GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-DET

GS pay scale 2026: Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI locality pay area get base pay plus a 29.12% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $29,160; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 18 counties and cities in Michigan.

Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 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*

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI locality pay applies

Michigan

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; St. Clair County, MI; Sanilac County, MI; Shiawassee County, MI; Tuscola County, MI; Washtenaw County, MI; Wayne County, MI

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

Albany-Schenectady, NY · 20.77%Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM · 18.33%Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA · 23.79%Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · 20.35%Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL · 18.24%Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA · 32.58%Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 22.41%Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 19.45%Charlotte-Concord, NC · 19.67%Chicago-Naperville, IL · 30.86%Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH · 21.93%Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 22.23%Colorado Springs, CO · 20.15%Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH · 22.15%Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX · 17.63%Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · 27.26%Davenport-Moline, IA · 18.93%Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 21.42%Denver-Aurora, CO · 30.52%Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA · 18.01%Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA · 17.65%Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA · 19.43%Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 32.08%Houston-The Woodlands, TX · 35%Huntsville-Decatur, AL · 21.91%Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 18.15%Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO · 18.97%Laredo, TX · 21.59%Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 19.57%Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 36.47%Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 24.67%Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 22.42%Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN · 27.62%New York-Newark, NY · 37.95%Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE · 18.23%Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 17.93%Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA · 28.99%Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 22.45%Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA · 21.03%Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR · 26.13%Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 22.24%Reno-Fernley, NV · 17.52%Richmond, VA · 22.28%Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 17.88%Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 29.76%San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX · 18.78%San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 33.72%San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 46.34%Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 31.57%Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA · 17.67%St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO · 20.03%Alaska · 32.36%Hawaii · 22.21%Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 19.28%Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA · 18.8%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

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