$39,995$41,138$42,280$43,423$44,566
GS-6 $38,214$39,488$40,762$42,035$43,309$44,583$45,856$47,130$48,404$49,677
GS-7 $42,466$43,881$45,297$46,713$48,128$49,544$50,959$52,375$53,790$55,206
GS-8 $47,029$48,596$50,164$51,731$53,298$54,865$56,432$58,000$59,567$61,134
GS-9 $51,944$53,675$55,406$57,137$58,868$60,599$62,330$64,061$65,792$67,523
GS-10 $57,203$59,109$61,016$62,923$64,830$66,737$68,644$70,551$72,457$74,364
GS-11 $62,847$64,942$67,036$69,131$71,226$73,321$75,416$77,511$79,606$81,700
GS-12 $75,329$77,839$80,350$82,861$85,372$87,883$90,394$92,905$95,416$97,927
GS-13 $89,575$92,562$95,548$98,534$101,521$104,507$107,494$110,480$113,466$116,453
GS-14 $105,850$109,379$112,907$116,436$119,964$123,493$127,022$130,550$134,079$137,608
GS-15 $124,510$128,660$132,811$136,962$141,113$145,264$149,415$153,566$157,717$160,300
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About the 2016 MINNEAPOLIS table

The MINNEAPOLIS Locality Area used the official OPM Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.

In 2016, the locality adjustment was 21.30%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,250, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,300.

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.

2016 MINNEAPOLIS questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for MINNEAPOLIS?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI was 21.30%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MINNEAPOLIS in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MINNEAPOLIS earned $75,329 in 2016, rising to $97,927 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 MINNEAPOLIS page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.