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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Detroit. For current pay, see the latest Detroit page.
27.86% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,792 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Detroit full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 27.86% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $25,792$26,658$27,514$28,368$29,225$29,726$30,575$31,429$31,464$32,264
GS-2 $29,001$29,692$30,652$31,464$31,819$32,755$33,691$34,627$35,563$36,499
GS-3 $31,644$32,699$33,754$34,809$35,863$36,918$37,973$39,028$40,083$41,138
GS-4 $35,522$36,706$37,890$39,074$40,258$41,442$42,626$43,810$44,994$46,178
GS-5 $39,743$41,067$42,392$43,717$45,041$46,366$47,691$49,015$50,340$51,664
GS-6 $44,302$45,779$47,256$48,733$50,209$51,686$53,163$54,640$56,116$57,593
GS-7 $49,230$50,870$52,511$54,151$55,792$57,432$59,073$60,713$62,353$63,994
GS-8 $54,521$56,338$58,155$59,971$61,788$63,605$65,422$67,239$69,056$70,873
GS-9 $60,218$62,226$64,233$66,240$68,248$70,255$72,263$74,270$76,277$78,285
GS-10 $66,313$68,524$70,735$72,945$75,156$77,367$79,578$81,788$83,999$86,210
GS-11 $72,858$75,287$77,715$80,143$82,571$84,999$87,427$89,855$92,283$94,711
GS-12 $87,327$90,238$93,150$96,061$98,973$101,884$104,795$107,707$110,618$113,529
GS-13 $103,843$107,304$110,765$114,226$117,687$121,149$124,610$128,071$131,532$134,993
GS-14 $122,711$126,801$130,892$134,982$139,072$143,162$147,253$151,343$155,433$159,523
GS-15 $144,341$149,153$153,964$158,775$163,587$168,398$173,209$176,300$176,300$176,300
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About the 2022 Detroit table

The Detroit Locality Area used the official OPM Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 27.86%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,792, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

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.

2022 Detroit questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Detroit?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI was 27.86%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Detroit in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Detroit earned $87,327 in 2022, rising to $113,529 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Detroit page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Detroit page.