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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for MINNEAPOLIS. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.
24.66% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,362 to $170,800 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
36 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 MINNEAPOLIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.66% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $24,362$25,179$25,989$26,794$27,605$28,078$28,879$29,687$29,719$30,477
GS-2 $27,393$28,045$28,952$29,719$30,053$30,937$31,821$32,705$33,588$34,472
GS-3 $29,888$30,885$31,881$32,877$33,873$34,869$35,865$36,861$37,857$38,853
GS-4 $33,552$34,670$35,789$36,907$38,025$39,143$40,261$41,380$42,498$43,616
GS-5 $37,539$38,790$40,042$41,294$42,545$43,797$45,048$46,300$47,552$48,803
GS-6 $41,845$43,240$44,635$46,029$47,424$48,819$50,214$51,609$53,004$54,399
GS-7 $46,499$48,049$49,598$51,148$52,698$54,247$55,797$57,346$58,896$60,445
GS-8 $51,497$53,214$54,930$56,647$58,363$60,080$61,796$63,513$65,230$66,946
GS-9 $56,879$58,775$60,671$62,567$64,463$66,359$68,255$70,151$72,047$73,943
GS-10 $62,637$64,725$66,813$68,901$70,989$73,077$75,165$77,253$79,341$81,429
GS-11 $68,817$71,111$73,405$75,699$77,992$80,286$82,580$84,874$87,167$89,461
GS-12 $82,484$85,234$87,984$90,734$93,484$96,234$98,984$101,734$104,484$107,234
GS-13 $98,084$101,354$104,623$107,893$111,163$114,433$117,703$120,973$124,242$127,512
GS-14 $115,905$119,768$123,632$127,495$131,358$135,221$139,084$142,948$146,811$150,674
GS-15 $136,336$140,881$145,426$149,971$154,516$159,061$163,606$168,151$170,800$170,800
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About the 2020 MINNEAPOLIS table

The MINNEAPOLIS Locality Area used the official OPM Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 24.66%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,362, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.

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.

2020 MINNEAPOLIS questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for MINNEAPOLIS?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI was 24.66%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in MINNEAPOLIS in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MINNEAPOLIS earned $82,484 in 2020, rising to $107,234 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 MINNEAPOLIS page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.