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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Minneapolis. For current pay, see the latest Minneapolis page.
27.62% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$28,536 to $195,200 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
36 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Minneapolis full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 27.62% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 $28,536$29,493$30,441$31,387$32,334$32,888$33,827$34,773$34,811$35,695
GS-2 $32,086$32,849$33,912$34,811$35,201$36,236$37,271$38,306$39,341$40,376
GS-3 $35,011$36,178$37,344$38,511$39,677$40,844$42,010$43,176$44,343$45,509
GS-4 $39,301$40,611$41,922$43,233$44,543$45,854$47,165$48,475$49,786$51,096
GS-5 $43,970$45,435$46,900$48,365$49,831$51,296$52,761$54,226$55,691$57,156
GS-6 $49,015$50,649$52,282$53,916$55,549$57,183$58,816$60,450$62,083$63,717
GS-7 $54,467$56,283$58,099$59,915$61,731$63,547$65,363$67,179$68,995$70,811
GS-8 $60,320$62,331$64,342$66,353$68,365$70,376$72,387$74,399$76,410$78,421
GS-9 $66,624$68,845$71,065$73,286$75,506$77,727$79,948$82,168$84,389$86,609
GS-10 $73,367$75,813$78,258$80,703$83,148$85,593$88,039$90,484$92,929$95,374
GS-11 $80,609$83,295$85,981$88,668$91,354$94,041$96,727$99,413$102,100$104,786
GS-12 $96,616$99,837$103,058$106,279$109,501$112,722$115,943$119,164$122,385$125,606
GS-13 $114,890$118,720$122,550$126,380$130,209$134,039$137,869$141,699$145,529$149,359
GS-14 $135,765$140,290$144,816$149,341$153,866$158,392$162,917$167,443$171,968$176,493
GS-15 $159,695$165,018$170,341$175,664$180,987$186,310$191,633$195,200$195,200$195,200
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About the 2025 Minneapolis table

The Minneapolis Locality Area used the official OPM Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.

In 2025, the locality adjustment was 27.62%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $28,536, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.

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.

2025 Minneapolis questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Minneapolis?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI was 27.62%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Minneapolis in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Minneapolis earned $96,616 in 2025, rising to $125,606 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Minneapolis page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Minneapolis page.