GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-MSP

GS pay scale 2026: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI locality pay area get base pay plus a 27.62% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $28,822; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 36 counties and cities in 2 states.

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$28,822$29,788$30,746$31,701$32,657$33,217$34,165$35,120$35,159$36,050
GS-2$32,407$33,177$34,252$35,159$35,552$36,598$37,643$38,688$39,733$40,778
GS-3$35,361$36,540$37,719$38,899$40,078$41,257$42,436$43,615$44,795$45,974
GS-4$39,694$41,017$42,340$43,664$44,987$46,311$47,634$48,958$50,281$51,604
GS-5$44,410$45,891$47,371$48,852$50,332$51,812$53,293$54,773$56,254$57,734
GS-6$49,505$51,155$52,805$54,455$56,106$57,756$59,406$61,056$62,706$64,356
GS-7$55,012$56,846$58,680$60,514$62,347$64,181$66,015$67,849$69,683$71,517
GS-8$60,923$62,954$64,984$67,015$69,045$71,075$73,106$75,136$77,167$79,197
GS-9$67,290$69,534$71,777$74,021$76,264$78,508$80,752$82,995$85,239$87,482
GS-10$74,101$76,571$79,040$81,510$83,979$86,449$88,918$91,387$93,857$96,326
GS-11$81,415$84,130$86,844$89,559$92,273$94,988$97,702$100,417$103,131$105,845
GS-12$97,582$100,835$104,088$107,341$110,594$113,847$117,100$120,353$123,606$126,859
GS-13$116,038$119,907$123,775$127,643$131,511$135,379$139,247$143,116$146,984$150,852
GS-14$137,123$141,694$146,265$150,837$155,408$159,979$164,551$169,122$173,693$178,265
GS-15$161,291$166,668$172,045$177,421$182,798$188,174$193,551$197,200*$197,200*$197,200*

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN locality pay applies

Minnesota

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; Kanabec County, MN; Le Sueur County, MN; McLeod County, MN; Meeker County, MN; Mille Lacs County, MN; Morrison County, MN; Mower County, MN; Nicollet County, MN; Olmsted County, MN; Pine County, MN; Ramsey County, MN; Rice County, MN; Scott County, MN; Sherburne County, MN; Sibley County, MN; Stearns County, MN; Steele County, MN; Wabasha County, MN; Waseca County, MN; Washington County, MN; Wright County, MN

Wisconsin

Pierce County, WI; Polk County, WI; St. Croix County, WI

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

Albany-Schenectady, NY · 20.77%Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM · 18.33%Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA · 23.79%Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · 20.35%Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL · 18.24%Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA · 32.58%Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 22.41%Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 19.45%Charlotte-Concord, NC · 19.67%Chicago-Naperville, IL · 30.86%Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH · 21.93%Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 22.23%Colorado Springs, CO · 20.15%Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH · 22.15%Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX · 17.63%Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · 27.26%Davenport-Moline, IA · 18.93%Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 21.42%Denver-Aurora, CO · 30.52%Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA · 18.01%Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI · 29.12%Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA · 17.65%Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA · 19.43%Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 32.08%Houston-The Woodlands, TX · 35%Huntsville-Decatur, AL · 21.91%Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 18.15%Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO · 18.97%Laredo, TX · 21.59%Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 19.57%Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 36.47%Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 24.67%Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 22.42%New York-Newark, NY · 37.95%Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE · 18.23%Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 17.93%Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA · 28.99%Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 22.45%Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA · 21.03%Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR · 26.13%Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 22.24%Reno-Fernley, NV · 17.52%Richmond, VA · 22.28%Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 17.88%Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 29.76%San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX · 18.78%San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 33.72%San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 46.34%Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 31.57%Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA · 17.67%St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO · 20.03%Alaska · 32.36%Hawaii · 22.21%Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 19.28%Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA · 18.8%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

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