2021 MINNEAPOLIS GS Pay Table
The Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI GS locality table for 2021. The 2021 locality adjustment was 24.66%, applied on top of the 2021 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2021 MINNEAPOLIS GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI.
Covered area: 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.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $24,605 | $25,431 | $26,248 | $27,062 | $27,880 | $28,359 | $29,168 | $29,983 | $30,016 | $30,779 |
| GS-2 | $27,667 | $28,325 | $29,241 | $30,016 | $30,353 | $31,246 | $32,139 | $33,031 | $33,924 | $34,816 |
| GS-3 | $30,188 | $31,194 | $32,200 | $33,206 | $34,212 | $35,218 | $36,224 | $37,230 | $38,236 | $39,242 |
| GS-4 | $33,888 | $35,017 | $36,146 | $37,276 | $38,405 | $39,535 | $40,664 | $41,794 | $42,923 | $44,052 |
| GS-5 | $37,914 | $39,178 | $40,442 | $41,706 | $42,970 | $44,234 | $45,498 | $46,762 | $48,027 | $49,291 |
| GS-6 | $42,263 | $43,672 | $45,081 | $46,489 | $47,898 | $49,307 | $50,715 | $52,124 | $53,533 | $54,941 |
| GS-7 | $46,964 | $48,530 | $50,096 | $51,662 | $53,227 | $54,793 | $56,359 | $57,925 | $59,490 | $61,056 |
| GS-8 | $52,012 | $53,746 | $55,480 | $57,214 | $58,948 | $60,682 | $62,416 | $64,150 | $65,884 | $67,618 |
| GS-9 | $57,447 | $59,362 | $61,277 | $63,191 | $65,106 | $67,021 | $68,936 | $70,851 | $72,765 | $74,680 |
| GS-10 | $63,262 | $65,372 | $67,481 | $69,590 | $71,699 | $73,809 | $75,918 | $78,027 | $80,136 | $82,246 |
| GS-11 | $69,505 | $71,823 | $74,140 | $76,458 | $78,775 | $81,093 | $83,410 | $85,727 | $88,045 | $90,362 |
| GS-12 | $83,309 | $86,086 | $88,864 | $91,641 | $94,419 | $97,196 | $99,974 | $102,751 | $105,528 | $108,306 |
| GS-13 | $99,065 | $102,367 | $105,669 | $108,972 | $112,274 | $115,576 | $118,878 | $122,181 | $125,483 | $128,785 |
| GS-14 | $117,064 | $120,966 | $124,868 | $128,770 | $132,672 | $136,574 | $140,476 | $144,377 | $148,279 | $152,181 |
| GS-15 | $137,699 | $142,289 | $146,879 | $151,469 | $156,059 | $160,649 | $165,239 | $169,829 | $172,500 | $172,500 |
2021 MINNEAPOLIS full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 24.66% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 | $24,605 | $25,431 | $26,248 | $27,062 | $27,880 | $28,359 | $29,168 | $29,983 | $30,016 | $30,779 |
| GS-2 | $27,667 | $28,325 | $29,241 | $30,016 | $30,353 | $31,246 | $32,139 | $33,031 | $33,924 | $34,816 |
| GS-3 | $30,188 | $31,194 | $32,200 | $33,206 | $34,212 | $35,218 | $36,224 | $37,230 | $38,236 | $39,242 |
| GS-4 | $33,888 | $35,017 | $36,146 | $37,276 | $38,405 | $39,535 | $40,664 | $41,794 | $42,923 | $44,052 |
| GS-5 | $37,914 | $39,178 | $40,442 | $41,706 | $42,970 | $44,234 | $45,498 | $46,762 | $48,027 | $49,291 |
| GS-6 | $42,263 | $43,672 | $45,081 | $46,489 | $47,898 | $49,307 | $50,715 | $52,124 | $53,533 | $54,941 |
| GS-7 | $46,964 | $48,530 | $50,096 | $51,662 | $53,227 | $54,793 | $56,359 | $57,925 | $59,490 | $61,056 |
| GS-8 | $52,012 | $53,746 | $55,480 | $57,214 | $58,948 | $60,682 | $62,416 | $64,150 | $65,884 | $67,618 |
| GS-9 | $57,447 | $59,362 | $61,277 | $63,191 | $65,106 | $67,021 | $68,936 | $70,851 | $72,765 | $74,680 |
| GS-10 | $63,262 | $65,372 | $67,481 | $69,590 | $71,699 | $73,809 | $75,918 | $78,027 | $80,136 | $82,246 |
| GS-11 | $69,505 | $71,823 | $74,140 | $76,458 | $78,775 | $81,093 | $83,410 | $85,727 | $88,045 | $90,362 |
| GS-12 | $83,309 | $86,086 | $88,864 | $91,641 | $94,419 | $97,196 | $99,974 | $102,751 | $105,528 | $108,306 |
| GS-13 | $99,065 | $102,367 | $105,669 | $108,972 | $112,274 | $115,576 | $118,878 | $122,181 | $125,483 | $128,785 |
| GS-14 | $117,064 | $120,966 | $124,868 | $128,770 | $132,672 | $136,574 | $140,476 | $144,377 | $148,279 | $152,181 |
| GS-15 | $137,699 | $142,289 | $146,879 | $151,469 | $156,059 | $160,649 | $165,239 | $169,829 | $172,500 | $172,500 |
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About the 2021 MINNEAPOLIS table
The MINNEAPOLIS Locality Area used the official OPM Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.
In 2021, the locality adjustment was 24.66%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,605, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.
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.
2021 MINNEAPOLIS questions
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What was the 2021 locality adjustment for MINNEAPOLIS?
In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI was 24.66%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in MINNEAPOLIS in 2021?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in MINNEAPOLIS earned $83,309 in 2021, rising to $108,306 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 MINNEAPOLIS page. -
Is the 2021 table still current?
No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.