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Minnesota Minneapolis General Schedule Payscale

2,056 federal employees †
$70,924 average yearly pay
+5% salary raise this year

The Minneapolis Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Minnesota. Federal employees who work within the Minneapolis locality area receive a locality adjustment of 27.15%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.

Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Minneapolis, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).

The chart below is the 2024 General Schedule pay table, with Minneapolis' 27.15% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.


GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$27,955$28,894$29,822$30,749$31,676$32,219$33,139$34,066$34,103$34,969
GS-2$31,434$32,182$33,223$34,103$34,488$35,503$36,517$37,532$38,547$39,561
GS-3$34,299$35,442$36,585$37,728$38,871$40,014$41,157$42,300$43,443$44,586
GS-4$38,501$39,784$41,067$42,350$43,633$44,916$46,199$47,482$48,765$50,048
GS-5$43,076$44,511$45,947$47,382$48,818$50,253$51,689$53,125$54,560$55,996
GS-6$48,018$49,619$51,220$52,821$54,421$56,022$57,623$59,224$60,825$62,426
GS-7$53,360$55,139$56,917$58,696$60,475$62,254$64,033$65,812$67,590$69,369
GS-8$59,093$61,063$63,032$65,002$66,971$68,941$70,910$72,880$74,849$76,819
GS-9$65,269$67,444$69,620$71,795$73,971$76,146$78,322$80,497$82,673$84,848
GS-10$71,875$74,271$76,666$79,062$81,457$83,853$86,248$88,644$91,039$93,435
GS-11$78,969$81,601$84,233$86,865$89,497$92,129$94,761$97,393$100,025$102,657
GS-12$94,652$97,806$100,961$104,116$107,270$110,425$113,579$116,734$119,888$123,043
GS-13$112,553$116,305$120,058$123,810$127,562$131,314$135,066$138,819$142,571$146,323
GS-14$133,004$137,438$141,871$146,305$150,739$155,173$159,606$164,040$168,474$172,907
GS-15$156,447$161,661$166,875$172,090$177,304$182,519$187,733$191,900*$191,900*$191,900*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$26,541$27,432$28,313$29,192$30,073$30,589$31,462$32,342$32,377$33,206
GS-2$29,843$30,554$31,542$32,377$32,743$33,706$34,669$35,632$36,595$37,558
GS-3$32,563$33,649$34,734$35,820$36,906$37,992$39,077$40,163$41,249$42,334
GS-4$36,553$37,772$38,990$40,208$41,427$42,645$43,864$45,082$46,300$47,519
GS-5$40,896$42,260$43,624$44,987$46,351$47,715$49,079$50,442$51,806$53,170
GS-6$45,589$47,108$48,627$50,146$51,666$53,185$54,704$56,223$57,743$59,262
GS-7$50,660$52,348$54,037$55,725$57,414$59,102$60,791$62,480$64,168$65,857
GS-8$56,103$57,974$59,844$61,715$63,586$65,456$67,327$69,197$71,068$72,938
GS-9$61,966$64,032$66,097$68,162$70,227$72,293$74,358$76,423$78,488$80,553
GS-10$68,238$70,513$72,788$75,063$77,338$79,613$81,888$84,163$86,438$88,713
GS-11$74,973$77,472$79,971$82,469$84,968$87,467$89,966$92,464$94,963$97,462
GS-12$89,862$92,857$95,853$98,848$101,844$104,839$107,835$110,830$113,826$116,821
GS-13$106,858$110,419$113,981$117,543$121,104$124,666$128,228$131,789$135,351$138,913
GS-14$126,274$130,483$134,691$138,900$143,109$147,318$151,526$155,735$159,944$164,153
GS-15$148,531$153,482$158,432$163,383$168,334$173,284$178,235$183,186$183,500*$183,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$25,314$26,163$27,004$27,842$28,683$29,175$30,008$30,847$30,881$31,666
GS-2$28,464$29,141$30,084$30,881$31,229$32,148$33,067$33,985$34,904$35,822
GS-3$31,058$32,093$33,128$34,163$35,199$36,234$37,269$38,305$39,340$40,375
GS-4$34,864$36,026$37,188$38,350$39,512$40,674$41,836$42,998$44,160$45,322
GS-5$39,006$40,306$41,606$42,906$44,206$45,506$46,807$48,107$49,407$50,707
