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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for MINNEAPOLIS. For current pay, see the latest MINNEAPOLIS page.
24.66% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,605 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
36 Counties covered by this pay area

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

  • 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.