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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for DETROIT. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.
26.25% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,716 to $164,200 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 DETROIT full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.25% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $23,716$24,510$25,299$26,083$26,872$27,333$28,112$28,900$28,930$29,671
GS-2 $26,665$27,300$28,183$28,930$29,258$30,119$30,980$31,842$32,703$33,564
GS-3 $29,094$30,064$31,034$32,003$32,973$33,942$34,912$35,882$36,851$37,821
GS-4 $32,662$33,750$34,839$35,927$37,015$38,104$39,192$40,280$41,368$42,457
GS-5 $36,543$37,761$38,980$40,198$41,416$42,635$43,853$45,071$46,290$47,508
GS-6 $40,733$42,090$43,448$44,805$46,162$47,519$48,876$50,234$51,591$52,948
GS-7 $45,266$46,774$48,283$49,792$51,300$52,809$54,318$55,826$57,335$58,844
GS-8 $50,130$51,802$53,473$55,145$56,816$58,488$60,159$61,831$63,502$65,174
GS-9 $55,369$57,215$59,061$60,907$62,753$64,598$66,444$68,290$70,136$71,981
GS-10 $60,975$63,008$65,040$67,073$69,105$71,138$73,171$75,203$77,236$79,269
GS-11 $66,991$69,224$71,458$73,691$75,924$78,158$80,391$82,624$84,858$87,091
GS-12 $80,295$82,972$85,648$88,325$91,001$93,678$96,354$99,031$101,707$104,384
GS-13 $95,480$98,663$101,846$105,029$108,211$111,394$114,577$117,760$120,942$124,125
GS-14 $112,830$116,591$120,352$124,113$127,874$131,635$135,396$139,157$142,918$146,679
GS-15 $132,718$137,142$141,565$145,989$150,413$154,837$159,261$163,684$164,200$164,200
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About the 2018 DETROIT table

The DETROIT Locality Area used the official OPM Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 26.25%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,716, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.

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.

2018 DETROIT questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for DETROIT?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI was 26.25%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DETROIT in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DETROIT earned $80,295 in 2018, rising to $104,384 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 DETROIT page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.