GS-6$43,481$44,930$46,380$47,829$49,279$50,728$52,177$53,627$55,076$56,526
GS-7$48,317$49,927$51,537$53,148$54,758$56,368$57,978$59,588$61,198$62,808
GS-8$53,510$55,293$57,077$58,860$60,643$62,426$64,209$65,993$67,776$69,559
GS-9$59,102$61,072$63,042$65,013$66,983$68,953$70,923$72,893$74,864$76,834
GS-10$65,084$67,254$69,424$71,593$73,763$75,933$78,102$80,272$82,442$84,612
GS-11$71,508$73,891$76,274$78,657$81,040$83,423$85,806$88,189$90,572$92,955
GS-12$85,708$88,566$91,423$94,281$97,138$99,995$102,853$105,710$108,568$111,425
GS-13$101,918$105,315$108,712$112,109$115,506$118,903$122,300$125,697$129,094$132,491
GS-14$120,437$124,451$128,465$132,480$136,494$140,509$144,523$148,537$152,552$156,566
GS-15$141,666$146,388$151,110$155,832$160,554$165,277$169,999$174,721$176,300*$176,300*
GS 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*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,362$25,179$25,989$26,794$27,605$28,078$28,879$29,687$29,719$30,477
GS-2$27,393$28,045$28,952$29,719$30,053$30,937$31,821$32,705$33,588$34,472
GS-3$29,888$30,885$31,881$32,877$33,873$34,869$35,865$36,861$37,857$38,853
GS-4$33,552$34,670$35,789$36,907$38,025$39,143$40,261$41,380$42,498$43,616
GS-5$37,539$38,790$40,042$41,294$42,545$43,797$45,048$46,300$47,552$48,803
GS-6$41,845$43,240$44,635$46,029$47,424$48,819$50,214$51,609$53,004$54,399
GS-7$46,499$48,049$49,598$51,148$52,698$54,247$55,797$57,346$58,896$60,445
GS-8$51,497$53,214$54,930$56,647$58,363$60,080$61,796$63,513$65,230$66,946
GS-9$56,879$58,775$60,671$62,567$64,463$66,359$68,255$70,151$72,047$73,943
GS-10$62,637$64,725$66,813$68,901$70,989$73,077$75,165$77,253$79,341$81,429
GS-11$68,817$71,111$73,405$75,699$77,992$80,286$82,580$84,874$87,167$89,461
GS-12$82,484$85,234$87,984$90,734$93,484$96,234$98,984$101,734$104,484$107,234
GS-13$98,084$101,354$104,623$107,893$111,163$114,433$117,703$120,973$124,242$127,512
GS-14$115,905$119,768$123,632$127,495$131,358$135,221$139,084$142,948$146,811$150,674
GS-15$136,336$140,881$145,426$149,971$154,516$159,061$163,606$168,151$170,800*$170,800*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,620$24,411$25,197$25,977$26,763$27,222$27,998$28,782$28,813$29,545
GS-2$26,557$27,189$28,069$28,813$29,136$29,993$30,850$31,707$32,564$33,420
GS-3$28,976$29,942$30,908$31,874$32,840$33,806$34,772$35,738$36,704$37,670
GS-4$32,529$33,613$34,696$35,780$36,864$37,948$39,031$40,115$41,199$42,283
GS-5$36,394$37,607$38,819$40,032$41,245$42,458$43,670$44,883$46,096$47,308
GS-6$40,568$41,921$43,274$44,626$45,979$47,332$48,685$50,038$51,391$52,743
GS-7$45,081$46,584$48,087$49,590$51,093$52,596$54,099$55,602$57,104$58,607
GS-8$49,926$51,590$53,254$54,918$56,582$58,247$59,911$61,575$63,239$64,903
GS-9$55,144$56,982$58,819$60,657$62,495$64,332$66,170$68,008$69,845$71,683
GS-10$60,727$62,750$64,774$66,798$68,821$70,845$72,869$74,892$76,916$78,940
GS-11$66,718$68,943$71,167$73,392$75,616$77,841$80,066$82,290$84,515$86,739
GS-12$79,968$82,634$85,300$87,966$90,632$93,298$95,964$98,630$101,296$103,962
GS-13$95,092$98,261$101,431$104,600$107,770$110,939$114,109$117,278$120,447$123,617
GS-14$112,370$116,116$119,862$123,608$127,354$131,100$134,846$138,592$142,338$146,084
GS-15$132,178$136,584$140,989$145,395$149,801$154,206$158,612$163,018$166,500*$166,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,175$23,951$24,722$25,488$26,259$26,710$27,471$28,241$28,270$28,994
GS-2$26,057$26,678$27,540$28,270$28,591$29,432$30,274$31,115$31,957$32,798
GS-3$28,431$29,378$30,326$31,273$32,221$33,168$34,116$35,063$36,010$36,958
