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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for DETROIT. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.
24.40% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,819 to $160,300 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 DETROIT full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.40% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for DETROIT.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,819$23,581$24,340$25,095$25,854$26,298$27,048$27,805$27,835$28,539
GS-2 $25,655$26,266$27,115$27,835$28,150$28,979$29,807$30,636$31,464$32,293
GS-3 $27,992$28,925$29,858$30,791$31,724$32,657$33,590$34,523$35,456$36,389
GS-4 $31,425$32,472$33,520$34,567$35,614$36,662$37,709$38,757$39,804$40,852
GS-5 $35,158$36,330$37,502$38,673$39,845$41,017$42,189$43,361$44,533$45,705
GS-6 $39,191$40,497$41,803$43,110$44,416$45,722$47,028$48,334$49,641$50,947
GS-7 $43,551$45,003$46,455$47,906$49,358$50,810$52,262$53,713$55,165$56,617
GS-8 $48,231$49,838$51,446$53,053$54,660$56,267$57,875$59,482$61,089$62,696
GS-9 $53,272$55,047$56,822$58,597$60,373$62,148$63,923$65,698$67,473$69,249
GS-10 $58,665$60,620$62,576$64,531$66,487$68,442$70,398$72,354$74,309$76,265
GS-11 $64,453$66,601$68,750$70,898$73,046$75,195$77,343$79,492$81,640$83,788
GS-12 $77,254$79,829$82,404$84,979$87,554$90,129$92,704$95,279$97,854$100,429
GS-13 $91,864$94,927$97,990$101,053$104,115$107,178$110,241$113,304$116,366$119,429
GS-14 $108,555$112,174$115,793$119,412$123,030$126,649$130,268$133,887$137,506$141,124
GS-15 $127,692$131,949$136,206$140,463$144,719$148,976$153,233$157,490$160,300$160,300
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About the 2016 DETROIT table

The DETROIT Locality Area used the official OPM Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.

In 2016, the locality adjustment was 24.40%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,819, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,300.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across Michigan. Some of the included jurisdictions include Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Huron County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, and more.

2016 DETROIT questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for DETROIT?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI was 24.40%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DETROIT in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DETROIT earned $77,254 in 2016, rising to $100,429 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 DETROIT page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.