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OPM salary table 2026-MSP

2026 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI GS pay scale

Full grades 1–15 and steps 1–10, the published locality percentage, official worksite coverage, and a same-cell 2025 comparison.

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Primary sources
Official OPM 2025–2026 salary tables and 2026 locality definitions
Coverage
36 counties · 2 jurisdictions
2026 locality payment
27.62%
Salary-table code
2026-MSP
Official table cells
15 grades × 10 steps
Effective period
January 2026

2026 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI GS salary table

Official scheduled annual rates by grade and step. These are gross salary figures before taxes, retirement, TSP, insurance, and other payroll deductions.

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2026 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI General Schedule annual salary by grade and step
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 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, statutory pay cap applies$197,200, statutory pay cap applies$197,200, statutory pay cap applies

The table scrolls horizontally on narrow screens. Salary cells come directly from OPM’s 2026 XML table MSP.

A statutory pay cap can cause several upper-grade cells to show the same annual rate. Position-specific special rates are not included.

Areas covered by table MSP

OPM’s 2026 locality definitions and the checked county mapping assign 36 counties or county equivalents across 2 states or districts to this salary table.

Locality pay generally follows the official worksite on the employee record—not a home address, mailing address, or ZIP code by itself. Use your SF-50 and agency HR office when the worksite assignment is uncertain.

OPM locality definitions

Minnesota (MN)

33 counties or equivalents

Anoka County, Benton County, Blue Earth County, Brown County, Carver County, Chisago County, Dakota County, Dodge County, Fillmore County, Goodhue County, Hennepin County, Isanti County, Kanabec County, Le Sueur County, McLeod County, Meeker County, Mille Lacs County, Morrison County, Mower County, Nicollet County, Olmsted County, Pine County, Ramsey County, Rice County, Scott County, Sherburne County, Sibley County, Stearns County, Steele County, Wabasha County, Waseca County, Washington County, Wright County

Wisconsin (WI)

3 counties or equivalents

Pierce County, Polk County, St. Croix County

2025 versus 2026

Each row holds locality, grade, and step constant. That keeps a promotion or within-grade increase out of the comparison.

2025 locality
27.62%
2026 locality
27.62%
Point change
0.00 percentage points
Representative annual salary cells for 2025 and 2026 at the same locality, grade, and step
Grade and step20252026Dollar changePercent change
GS-5, step 1$43,970$44,410+$4401.00%
GS-9, step 1$66,624$67,290+$6661.00%
GS-12, step 1$96,616$97,582+$9661.00%
GS-15, step 1$159,695$161,291+$1,5961.00%

OPM reports a 1.00% total increase for table MSP. Across all 150 published cells, annual dollar changes range from +$286 to +$2,000. Percentage changes can differ slightly because OPM publishes whole-dollar cells and applies statutory caps where required.

Minneapolis–St. Paul GS pay questions

What is the 2026 Minneapolis–St. Paul locality pay percentage?

OPM’s 2026 salary table MSP uses a 27.62% locality payment. The annual cells shown on this page are OPM’s published locality rates, not a percentage reconstructed from an older base table.

Which worksites use the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI pay table?

OPM’s 2026 locality definitions and the checked county mapping assign 36 counties or county equivalents across 2 states or districts to this salary table. Locality generally follows the official worksite recorded by the agency, so employees should confirm an uncertain assignment with their SF-50 or agency HR office.

How did this GS locality table change from 2025 to 2026?

The locality percentage changed by 0.00 percentage points. OPM reports a 1.00% total increase for this 2026 table; individual salary-cell percentages can vary slightly because OPM publishes whole-dollar annual rates and applies statutory caps where required.

Does this table include every federal special salary rate?

No. It shows the ordinary OPM GS locality table. A position-specific special rate, law-enforcement schedule, wildland-firefighter schedule, retained rate, or another pay system may control instead. OPM special rate table 001M can also replace a lower locality cell for covered GS-1 through GS-4 employees.

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OPM 2026 salary table XMLExact annual and hourly cells for table MSP.OPM 2026 General ScheduleOfficial salary-table index and downloads.OPM 2026 locality definitionsOfficial county, city, and special-worksite coverage definitions.OPM 2025 General SchedulePrior-year table used for the same-cell comparison.
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