GS-4$31,917$32,981$34,044$35,107$36,171$37,234$38,298$39,361$40,425$41,488
GS-5$35,709$36,900$38,090$39,281$40,472$41,662$42,853$44,043$45,234$46,424
GS-6$39,804$41,130$42,457$43,783$45,109$46,435$47,761$49,088$50,414$51,740
GS-7$44,233$45,707$47,182$48,656$50,130$51,604$53,079$54,553$56,027$57,502
GS-8$48,987$50,620$52,253$53,887$55,520$57,154$58,787$60,420$62,054$63,687
GS-9$54,106$55,910$57,714$59,517$61,321$63,125$64,928$66,732$68,536$70,339
GS-10$59,584$61,570$63,557$65,543$67,529$69,515$71,502$73,488$75,474$77,460
GS-11$65,463$67,645$69,827$72,010$74,192$76,375$78,557$80,739$82,922$85,104
GS-12$78,463$81,079$83,694$86,310$88,925$91,541$94,156$96,771$99,387$102,002
GS-13$93,302$96,412$99,523$102,633$105,743$108,853$111,963$115,073$118,184$121,294
GS-14$110,256$113,931$117,606$121,281$124,957$128,632$132,307$135,982$139,657$143,332
GS-15$129,690$134,013$138,336$142,659$146,982$151,305$155,628$159,950$164,200*$164,200*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,735$23,496$24,252$25,004$25,760$26,202$26,949$27,704$27,733$28,435
GS-2$25,561$26,170$27,017$27,733$28,045$28,870$29,695$30,519$31,344$32,169
GS-3$27,891$28,821$29,751$30,681$31,611$32,542$33,472$34,402$35,332$36,260
GS-4$31,311$32,354$33,397$34,440$35,483$36,526$37,570$38,613$39,656$40,699
GS-5$35,030$36,199$37,367$38,535$39,704$40,872$42,040$43,208$44,377$45,545
GS-6$39,048$40,350$41,652$42,954$44,257$45,559$46,861$48,163$49,465$50,767
GS-7$43,393$44,839$46,286$47,733$49,180$50,627$52,074$53,521$54,968$56,414
GS-8$48,056$49,657$51,259$52,860$54,462$56,063$57,665$59,266$60,868$62,469
GS-9$53,078$54,847$56,617$58,386$60,156$61,926$63,695$65,465$67,235$69,004
GS-10$58,452$60,400$62,349$64,298$66,247$68,196$70,144$72,093$74,042$75,991
GS-11$64,218$66,358$68,499$70,639$72,779$74,919$77,060$79,200$81,340$83,480
GS-12$76,972$79,539$82,105$84,671$87,237$89,803$92,369$94,935$97,501$100,067
GS-13$91,529$94,580$97,631$100,682$103,733$106,784$109,834$112,885$115,936$118,987
GS-14$108,160$111,766$115,372$118,977$122,583$126,188$129,794$133,399$137,005$140,610
GS-15$127,226$131,467$135,709$139,950$144,191$148,432$152,673$156,915$161,156$161,900*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,250$22,994$23,734$24,470$25,210$25,643$26,374$27,112$27,141$27,827
GS-2$25,016$25,611$26,440$27,141$27,449$28,257$29,065$29,873$30,680$31,488
GS-3$27,295$28,205$29,114$30,024$30,934$31,844$32,753$33,663$34,573$35,483
GS-4$30,642$31,663$32,684$33,706$34,727$35,748$36,770$37,791$38,812$39,834
GS-5$34,282$35,424$36,567$37,710$38,852$39,995$41,138$42,280$43,423$44,566
GS-6$38,214$39,488$40,762$42,035$43,309$44,583$45,856$47,130$48,404$49,677
GS-7$42,466$43,881$45,297$46,713$48,128$49,544$50,959$52,375$53,790$55,206
GS-8$47,029$48,596$50,164$51,731$53,298$54,865$56,432$58,000$59,567$61,134
GS-9$51,944$53,675$55,406$57,137$58,868$60,599$62,330$64,061$65,792$67,523
GS-10$57,203$59,109$61,016$62,923$64,830$66,737$68,644$70,551$72,457$74,364
GS-11$62,847$64,942$67,036$69,131$71,226$73,321$75,416$77,511$79,606$81,700
GS-12$75,329$77,839$80,350$82,861$85,372$87,883$90,394$92,905$95,416$97,927
GS-13$89,575$92,562$95,548$98,534$101,521$104,507$107,494$110,480$113,466$116,453
GS-14$105,850$109,379$112,907$116,436$119,964$123,493$127,022$130,550$134,079$137,608
GS-15$124,510$128,660$132,811$136,962$141,113$145,264$149,415$153,566$157,717$160,300*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,968$22,702$23,432$24,159$24,890$25,318$26,040$26,768$26,796$27,472
GS-2$24,699$25,287$26,104$26,796$27,099$27,896$28,693$29,490$30,287$31,084
