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Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI$111,894a year$4,288.80Every two weeks$53.61Per hour$53.88Overtime hour#14On paper#10After prices
  1. GS pay scale 2026
  2. Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

58 locality pay areasPage last changed 2026-10-22

Detroit, MI GS pay scale 2026: 29.12% locality pay

In 2026 a GS-12 step 5 here earns $111,894 with 29.12% locality pay; local prices are within 2% of the national average, so at U.S. prices it is worth close to that, $111,562.

#14 on paper, #10 after prices

+4Places gained, of 57 priced areas.

Buys at U.S. prices

$111,562BEA price level 100.3, for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.

Ceiling watch

3 of 150cells held to $197,200, from GS-15 step 8.

Key facts

Locality pay change since 2016
+4.72 points
Pay gap, latest council estimate
47.65%
Rate the 1990 formula would set
40.62%
Federal civilian jobs, 2025
36,836
Share of all jobs here
1.39%
Largest county by federal jobs
Wayne County, MI: 14,412
Sources and methods

Every 2026 rate

▲ marks the 3 cells cut to the $197,200 statutory ceiling. Reading these tables.
Grade12345678910
GS-129,16030,13831,10832,07333,04133,60734,56735,53335,57336,474
GS-232,78733,56734,65535,57335,97037,02838,08539,14340,20041,258
GS-335,77736,97038,16339,35640,54941,74242,93544,12845,32146,514
GS-440,16041,49942,83844,17745,51646,85548,19449,53350,87252,211
GS-544,93246,43047,92849,42650,92452,42153,91955,41756,91558,413
GS-650,08751,75653,42655,09656,76558,43560,10461,77463,44365,113
GS-755,65857,51459,36961,22563,08064,93666,79168,64770,50272,358
GS-861,63963,69465,74867,80269,85771,91173,96576,01978,07480,128
GS-968,08170,35172,62174,89177,16179,43181,70183,97186,24188,510
GS-1074,97277,47179,96982,46884,96687,46589,96392,46294,96097,458
GS-1182,37285,11887,86590,61193,35896,10498,850101,597104,343107,090
GS-1298,729102,020105,312108,603111,894115,185118,477121,768125,059128,350
GS-13117,402121,316125,230129,143133,057136,970140,884144,798148,711152,625
GS-14138,734143,359147,984152,610157,235161,860166,485171,110175,735180,360
GS-15163,187168,627174,067179,506184,946190,386195,826197,200197,200197,200
Annual rate divided by 2,087 hours (5 U.S.C. 5504(b)), as in OPM’s hourly table.
Grade12345678910
GS-113.9714.4414.9115.3715.8316.1016.5617.0317.0517.48
GS-215.7116.0816.6117.0517.2417.7418.2518.7619.2619.77
GS-317.1417.7118.2918.8619.4320.0020.5721.1421.7222.29
GS-419.2419.8820.5321.1721.8122.4523.0923.7324.3825.02
GS-521.5322.2522.9723.6824.4025.1225.8426.5527.2727.99
GS-624.0024.8025.6026.4027.2028.0028.8029.6030.4031.20
GS-726.6727.5628.4529.3430.2331.1132.0032.8933.7834.67
GS-829.5330.5231.5032.4933.4734.4635.4436.4337.4138.39
GS-932.6233.7134.8035.8836.9738.0639.1540.2441.3242.41
GS-1035.9237.1238.3239.5240.7141.9143.1144.3045.5046.70
GS-1139.4740.7842.1043.4244.7346.0547.3648.6850.0051.31
GS-1247.3148.8850.4652.0453.6155.1956.7758.3559.9261.50
GS-1356.2558.1360.0061.8863.7665.6367.5169.3871.2673.13
GS-1466.4868.6970.9173.1275.3477.5679.7781.9984.2086.42
GS-1578.1980.8083.4186.0188.6291.2293.8394.4994.4994.49
Hourly rate times 80 (5 U.S.C. 5504(b)).
Grade12345678910
GS-11,117.601,155.201,192.801,229.601,266.401,288.001,324.801,362.401,364.001,398.40
GS-21,256.801,286.401,328.801,364.001,379.201,419.201,460.001,500.801,540.801,581.60
GS-31,371.201,416.801,463.201,508.801,554.401,600.001,645.601,691.201,737.601,783.20
GS-41,539.201,590.401,642.401,693.601,744.801,796.001,847.201,898.401,950.402,001.60
GS-51,722.401,780.001,837.601,894.401,952.002,009.602,067.202,124.002,181.602,239.20
GS-61,920.001,984.002,048.002,112.002,176.002,240.002,304.002,368.002,432.002,496.00
GS-72,133.602,204.802,276.002,347.202,418.402,488.802,560.002,631.202,702.402,773.60
GS-82,362.402,441.602,520.002,599.202,677.602,756.802,835.202,914.402,992.803,071.20
GS-92,609.602,696.802,784.002,870.402,957.603,044.803,132.003,219.203,305.603,392.80
GS-102,873.602,969.603,065.603,161.603,256.803,352.803,448.803,544.003,640.003,736.00
GS-113,157.603,262.403,368.003,473.603,578.403,684.003,788.803,894.404,000.004,104.80
GS-123,784.803,910.404,036.804,163.204,288.804,415.204,541.604,668.004,793.604,920.00
GS-134,500.004,650.404,800.004,950.405,100.805,250.405,400.805,550.405,700.805,850.40
GS-145,318.405,495.205,672.805,849.606,027.206,204.806,381.606,559.206,736.006,913.60
GS-156,255.206,464.006,672.806,880.807,089.607,297.607,506.407,559.207,559.207,559.20
Source: OPM 2026 General Schedule salary table for this area, Salary Table 2026-DET, matched cell by cell; compare with Rest of U.S..

