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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for DETROIT. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.
26.81% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,155 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 DETROIT full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.81% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $24,155$24,964$25,768$26,565$27,369$27,839$28,632$29,434$29,466$30,215
GS-2 $27,159$27,806$28,705$29,466$29,797$30,673$31,549$32,425$33,302$34,178
GS-3 $29,633$30,621$31,609$32,597$33,584$34,572$35,560$36,548$37,536$38,524
GS-4 $33,266$34,374$35,483$36,591$37,699$38,808$39,916$41,024$42,133$43,241
GS-5 $37,219$38,459$39,699$40,939$42,180$43,420$44,660$45,900$47,140$48,381
GS-6 $41,487$42,871$44,254$45,638$47,021$48,405$49,788$51,172$52,555$53,939
GS-7 $46,103$47,640$49,177$50,714$52,251$53,788$55,325$56,862$58,399$59,935
GS-8 $51,058$52,759$54,461$56,163$57,865$59,566$61,268$62,970$64,672$66,374
GS-9 $56,394$58,273$60,152$62,032$63,911$65,790$67,670$69,549$71,428$73,308
GS-10 $62,103$64,172$66,242$68,311$70,381$72,450$74,520$76,589$78,659$80,729
GS-11 $68,230$70,505$72,780$75,055$77,330$79,605$81,880$84,155$86,430$88,705
GS-12 $81,780$84,506$87,233$89,959$92,685$95,412$98,138$100,865$103,591$106,318
GS-13 $97,247$100,488$103,729$106,971$110,212$113,453$116,694$119,936$123,177$126,418
GS-14 $114,916$118,747$122,578$126,409$130,240$134,071$137,902$141,733$145,564$149,395
GS-15 $135,173$139,679$144,184$148,690$153,195$157,701$162,206$166,500$166,500$166,500
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About the 2019 DETROIT table

The DETROIT Locality Area used the official OPM Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI boundary in 2019. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2019 nationwide base GS table.

In 2019, the locality adjustment was 26.81%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,155, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

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.

2019 DETROIT questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for DETROIT?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI was 26.81%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DETROIT in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DETROIT earned $81,780 in 2019, rising to $106,318 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 DETROIT page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.