GS-3$26,949$27,847$28,746$29,645$30,544$31,442$32,341$33,240$34,139$35,037
GS-4$30,253$31,262$32,271$33,280$34,289$35,297$36,306$37,315$38,324$39,333
GS-5$33,847$34,976$36,104$37,233$38,361$39,490$40,618$41,747$42,875$44,004
GS-6$37,730$38,988$40,246$41,504$42,762$44,020$45,278$46,536$47,794$49,052
GS-7$41,927$43,324$44,721$46,118$47,516$48,913$50,310$51,707$53,104$54,501
GS-8$46,433$47,981$49,529$51,078$52,626$54,174$55,723$57,271$58,819$60,368
GS-9$51,286$52,995$54,704$56,413$58,122$59,832$61,541$63,250$64,959$66,668
GS-10$56,477$58,360$60,242$62,124$64,006$65,888$67,770$69,652$71,535$73,417
GS-11$62,050$64,118$66,187$68,255$70,324$72,392$74,461$76,529$78,597$80,666
GS-12$74,373$76,853$79,333$81,813$84,292$86,772$89,252$91,731$94,211$96,691
GS-13$88,440$91,388$94,335$97,283$100,231$103,179$106,127$109,074$112,022$114,970
GS-14$104,508$107,992$111,476$114,959$118,443$121,926$125,410$128,894$132,377$135,861
GS-15$122,932$127,030$131,128$135,226$139,324$143,422$147,520$151,619$155,717$158,700*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,750$22,477$23,200$23,920$24,643$25,068$25,783$26,504$26,531$27,209
GS-2$24,454$25,036$25,846$26,531$26,828$27,616$28,405$29,194$29,982$30,771
GS-3$26,681$27,570$28,459$29,349$30,238$31,127$32,016$32,905$33,794$34,683
GS-4$29,953$30,951$31,949$32,947$33,945$34,943$35,941$36,939$37,937$38,935
GS-5$33,512$34,630$35,747$36,865$37,983$39,100$40,218$41,336$42,453$43,571
GS-6$37,356$38,601$39,845$41,090$42,335$43,579$44,824$46,069$47,314$48,558
GS-7$41,512$42,896$44,280$45,664$47,047$48,431$49,815$51,199$52,583$53,966
GS-8$45,973$47,506$49,038$50,571$52,104$53,636$55,169$56,701$58,234$59,766
GS-9$50,778$52,470$54,162$55,854$57,547$59,239$60,931$62,623$64,316$66,008
GS-10$55,919$57,783$59,647$61,511$63,375$65,239$67,103$68,967$70,831$72,695
GS-11$61,436$63,483$65,531$67,579$69,627$71,675$73,723$75,771$77,818$79,866
GS-12$73,637$76,091$78,545$81,000$83,454$85,908$88,362$90,817$93,271$95,725
GS-13$87,564$90,483$93,402$96,320$99,239$102,158$105,077$107,996$110,914$113,833
GS-14$103,474$106,923$110,371$113,820$117,268$120,717$124,165$127,614$131,063$134,511
GS-15$121,715$125,772$129,829$133,886$137,943$142,000$146,057$150,114$154,171$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,535$22,254$22,970$23,683$24,399$24,820$25,527$26,241$26,269$26,937
GS-2$24,213$24,788$25,589$26,269$26,564$27,345$28,127$28,908$29,690$30,471
GS-3$26,418$27,298$28,179$29,059$29,940$30,821$31,701$32,582$33,462$34,343
GS-4$29,657$30,645$31,633$32,622$33,610$34,598$35,586$36,575$37,563$38,551
GS-5$33,181$34,286$35,392$36,497$37,603$38,708$39,814$40,920$42,025$43,131
GS-6$36,986$38,219$39,451$40,684$41,916$43,149$44,381$45,614$46,847$48,079
GS-7$41,101$42,471$43,842$45,212$46,583$47,953$49,324$50,694$52,065$53,435
GS-8$45,518$47,035$48,552$50,069$51,586$53,103$54,619$56,136$57,653$59,170
GS-9$50,275$51,950$53,625$55,300$56,976$58,651$60,326$62,002$63,677$65,352
GS-10$55,365$57,210$59,056$60,902$62,748$64,594$66,440$68,286$70,131$71,977
GS-11$60,827$62,854$64,882$66,909$68,936$70,964$72,991$75,018$77,045$79,073
GS-12$72,907$75,338$77,768$80,198$82,628$85,058$87,488$89,918$92,348$94,778
GS-13$86,697$89,587$92,476$95,366$98,256$101,146$104,035$106,925$109,815$112,704
GS-14$102,449$105,864$109,279$112,694$116,108$119,523$122,938$126,352$129,767$133,182
GS-15$120,510$124,527$128,544$132,561$136,578$140,595$144,613$148,630$152,647$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,535$22,254$22,970$23,683$24,399$24,820$25,527$26,241$26,269$26,937
