2025 GS Pay: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
The Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI locality pay area adds 27.62% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-MSP, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 27.62%
- Annual pay range
- $28,536 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 3 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| 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 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.67 | $14.13 | $14.59 | $15.04 | $15.49 | $15.76 | $16.21 | $16.66 | $16.68 | $17.10 |
| GS-2 | $15.37 | $15.74 | $16.25 | $16.68 | $16.87 | $17.36 | $17.86 | $18.35 | $18.85 | $19.35 |
| GS-3 | $16.78 | $17.33 | $17.89 | $18.45 | $19.01 | $19.57 | $20.13 | $20.69 | $21.25 | $21.81 |
| GS-4 | $18.83 | $19.46 | $20.09 | $20.72 | $21.34 | $21.97 | $22.60 | $23.23 | $23.86 | $24.48 |
| GS-5 | $21.07 | $21.77 | $22.47 | $23.17 | $23.88 | $24.58 | $25.28 | $25.98 | $26.68 | $27.39 |
| GS-6 | $23.49 | $24.27 | $25.05 | $25.83 | $26.62 | $27.40 | $28.18 | $28.97 | $29.75 | $30.53 |
| GS-7 | $26.10 | $26.97 | $27.84 | $28.71 | $29.58 | $30.45 | $31.32 | $32.19 | $33.06 | $33.93 |
| GS-8 | $28.90 | $29.87 | $30.83 | $31.79 | $32.76 | $33.72 | $34.68 | $35.65 | $36.61 | $37.58 |
| GS-9 | $31.92 | $32.99 | $34.05 | $35.12 | $36.18 | $37.24 | $38.31 | $39.37 | $40.44 | $41.50 |
| GS-10 | $35.15 | $36.33 | $37.50 | $38.67 | $39.84 | $41.01 | $42.18 | $43.36 | $44.53 | $45.70 |
| GS-11 | $38.62 | $39.91 | $41.20 | $42.49 | $43.77 | $45.06 | $46.35 | $47.63 | $48.92 | $50.21 |
| GS-12 | $46.29 | $47.84 | $49.38 | $50.92 | $52.47 | $54.01 | $55.55 | $57.10 | $58.64 | $60.18 |
| GS-13 | $55.05 | $56.89 | $58.72 | $60.56 | $62.39 | $64.23 | $66.06 | $67.90 | $69.73 | $71.57 |
| GS-14 | $65.05 | $67.22 | $69.39 | $71.56 | $73.73 | $75.89 | $78.06 | $80.23 | $82.40 | $84.57 |
| GS-15 | $76.52 | $79.07 | $81.62 | $84.17 | $86.72 | $89.27 | $91.82 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 36 places in this area, in MN, WI. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Anoka County, MN | MN | 27003 |
| Benton County, MN | MN | 27009 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | MN | 27013 |
| Brown County, MN | MN | 27015 |
| Carver County, MN | MN | 27019 |
| Chisago County, MN | MN | 27025 |
| Dakota County, MN | MN | 27037 |
| Dodge County, MN | MN | 27039 |
| Fillmore County, MN | MN | 27045 |
| Goodhue County, MN | MN | 27049 |
| Hennepin County, MN | MN | 27053 |
| Isanti County, MN | MN | 27059 |
| Kanabec County, MN | MN | 27065 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | MN | 27079 |
| McLeod County, MN | MN | 27085 |
| Meeker County, MN | MN | 27093 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | MN | 27095 |
| Morrison County, MN | MN | 27097 |
| Mower County, MN | MN | 27099 |
| Nicollet County, MN | MN | 27103 |
| Olmsted County, MN | MN | 27109 |
| Pine County, MN | MN | 27115 |
| Ramsey County, MN | MN | 27123 |
| Rice County, MN | MN | 27131 |
| Scott County, MN | MN | 27139 |
| Sherburne County, MN | MN | 27141 |
| Sibley County, MN | MN | 27143 |
| Stearns County, MN | MN | 27145 |
| Steele County, MN | MN | 27147 |
| Wabasha County, MN | MN | 27157 |
| Waseca County, MN | MN | 27161 |
| Washington County, MN | MN | 27163 |
| Wright County, MN | MN | 27171 |
| Pierce County, WI | WI | 55093 |
| Polk County, WI | WI | 55095 |
| St. Croix County, WI | WI | 55109 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-MSP, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, MSP.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.