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29.12% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$29,160 to $197,200 2026 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2026 Detroit full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 29.12% locality adjustment for 2026. 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 $29,160$30,138$31,108$32,073$33,041$33,607$34,567$35,533$35,573$36,474
GS-2 $32,787$33,567$34,655$35,573$35,970$37,028$38,085$39,143$40,200$41,258
GS-3 $35,777$36,970$38,163$39,356$40,549$41,742$42,935$44,128$45,321$46,514
GS-4 $40,160$41,499$42,838$44,177$45,516$46,855$48,194$49,533$50,872$52,211
GS-5 $44,932$46,430$47,928$49,426$50,924$52,421$53,919$55,417$56,915$58,413
GS-6 $50,087$51,756$53,426$55,096$56,765$58,435$60,104$61,774$63,443$65,113
GS-7 $55,658$57,514$59,369$61,225$63,080$64,936$66,791$68,647$70,502$72,358
GS-8 $61,639$63,694$65,748$67,802$69,857$71,911$73,965$76,019$78,074$80,128
GS-9 $68,081$70,351$72,621$74,891$77,161$79,431$81,701$83,971$86,241$88,510
GS-10 $74,972$77,471$79,969$82,468$84,966$87,465$89,963$92,462$94,960$97,458
GS-11 $82,372$85,118$87,865$90,611$93,358$96,104$98,850$101,597$104,343$107,090
GS-12 $98,729$102,020$105,312$108,603$111,894$115,185$118,477$121,768$125,059$128,350
GS-13 $117,402$121,316$125,230$129,143$133,057$136,970$140,884$144,798$148,711$152,625
GS-14 $138,734$143,359$147,984$152,610$157,235$161,860$166,485$171,110$175,735$180,360
GS-15 $163,187$168,627$174,067$179,506$184,946$190,386$195,826$197,200$197,200$197,200
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About the 2026 Detroit table

The Detroit Locality Area used the official OPM Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI boundary in 2026. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2026 nationwide base GS table.

In 2026, the locality adjustment was 29.12%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,160, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $197,200.

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.

2026 Detroit questions

  • What was the 2026 locality adjustment for Detroit?
    In 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI was 29.12%, added on top of the 2026 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Detroit in 2026?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Detroit earned $98,729 in 2026, rising to $128,350 at Step 10. See the 2026 GS-12 Detroit page.
  • Is the 2026 table still current?
    Yes. 2026 is the current year. This is the active OPM pay table for federal employees in Detroit.