GS-2$24,213$24,788$25,589$26,269$26,564$27,345$28,127$28,908$29,690$30,471
GS-3$26,418$27,298$28,179$29,059$29,940$30,821$31,701$32,582$33,462$34,343
GS-4$29,657$30,645$31,633$32,622$33,610$34,598$35,586$36,575$37,563$38,551
GS-5$33,181$34,286$35,392$36,497$37,603$38,708$39,814$40,920$42,025$43,131
GS-6$36,986$38,219$39,451$40,684$41,916$43,149$44,381$45,614$46,847$48,079
GS-7$41,101$42,471$43,842$45,212$46,583$47,953$49,324$50,694$52,065$53,435
GS-8$45,518$47,035$48,552$50,069$51,586$53,103$54,619$56,136$57,653$59,170
GS-9$50,275$51,950$53,625$55,300$56,976$58,651$60,326$62,002$63,677$65,352
GS-10$55,365$57,210$59,056$60,902$62,748$64,594$66,440$68,286$70,131$71,977
GS-11$60,827$62,854$64,882$66,909$68,936$70,964$72,991$75,018$77,045$79,073
GS-12$72,907$75,338$77,768$80,198$82,628$85,058$87,488$89,918$92,348$94,778
GS-13$86,697$89,587$92,476$95,366$98,256$101,146$104,035$106,925$109,815$112,704
GS-14$102,449$105,864$109,279$112,694$116,108$119,523$122,938$126,352$129,767$133,182
GS-15$120,510$124,527$128,544$132,561$136,578$140,595$144,613$148,630$152,647$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,535$22,254$22,970$23,683$24,399$24,820$25,527$26,241$26,269$26,937
GS-2$24,213$24,788$25,589$26,269$26,564$27,345$28,127$28,908$29,690$30,471
GS-3$26,418$27,298$28,179$29,059$29,940$30,821$31,701$32,582$33,462$34,343
GS-4$29,657$30,645$31,633$32,622$33,610$34,598$35,586$36,575$37,563$38,551
GS-5$33,181$34,286$35,392$36,497$37,603$38,708$39,814$40,920$42,025$43,131
GS-6$36,986$38,219$39,451$40,684$41,916$43,149$44,381$45,614$46,847$48,079
GS-7$41,101$42,471$43,842$45,212$46,583$47,953$49,324$50,694$52,065$53,435
GS-8$45,518$47,035$48,552$50,069$51,586$53,103$54,619$56,136$57,653$59,170
GS-9$50,275$51,950$53,625$55,300$56,976$58,651$60,326$62,002$63,677$65,352
GS-10$55,365$57,210$59,056$60,902$62,748$64,594$66,440$68,286$70,131$71,977
GS-11$60,827$62,854$64,882$66,909$68,936$70,964$72,991$75,018$77,045$79,073
GS-12$72,907$75,338$77,768$80,198$82,628$85,058$87,488$89,918$92,348$94,778
GS-13$86,697$89,587$92,476$95,366$98,256$101,146$104,035$106,925$109,815$112,704
GS-14$102,449$105,864$109,279$112,694$116,108$119,523$122,938$126,352$129,767$133,182
GS-15$120,510$124,527$128,544$132,561$136,578$140,595$144,613$148,630$152,647$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,535$22,254$22,970$23,683$24,399$24,820$25,527$26,241$26,269$26,937
GS-2$24,213$24,788$25,589$26,269$26,564$27,345$28,127$28,908$29,690$30,471
GS-3$26,418$27,298$28,179$29,059$29,940$30,821$31,701$32,582$33,462$34,343
GS-4$29,657$30,645$31,633$32,622$33,610$34,598$35,586$36,575$37,563$38,551
GS-5$33,181$34,286$35,392$36,497$37,603$38,708$39,814$40,920$42,025$43,131
GS-6$36,986$38,219$39,451$40,684$41,916$43,149$44,381$45,614$46,847$48,079
GS-7$41,101$42,471$43,842$45,212$46,583$47,953$49,324$50,694$52,065$53,435
GS-8$45,518$47,035$48,552$50,069$51,586$53,103$54,619$56,136$57,653$59,170
GS-9$50,275$51,950$53,625$55,300$56,976$58,651$60,326$62,002$63,677$65,352
GS-10$55,365$57,210$59,056$60,902$62,748$64,594$66,440$68,286$70,131$71,977
GS-11$60,827$62,854$64,882$66,909$68,936$70,964$72,991$75,018$77,045$79,073
GS-12$72,907$75,338$77,768$80,198$82,628$85,058$87,488$89,918$92,348$94,778
GS-13$86,697$89,587$92,476$95,366$98,256$101,146$104,035$106,925$109,815$112,704
GS-14$102,449$105,864$109,279$112,694$116,108$119,523$122,938$126,352$129,767$133,182
GS-15$120,510$124,527$128,544$132,561$136,578$140,595$144,613$148,630$152,647$155,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,111$21,816$22,518$23,217$23,919$24,332$25,025$25,725$25,752$26,412
