GS-2 Pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

$31,630 โ€“ $39,801 per year • 24.56% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,089 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-2 Salary Summary โ€” Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

Entry (Step 1) $31,630/yr $1,217 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $34,700/yr $1,335 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $39,801/yr $1,531 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.56% +$6,842 at Step 5

Complete GS-2 Pay Table โ€” Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $31,630 $2,636 $1,217 $15.16 $25,393 +$6,237
Step 2 $32,382 $2,699 $1,245 $15.52 $25,997 +$6,385
Step 3 $33,431 $2,786 $1,286 $16.02 $26,839 +$6,592
Step 4 $34,316 $2,860 $1,320 $16.44 $27,550 +$6,766
Step 5 $34,700 $2,892 $1,335 $16.63 $27,858 +$6,842
Step 6 $35,720 $2,977 $1,374 $17.12 $28,677 +$7,043
Step 7 $36,740 $3,062 $1,413 $17.60 $29,496 +$7,244
Step 8 $37,760 $3,147 $1,452 $18.09 $30,315 +$7,445
Step 9 $38,781 $3,232 $1,492 $18.58 $31,134 +$7,647
Step 10 $39,801 $3,317 $1,531 $19.07 $31,953 +$7,848

Compare Nearby Grades in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

How does GS-2 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-1
$31,874
GS-2
$34,700
GS-3
$39,117

Promotion from GS-1 to GS-2 at Step 5 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI is a raise of $2,826 per year.

GS-2 Federal Jobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

Federal employees at GS-2 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI locality area earn between $31,630 and $39,801 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.56% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-2 base pay of $25,393 to $31,953.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI locality area covers Minnesota, Wisconsin. At Step 5, a GS-2 employee here earns $2,089 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-2 Step 1 in this area is $1,217, or approximately $15.16 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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