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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Detroit. For current pay, see the latest Detroit page.
28.37% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,956 to $183,500 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Detroit full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 28.37% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 $26,956$27,861$28,756$29,650$30,544$31,068$31,955$32,849$32,885$33,727
GS-2 $30,311$31,032$32,036$32,885$33,256$34,234$35,212$36,190$37,168$38,146
GS-3 $33,073$34,176$35,279$36,381$37,484$38,587$39,689$40,792$41,895$42,998
GS-4 $37,126$38,363$39,601$40,838$42,076$43,313$44,551$45,788$47,026$48,263
GS-5 $41,537$42,922$44,307$45,692$47,077$48,462$49,847$51,232$52,618$54,003
GS-6 $46,303$47,846$49,389$50,932$52,475$54,018$55,561$57,104$58,647$60,190
GS-7 $51,453$53,168$54,883$56,598$58,313$60,028$61,743$63,458$65,173$66,888
GS-8 $56,982$58,882$60,782$62,682$64,582$66,482$68,381$70,281$72,181$74,081
GS-9 $62,937$65,035$67,132$69,230$71,328$73,425$75,523$77,620$79,718$81,815
GS-10 $69,307$71,618$73,928$76,239$78,550$80,860$83,171$85,482$87,792$90,103
GS-11 $76,148$78,686$81,224$83,761$86,299$88,837$91,375$93,913$96,451$98,989
GS-12 $91,270$94,312$97,355$100,397$103,439$106,482$109,524$112,566$115,609$118,651
GS-13 $108,532$112,149$115,767$119,384$123,002$126,619$130,236$133,854$137,471$141,089
GS-14 $128,252$132,527$136,801$141,076$145,351$149,626$153,900$158,175$162,450$166,724
GS-15 $150,858$155,886$160,914$165,943$170,971$175,999$181,027$183,500$183,500$183,500
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About the 2023 Detroit table

The Detroit Locality Area used the official OPM Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.

In 2023, the locality adjustment was 28.37%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,956, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.

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.

2023 Detroit questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Detroit?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI was 28.37%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Detroit in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Detroit earned $91,270 in 2023, rising to $118,651 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Detroit page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Detroit page.