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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Minnesota for 2017

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The General Schedule (GS) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.

Under the GS payscale, an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the GS Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the GS payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.

Minnesota has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly GS pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a GS-1 broken down by county in the interactive map. For a detailed calculation of your pay as a GS employee in Minnesota, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI

The MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Minneapolis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 22.72% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

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*

The Minneapolis locality pay rate also applies to Minneapolis, Rochester, Saint Paul, and other cities within the region.

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Rest of Minnesota

Any federal employees in Minnesota who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 15.06% (shown in the table below).

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,316$22,029$22,738$23,443$24,152$24,566$25,267$25,975$26,002$26,661
GS-2$23,966$24,537$25,330$26,002$26,295$27,068$27,841$28,614$29,387$30,161
GS-3$26,150$27,022$27,894$28,766$29,638$30,510$31,383$32,255$33,127$33,997
GS-4$29,356$30,334$31,312$32,290$33,268$34,246$35,224$36,202$37,180$38,158
GS-5$32,844$33,939$35,035$36,130$37,225$38,321$39,416$40,511$41,607$42,702
GS-6$36,611$37,832$39,053$40,273$41,494$42,715$43,936$45,156$46,377$47,598
GS-7$40,684$42,041$43,397$44,754$46,110$47,467$48,823$50,180$51,537$52,893
GS-8$45,056$46,558$48,059$49,561$51,062$52,564$54,066$55,567$57,069$58,570
GS-9$49,765$51,424$53,083$54,742$56,401$58,060$59,720$61,379$63,038$64,697
GS-10$54,803$56,630$58,457$60,285$62,112$63,939$65,766$67,593$69,420$71,247
GS-11$60,210$62,216$64,223$66,230$68,236$70,243$72,250$74,256$76,263$78,270
GS-12$72,168$74,574$76,980$79,386$81,792$84,197$86,603$89,009$91,415$93,821
GS-13$85,816$88,677$91,537$94,398$97,258$100,118$102,979$105,839$108,699$111,560
GS-14$101,409$104,790$108,170$111,551$114,931$118,312$121,692$125,073$128,453$131,833
GS-15$119,285$123,261$127,238$131,214$135,191$139,167$143,144$147,120$151,097$155,073

Government installations that use the Rest of U.S. GS locality include Letterkenny Army Depot , and other facilities within the region.

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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $161,900, which is the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).


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Source: www.federalpay.org/gs/2017/minnesota