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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for DETROIT. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.
27.32% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,882 to $170,800 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 DETROIT full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 27.32% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $24,882$25,716$26,544$27,366$28,194$28,678$29,495$30,320$30,353$31,127
GS-2 $27,977$28,643$29,570$30,353$30,694$31,597$32,500$33,402$34,305$35,208
GS-3 $30,526$31,544$32,561$33,578$34,595$35,613$36,630$37,647$38,665$39,682
GS-4 $34,268$35,410$36,552$37,694$38,836$39,978$41,121$42,263$43,405$44,547
GS-5 $38,340$39,618$40,896$42,175$43,453$44,731$46,010$47,288$48,566$49,845
GS-6 $42,738$44,162$45,587$47,012$48,436$49,861$51,286$52,710$54,135$55,560
GS-7 $47,492$49,074$50,657$52,239$53,822$55,405$56,987$58,570$60,152$61,735
GS-8 $52,596$54,349$56,102$57,855$59,609$61,362$63,115$64,868$66,621$68,375
GS-9 $58,092$60,029$61,965$63,902$65,838$67,775$69,712$71,648$73,585$75,521
GS-10 $63,973$66,106$68,238$70,371$72,504$74,636$76,769$78,901$81,034$83,167
GS-11 $70,286$72,628$74,971$77,314$79,656$81,999$84,342$86,685$89,027$91,370
GS-12 $84,244$87,053$89,861$92,670$95,479$98,287$101,096$103,905$106,713$109,522
GS-13 $100,177$103,516$106,856$110,195$113,535$116,875$120,214$123,554$126,893$130,233
GS-14 $118,378$122,324$126,270$130,215$134,161$138,107$142,052$145,998$149,943$153,889
GS-15 $139,245$143,887$148,529$153,171$157,813$162,455$167,097$170,800$170,800$170,800
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About the 2020 DETROIT table

The DETROIT Locality Area used the official OPM Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 27.32%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,882, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.

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.

2020 DETROIT questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for DETROIT?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI was 27.32%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DETROIT in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DETROIT earned $84,244 in 2020, rising to $109,522 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 DETROIT page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.