2025 Detroit GS Pay Table
The Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 29.12%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 Detroit GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI.
Covered area: 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.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $28,871 | $29,840 | $30,799 | $31,756 | $32,714 | $33,274 | $34,225 | $35,181 | $35,220 | $36,115 |
| GS-2 | $32,463 | $33,235 | $34,311 | $35,220 | $35,615 | $36,662 | $37,709 | $38,757 | $39,804 | $40,851 |
| GS-3 | $35,423 | $36,603 | $37,783 | $38,963 | $40,143 | $41,324 | $42,504 | $43,684 | $44,864 | $46,044 |
| GS-4 | $39,763 | $41,089 | $42,415 | $43,741 | $45,067 | $46,393 | $47,719 | $49,045 | $50,371 | $51,697 |
| GS-5 | $44,487 | $45,969 | $47,452 | $48,934 | $50,416 | $51,898 | $53,381 | $54,863 | $56,345 | $57,828 |
| GS-6 | $49,591 | $51,244 | $52,897 | $54,549 | $56,202 | $57,855 | $59,508 | $61,160 | $62,813 | $64,466 |
| GS-7 | $55,107 | $56,945 | $58,782 | $60,619 | $62,457 | $64,294 | $66,131 | $67,969 | $69,806 | $71,644 |
| GS-8 | $61,029 | $63,063 | $65,098 | $67,133 | $69,168 | $71,203 | $73,238 | $75,273 | $77,308 | $79,343 |
| GS-9 | $67,407 | $69,654 | $71,900 | $74,147 | $76,394 | $78,641 | $80,887 | $83,134 | $85,381 | $87,627 |
| GS-10 | $74,230 | $76,704 | $79,178 | $81,652 | $84,126 | $86,599 | $89,073 | $91,547 | $94,021 | $96,495 |
| GS-11 | $81,556 | $84,274 | $86,992 | $89,710 | $92,428 | $95,146 | $97,864 | $100,582 | $103,300 | $106,018 |
| GS-12 | $97,752 | $101,011 | $104,270 | $107,529 | $110,788 | $114,047 | $117,306 | $120,565 | $123,823 | $127,082 |
| GS-13 | $116,240 | $120,115 | $123,990 | $127,865 | $131,740 | $135,615 | $139,490 | $143,365 | $147,239 | $151,114 |
| GS-14 | $137,360 | $141,939 | $146,518 | $151,096 | $155,675 | $160,253 | $164,832 | $169,411 | $173,989 | $178,568 |
| GS-15 | $161,572 | $166,957 | $172,343 | $177,729 | $183,114 | $188,500 | $193,885 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
2025 Detroit full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 29.12% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 | $28,871 | $29,840 | $30,799 | $31,756 | $32,714 | $33,274 | $34,225 | $35,181 | $35,220 | $36,115 |
| GS-2 | $32,463 | $33,235 | $34,311 | $35,220 | $35,615 | $36,662 | $37,709 | $38,757 | $39,804 | $40,851 |
| GS-3 | $35,423 | $36,603 | $37,783 | $38,963 | $40,143 | $41,324 | $42,504 | $43,684 | $44,864 | $46,044 |
| GS-4 | $39,763 | $41,089 | $42,415 | $43,741 | $45,067 | $46,393 | $47,719 | $49,045 | $50,371 | $51,697 |
| GS-5 | $44,487 | $45,969 | $47,452 | $48,934 | $50,416 | $51,898 | $53,381 | $54,863 | $56,345 | $57,828 |
| GS-6 | $49,591 | $51,244 | $52,897 | $54,549 | $56,202 | $57,855 | $59,508 | $61,160 | $62,813 | $64,466 |
| GS-7 | $55,107 | $56,945 | $58,782 | $60,619 | $62,457 | $64,294 | $66,131 | $67,969 | $69,806 | $71,644 |
| GS-8 | $61,029 | $63,063 | $65,098 | $67,133 | $69,168 | $71,203 | $73,238 | $75,273 | $77,308 | $79,343 |
| GS-9 | $67,407 | $69,654 | $71,900 | $74,147 | $76,394 | $78,641 | $80,887 | $83,134 | $85,381 | $87,627 |
| GS-10 | $74,230 | $76,704 | $79,178 | $81,652 | $84,126 | $86,599 | $89,073 | $91,547 | $94,021 | $96,495 |
| GS-11 | $81,556 | $84,274 | $86,992 | $89,710 | $92,428 | $95,146 | $97,864 | $100,582 | $103,300 | $106,018 |
| GS-12 | $97,752 | $101,011 | $104,270 | $107,529 | $110,788 | $114,047 | $117,306 | $120,565 | $123,823 | $127,082 |
| GS-13 | $116,240 | $120,115 | $123,990 | $127,865 | $131,740 | $135,615 | $139,490 | $143,365 | $147,239 | $151,114 |
| GS-14 | $137,360 | $141,939 | $146,518 | $151,096 | $155,675 | $160,253 | $164,832 | $169,411 | $173,989 | $178,568 |
| GS-15 | $161,572 | $166,957 | $172,343 | $177,729 | $183,114 | $188,500 | $193,885 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
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About the 2025 Detroit table
The Detroit Locality Area used the official OPM Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.
In 2025, the locality adjustment was 29.12%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $28,871, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.
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.
2025 Detroit questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Detroit?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI was 29.12%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Detroit in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Detroit earned $97,752 in 2025, rising to $127,082 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Detroit page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Detroit page.