GS-2$23,736$24,301$25,085$25,752$26,040$26,805$27,571$28,336$29,102$29,867
GS-3$25,898$26,761$27,624$28,487$29,350$30,213$31,076$31,939$32,802$33,665
GS-4$29,074$30,043$31,012$31,981$32,950$33,919$34,888$35,856$36,825$37,794
GS-5$32,528$33,613$34,697$35,782$36,866$37,951$39,035$40,120$41,204$42,288
GS-6$36,258$37,467$38,675$39,884$41,092$42,301$43,509$44,717$45,926$47,134
GS-7$40,293$41,636$42,979$44,323$45,666$47,009$48,352$49,695$51,039$52,382
GS-8$44,623$46,111$47,599$49,086$50,574$52,062$53,549$55,037$56,525$58,012
GS-9$49,286$50,929$52,572$54,215$55,858$57,501$59,144$60,787$62,430$64,072
GS-10$54,276$56,085$57,894$59,703$61,512$63,321$65,130$66,939$68,748$70,557
GS-11$59,631$61,618$63,605$65,593$67,580$69,567$71,554$73,541$75,528$77,515
GS-12$71,473$73,855$76,237$78,619$81,001$83,383$85,765$88,147$90,529$92,911
GS-13$84,992$87,825$90,659$93,492$96,325$99,159$101,992$104,825$107,658$110,492
GS-14$100,434$103,783$107,131$110,480$113,828$117,176$120,525$123,873$127,222$130,570
GS-15$118,141$122,079$126,017$129,955$133,893$137,831$141,770$145,708$149,646$153,200*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,251$20,927$21,600$22,270$22,944$23,339$24,005$24,676$24,702$25,333
GS-2$22,768$23,310$24,063$24,702$24,978$25,712$26,446$27,180$27,914$28,649
GS-3$24,842$25,670$26,498$27,326$28,154$28,982$29,810$30,639$31,467$32,295
GS-4$27,888$28,819$29,749$30,679$31,609$32,539$33,470$34,400$35,330$36,260
GS-5$31,202$32,241$33,281$34,320$35,360$36,399$37,439$38,478$39,518$40,557
GS-6$34,780$35,939$37,099$38,258$39,418$40,577$41,737$42,896$44,056$45,215
GS-7$38,650$39,938$41,226$42,514$43,802$45,089$46,377$47,665$48,953$50,241
GS-8$42,804$44,230$45,657$47,084$48,511$49,938$51,364$52,791$54,218$55,645
GS-9$47,276$48,853$50,429$52,006$53,582$55,159$56,735$58,312$59,888$61,465
GS-10$52,063$53,799$55,534$57,270$59,006$60,741$62,477$64,213$65,948$67,684
GS-11$57,200$59,107$61,013$62,920$64,827$66,734$68,640$70,547$72,454$74,360
GS-12$68,558$70,844$73,130$75,415$77,701$79,987$82,273$84,558$86,844$89,130
GS-13$81,527$84,245$86,963$89,681$92,399$95,117$97,835$100,554$103,272$105,990
GS-14$96,338$99,550$102,761$105,972$109,183$112,394$115,605$118,817$122,028$125,239
GS-15$113,323$117,101$120,879$124,657$128,435$132,213$135,990$139,768$143,546$147,324
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$19,652$20,308$20,962$21,612$22,266$22,650$23,295$23,946$23,972$24,577
GS-2$22,095$22,620$23,352$23,972$24,239$24,952$25,664$26,377$27,089$27,802
GS-3$24,108$24,911$25,715$26,519$27,322$28,126$28,929$29,733$30,536$31,340
GS-4$27,063$27,965$28,867$29,768$30,670$31,571$32,473$33,375$34,276$35,178
GS-5$30,279$31,288$32,297$33,306$34,315$35,325$36,334$37,343$38,352$39,361
GS-6$33,752$34,877$36,002$37,127$38,252$39,377$40,502$41,627$42,752$43,877
GS-7$37,507$38,757$40,008$41,258$42,508$43,758$45,009$46,259$47,509$48,759
GS-8$41,538$42,923$44,308$45,693$47,078$48,463$49,848$51,233$52,618$54,003
GS-9$45,878$47,407$48,937$50,466$51,995$53,524$55,053$56,582$58,111$59,640
GS-10$50,524$52,208$53,891$55,575$57,259$58,943$60,627$62,311$63,995$65,679
GS-11$55,509$57,360$59,210$61,061$62,911$64,762$66,612$68,463$70,314$72,164
GS-12$66,531$68,749$70,967$73,185$75,403$77,621$79,839$82,057$84,275$86,493
GS-13$79,116$81,754$84,391$87,029$89,666$92,304$94,941$97,579$100,216$102,854
GS-14$93,490$96,606$99,722$102,839$105,955$109,071$112,187$115,303$118,419$121,535
GS-15$109,973$113,638$117,304$120,969$124,635$128,301$131,966$135,632$139,298$142,963

