GS-6 Pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

$48,322 โ€“ $62,817 per year • 24.56% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,297 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-6 Salary Summary โ€” Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

Entry (Step 1) $48,322/yr $1,859 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $54,764/yr $2,106 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $62,817/yr $2,416 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.56% +$10,798 at Step 5

Complete GS-6 Pay Table โ€” Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $48,322 $4,027 $1,859 $23.15 $38,794 +$9,528
Step 2 $49,932 $4,161 $1,920 $23.93 $40,087 +$9,845
Step 3 $51,543 $4,295 $1,982 $24.70 $41,380 +$10,163
Step 4 $53,153 $4,429 $2,044 $25.47 $42,673 +$10,480
Step 5 $54,764 $4,564 $2,106 $26.24 $43,966 +$10,798
Step 6 $56,375 $4,698 $2,168 $27.01 $45,259 +$11,116
Step 7 $57,985 $4,832 $2,230 $27.78 $46,552 +$11,433
Step 8 $59,596 $4,966 $2,292 $28.56 $47,845 +$11,751
Step 9 $61,206 $5,101 $2,354 $29.33 $49,138 +$12,068
Step 10 $62,817 $5,235 $2,416 $30.10 $50,431 +$12,386

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

How does GS-6 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-5
$49,125
GS-6
$54,764
GS-7
$60,854

Promotion from GS-5 to GS-6 at Step 5 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI is a raise of $5,639 per year.

GS-6 Federal Jobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

Federal employees at GS-6 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI locality area earn between $48,322 and $62,817 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.56% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-6 base pay of $38,794 to $50,431.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI locality area covers Minnesota, Wisconsin. At Step 5, a GS-6 employee here earns $3,297 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-6 Step 1 in this area is $1,859, or approximately $23.15 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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