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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for DETROIT. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.
27.32% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,130 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 DETROIT full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 27.32% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $25,130$25,973$26,808$27,640$28,475$28,964$29,790$30,623$30,656$31,435
GS-2 $28,257$28,930$29,865$30,656$31,001$31,913$32,824$33,736$34,648$35,559
GS-3 $30,832$31,859$32,887$33,914$34,942$35,969$36,997$38,024$39,052$40,079
GS-4 $34,611$35,764$36,918$38,071$39,225$40,378$41,532$42,685$43,839$44,992
GS-5 $38,723$40,014$41,305$42,596$43,887$45,178$46,469$47,760$49,051$50,342
GS-6 $43,165$44,604$46,043$47,481$48,920$50,359$51,798$53,236$54,675$56,114
GS-7 $47,967$49,566$51,165$52,764$54,363$55,962$57,561$59,161$60,760$62,359
GS-8 $53,122$54,893$56,664$58,435$60,206$61,977$63,748$65,519$67,290$69,061
GS-9 $58,673$60,629$62,584$64,540$66,495$68,451$70,407$72,362$74,318$76,274
GS-10 $64,612$66,767$68,921$71,075$73,229$75,384$77,538$79,692$81,846$84,001
GS-11 $70,989$73,355$75,722$78,089$80,456$82,823$85,190$87,557$89,924$92,290
GS-12 $85,087$87,923$90,760$93,597$96,433$99,270$102,107$104,944$107,780$110,617
GS-13 $101,179$104,551$107,924$111,297$114,669$118,042$121,415$124,788$128,160$131,533
GS-14 $119,562$123,548$127,533$131,518$135,503$139,488$143,473$147,458$151,443$155,428
GS-15 $140,638$145,326$150,014$154,701$159,389$164,077$168,765$172,500$172,500$172,500
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About the 2021 DETROIT table

The DETROIT Locality Area used the official OPM Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 27.32%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,130, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.

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.

2021 DETROIT questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for DETROIT?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI was 27.32%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DETROIT in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DETROIT earned $85,087 in 2021, rising to $110,617 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 DETROIT page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DETROIT page.