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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for MINNEAPOLIS. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.
23.37% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,175 to $164,200 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
36 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 MINNEAPOLIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 23.37% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $23,175$23,951$24,722$25,488$26,259$26,710$27,471$28,241$28,270$28,994
GS-2 $26,057$26,678$27,540$28,270$28,591$29,432$30,274$31,115$31,957$32,798
GS-3 $28,431$29,378$30,326$31,273$32,221$33,168$34,116$35,063$36,010$36,958
GS-4 $31,917$32,981$34,044$35,107$36,171$37,234$38,298$39,361$40,425$41,488
GS-5 $35,709$36,900$38,090$39,281$40,472$41,662$42,853$44,043$45,234$46,424
GS-6 $39,804$41,130$42,457$43,783$45,109$46,435$47,761$49,088$50,414$51,740
GS-7 $44,233$45,707$47,182$48,656$50,130$51,604$53,079$54,553$56,027$57,502
GS-8 $48,987$50,620$52,253$53,887$55,520$57,154$58,787$60,420$62,054$63,687
GS-9 $54,106$55,910$57,714$59,517$61,321$63,125$64,928$66,732$68,536$70,339
GS-10 $59,584$61,570$63,557$65,543$67,529$69,515$71,502$73,488$75,474$77,460
GS-11 $65,463$67,645$69,827$72,010$74,192$76,375$78,557$80,739$82,922$85,104
GS-12 $78,463$81,079$83,694$86,310$88,925$91,541$94,156$96,771$99,387$102,002
GS-13 $93,302$96,412$99,523$102,633$105,743$108,853$111,963$115,073$118,184$121,294
GS-14 $110,256$113,931$117,606$121,281$124,957$128,632$132,307$135,982$139,657$143,332
GS-15 $129,690$134,013$138,336$142,659$146,982$151,305$155,628$159,950$164,200$164,200
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About the 2018 MINNEAPOLIS table

The MINNEAPOLIS Locality Area used the official OPM Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 23.37%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,175, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.

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.

2018 MINNEAPOLIS questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for MINNEAPOLIS?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI was 23.37%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MINNEAPOLIS in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MINNEAPOLIS earned $78,463 in 2018, rising to $102,002 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 MINNEAPOLIS page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.