2026 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 2026-MSP, effective January 2026.
- Locality pay
- 27.62%
- Annual pay range
- $28,822 to $197,200
- 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 | $28,822 | $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 | $197,200Capped | $197,200Capped | $197,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.81 | $14.27 | $14.73 | $15.19 | $15.65 | $15.92 | $16.37 | $16.83 | $16.85 | $17.27 |
| GS-2 | $15.53 | $15.90 | $16.41 | $16.85 | $17.03 | $17.54 | $18.04 | $18.54 | $19.04 | $19.54 |
| GS-3 | $16.94 | $17.51 | $18.07 | $18.64 | $19.20 | $19.77 | $20.33 | $20.90 | $21.46 | $22.03 |
| GS-4 | $19.02 | $19.65 | $20.29 | $20.92 | $21.56 | $22.19 | $22.82 | $23.46 | $24.09 | $24.73 |
| GS-5 | $21.28 | $21.99 | $22.70 | $23.41 | $24.12 | $24.83 | $25.54 | $26.24 | $26.95 | $27.66 |
| GS-6 | $23.72 | $24.51 | $25.30 | $26.09 | $26.88 | $27.67 | $28.46 | $29.26 | $30.05 | $30.84 |
| GS-7 | $26.36 | $27.24 | $28.12 | $29.00 | $29.87 | $30.75 | $31.63 | $32.51 | $33.39 | $34.27 |
| GS-8 | $29.19 | $30.16 | $31.14 | $32.11 | $33.08 | $34.06 | $35.03 | $36.00 | $36.98 | $37.95 |
| GS-9 | $32.24 | $33.32 | $34.39 | $35.47 | $36.54 | $37.62 | $38.69 | $39.77 | $40.84 | $41.92 |
| GS-10 | $35.51 | $36.69 | $37.87 | $39.06 | $40.24 | $41.42 | $42.61 | $43.79 | $44.97 | $46.16 |
| GS-11 | $39.01 | $40.31 | $41.61 | $42.91 | $44.21 | $45.51 | $46.81 | $48.12 | $49.42 | $50.72 |
| GS-12 | $46.76 | $48.32 | $49.87 | $51.43 | $52.99 | $54.55 | $56.11 | $57.67 | $59.23 | $60.79 |
| GS-13 | $55.60 | $57.45 | $59.31 | $61.16 | $63.01 | $64.87 | $66.72 | $68.57 | $70.43 | $72.28 |
| GS-14 | $65.70 | $67.89 | $70.08 | $72.27 | $74.46 | $76.66 | $78.85 | $81.04 | $83.23 | $85.42 |
| GS-15 | $77.28 | $79.86 | $82.44 | $85.01 | $87.59 | $90.16 | $92.74 | $94.49Capped | $94.49Capped | $94.49Capped |
Compare Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2026 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 |
Changes from 2025
Locality pay was 27.62% in 2025 and is 27.62% in 2026 (0.00 points). The base table went up 1% for 2026.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | +$286+1.0% | +$295+1.0% | +$305+1.0% | +$314+1.0% | +$323+1.0% | +$329+1.0% | +$338+1.0% | +$347+1.0% | +$348+1.0% | +$355+1.0% |
| GS-2 | +$321+1.0% | +$328+1.0% | +$340+1.0% | +$348+1.0% | +$351+1.0% | +$362+1.0% | +$372+1.0% | +$382+1.0% | +$392+1.0% | +$402+1.0% |
| GS-3 | +$350+1.0% | +$362+1.0% | +$375+1.0% | +$388+1.0% | +$401+1.0% | +$413+1.0% | +$426+1.0% | +$439+1.0% | +$452+1.0% | +$465+1.0% |
| GS-4 | +$393+1.0% | +$406+1.0% | +$418+1.0% | +$431+1.0% | +$444+1.0% | +$457+1.0% | +$469+1.0% | +$483+1.0% | +$495+1.0% | +$508+1.0% |
| GS-5 | +$440+1.0% | +$456+1.0% | +$471+1.0% | +$487+1.0% | +$501+1.0% | +$516+1.0% | +$532+1.0% | +$547+1.0% | +$563+1.0% | +$578+1.0% |
| GS-6 | +$490+1.0% | +$506+1.0% | +$523+1.0% | +$539+1.0% | +$557+1.0% | +$573+1.0% | +$590+1.0% | +$606+1.0% | +$623+1.0% | +$639+1.0% |
| GS-7 | +$545+1.0% | +$563+1.0% | +$581+1.0% | +$599+1.0% | +$616+1.0% | +$634+1.0% | +$652+1.0% | +$670+1.0% | +$688+1.0% | +$706+1.0% |
| GS-8 | +$603+1.0% | +$623+1.0% | +$642+1.0% | +$662+1.0% | +$680+1.0% | +$699+1.0% | +$719+1.0% | +$737+1.0% | +$757+1.0% | +$776+1.0% |
| GS-9 | +$666+1.0% | +$689+1.0% | +$712+1.0% | +$735+1.0% | +$758+1.0% | +$781+1.0% | +$804+1.0% | +$827+1.0% | +$850+1.0% | +$873+1.0% |
| GS-10 | +$734+1.0% | +$758+1.0% | +$782+1.0% | +$807+1.0% | +$831+1.0% | +$856+1.0% | +$879+1.0% | +$903+1.0% | +$928+1.0% | +$952+1.0% |
| GS-11 | +$806+1.0% | +$835+1.0% | +$863+1.0% | +$891+1.0% | +$919+1.0% | +$947+1.0% | +$975+1.0% | +$1,004+1.0% | +$1,031+1.0% | +$1,059+1.0% |
| GS-12 | +$966+1.0% | +$998+1.0% | +$1,030+1.0% | +$1,062+1.0% | +$1,093+1.0% | +$1,125+1.0% | +$1,157+1.0% | +$1,189+1.0% | +$1,221+1.0% | +$1,253+1.0% |
| GS-13 | +$1,148+1.0% | +$1,187+1.0% | +$1,225+1.0% | +$1,263+1.0% | +$1,302+1.0% | +$1,340+1.0% | +$1,378+1.0% | +$1,417+1.0% | +$1,455+1.0% | +$1,493+1.0% |
| GS-14 | +$1,358+1.0% | +$1,404+1.0% | +$1,449+1.0% | +$1,496+1.0% | +$1,542+1.0% | +$1,587+1.0% | +$1,634+1.0% | +$1,679+1.0% | +$1,725+1.0% | +$1,772+1.0% |
| GS-15 | +$1,596+1.0% | +$1,650+1.0% | +$1,704+1.0% | +$1,757+1.0% | +$1,811+1.0% | +$1,864+1.0% | +$1,918+1.0% | +$2,000+1.0%, Cap change | +$2,000+1.0%, Cap change | +$2,000+1.0%, Cap change |
Places in the area
The places in this area are the same as in 2025.
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2026-MSP, effective January 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 General Schedule tables, MSP.xml. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2026-EX, effective January 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- 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, 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 18, 2026.