* The 2024 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $191,900 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Minneapolis Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the Minneapolis pay area, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in the Minneapolis pay area.

Common Occupations in Minneapolis Locality

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Claims Examining 595 $80,521.00 $6.00
Medical Support Assistance 544 $46,344.00 $19.00
Nursing Assistant 221 $42,923.00 $35.00
Practical Nurse 170 $61,742.00 $0.00
Pharmacist 137 $143,809.00 $11.00
Social Work 134 $88,140.00 $117.00
Financial Administration And Program 129 $71,203.00 $0.00
General Health Science 126 $85,294.00 $21.00

This table lists the top eight occupations held by the approximately 2,056 federal employees working in the Minneapolis Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Minneapolis Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Minneapolis Locality

Agency Minneapolis Locality Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration 1,332 $69,690.00 $32.00
Veterans Benefits Administration 595 $80,521.00 $6.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Finance 129 $71,203.00 $0.00

There are three Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Minneapolis Locality. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.


Distribution of GS Employees in Minneapolis Locality

There are approximately 2,056 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Minneapolis pay area. The average federal employee in the Minneapolis lcality earns $70,924 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $26.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Minneapolis locality is Veterans Claims Examining. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Minneapolis locality is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 1,332 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Minneapolis pay area by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.


Some of the largest cities and military installations covered by the Minneapolis locality area include Minneapolis, Rochester, Saint Cloud and Saint Paul.

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