What is the 2026 locality pay for Minneapolis?

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI has a 27.62% locality payment in 2026, ranked 16 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $116,038; a GS-7 step 1 earns $55,012.

How much more is Minneapolis than Rest of U.S.?

27.62% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $97,582 in Minneapolis versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $8,074.

Minneapolis GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI — 27.62% locality payment, ranked #16 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-MSP · area definition. Cells marked * are limited to EX-IV ($197,200).

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 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*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.81 – $17.27/hr

GS-2

$15.53 – $19.54/hr

GS-3

$16.94 – $22.03/hr

GS-4

$19.02 – $24.73/hr

GS-5

$21.28 – $27.66/hr

GS-6

$23.72 – $30.84/hr

GS-7

$26.36 – $34.27/hr

GS-8

$29.19 – $37.95/hr

GS-9

$32.24 – $41.92/hr

GS-10

$35.51 – $46.16/hr

GS-11

$39.01 – $50.72/hr

GS-12

$46.76 – $60.79/hr

GS-13

$55.60 – $72.28/hr

GS-14

$65.70 – $85.42/hr

GS-15

$77.28 – $94.49/hr

Private-sector pay in this area

BLS metro wage data for the same region:

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Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Los Angeles 36.47%Houston 35%Washington DC 33.94%San Diego 33.72%Boston 32.58%Alaska 32.36%Hartford 32.08%Seattle 31.57%Chicago 30.86%Denver 30.52%Sacramento 29.76%Detroit 29.12%Philadelphia 28.99%Dallas-Fort Worth 27.26%Portland 26.13%Miami 24.67%Atlanta 23.79%Phoenix 22.45%Milwaukee 22.42%Buffalo 22.41%Richmond 22.28%Raleigh 22.24%Cleveland 22.23%Hawaii 22.21%Columbus 22.15%Cincinnati 21.93%Huntsville 21.91%Laredo 21.59%Dayton 21.42%Pittsburgh 21.03%Albany 20.77%Austin 20.35%Colorado Springs 20.15%St. Louis 20.03%Charlotte 19.67%Las Vegas 19.57%Burlington 19.45%Harrisburg 19.43%Tucson 19.28%Kansas City 18.97%Davenport 18.93%Virginia Beach 18.8%San Antonio 18.78%Albuquerque 18.33%Birmingham 18.24%Omaha 18.23%Indianapolis 18.15%Des Moines 18.01%Palm Bay 17.93%Rochester 17.88%Spokane 17.67%Fresno 17.65%Corpus Christi 17.63%Reno 17.52%Rest of U.S. 17.06%