After local prices

Its neighbors by what it buys (how; all 57).
#LocalityOn paperPrice levelWhat it buys
7Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA$105,92393.9$112,776
8State of Alaska$114,702102.4$112,059
9Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL$102,46691.6$111,809
10Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI$111,894100.3$111,562
11Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA$102,26691.7$111,521
12Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA$102,45791.9$111,474
13Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS$103,09892.5$111,406

Prices here are those of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 100.3. The area’s name also takes in Ann Arbor: BEA puts the Ann Arbor, MI metro area at 100.9, and at that level GS-12 step 5 here would buy $110,918.

BEA price levels, 2024, for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (how to read this table).
Kind of spendingHereU.S.Rank of 57
Goods98.899.6#27
Housing (rent)94.7100.6#36
Utilities107.098.4#18 (tied)
Other services102.6100.1#11
All items100.3100.0#24 (tied)

Prices here have been rising faster than in the country as a whole: BLS consumer prices for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area rose 3.7% in the twelve months to August 2026, the latest month BLS has for it, against 3.4% for the U.S. city average over the same months; to September 2026 the U.S. figure is 3.7%.

Locality pay since 2016

24.40% in 2016, 29.12% in 2026, up 4.72 points; Rest of U.S. up 2.71: chart and table
0%25%50%20162026
Dashed: the Rest of U.S. rate.
Percent, from OPM’s tables for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. Sources and caveats; every area since 2016: ten years of locality pay.
Locality pay, %20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Detroit, MI24.4025.6826.2526.8127.3227.3227.8628.3728.8229.1229.12
Rest of U.S.14.3515.0615.3715.6715.9515.9516.2016.5016.8217.0617.06

The 1990 pay law’s formula

The editions checked here, the memos for pay in 2018 to 2026. Sources: memo of January 10, 2025, Attachment 1, and the council’s earlier memos; the President’s Pay Agent on 2026; what these estimates are and are not; every area against the formula: how far pay is from the 1990 law.
Edition, for pay inData as ofListed asPay gap, %Formula rate, %Rate paid that year, %
2026March 2024Locality pay area47.6540.6229.12
2025March 2023Locality pay area53.3046.0029.12
2024March 2022Locality pay area52.0244.7828.82
2023March 2021Locality pay area50.3843.2228.37
2022March 2020Locality pay area51.0243.8327.86
2021March 2019Locality pay area54.0846.7427.32
2020March 2018Locality pay area55.7448.3227.32
2019March 2017Locality pay area59.7152.1026.81
2018March 2016Locality pay area60.1352.5026.25

Pay here is closer to the 1990 pay law’s formula than in most areas: the formula would set 40.62%, only 11.50 points above the 29.12% paid in 2026, against a median distance of 18.40 points across the 57 areas with a formula rate.

Federal jobs

36,836 federal civilian jobs in 2025, 1,211 fewer than in 2024, down 3.18%: table
In this area’s 18 counties, Postal Service in, military out; BLS, 2023, 2024, 2025. BLS has another 3,228 federal jobs in Michigan with no county; the states page counts them with the state, not with any area. Sources and caveats; every area: where the federal jobs are.
YearFederal civilian jobsShare of all jobs, %Average pay per job
202337,2241.40$94,698
202438,0471.43$98,153
202536,8361.39$101,388

Counties

18 counties paid at this rate

Michigan, 18 counties

  • Clinton County (added 2024)
  • Eaton County (added 2024)
  • Genesee County
  • Huron County (added 2024)
  • Ingham County (added 2024)
  • Jackson County (added 2024)
  • Lapeer County
  • Lenawee County
  • Livingston County
  • Macomb County
  • Monroe County
  • Oakland County
  • Sanilac County (added 2024)
  • Shiawassee County (added 2024)
  • St. Clair County
  • Tuscola County (added 2024)
  • Washtenaw County
  • Wayne County
Source: OPM 2026 locality pay area definitions.