What is the 2026 locality pay for Detroit?

Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI has a 29.12% locality payment in 2026, ranked 14 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $117,402; a GS-7 step 1 earns $55,658.

How much more is Detroit than Rest of U.S.?

29.12% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $98,729 in Detroit versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $9,221.

Detroit GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI — 29.12% locality payment, ranked #14 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-DET · area definition. Cells marked * are limited to EX-IV ($197,200).

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*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.97 – $17.48/hr

GS-2

$15.71 – $19.77/hr

GS-3

$17.14 – $22.29/hr

GS-4

$19.24 – $25.02/hr

GS-5

$21.53 – $27.99/hr

GS-6

$24.00 – $31.20/hr

GS-7

$26.67 – $34.67/hr

GS-8

$29.53 – $38.39/hr

GS-9

$32.62 – $42.41/hr

GS-10

$35.92 – $46.70/hr

GS-11

$39.47 – $51.31/hr

GS-12

$47.31 – $61.50/hr

GS-13

$56.25 – $73.13/hr

GS-14

$66.48 – $86.42/hr

GS-15

$78.19 – $94.49/hr

Private-sector pay in this area

BLS metro wage data for the same region:

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Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Los Angeles 36.47%Houston 35%Washington DC 33.94%San Diego 33.72%Boston 32.58%Alaska 32.36%Hartford 32.08%Seattle 31.57%Chicago 30.86%Denver 30.52%Sacramento 29.76%Philadelphia 28.99%Minneapolis 27.62%Dallas-Fort Worth 27.26%Portland 26.13%Miami 24.67%Atlanta 23.79%Phoenix 22.45%Milwaukee 22.42%Buffalo 22.41%Richmond 22.28%Raleigh 22.24%Cleveland 22.23%Hawaii 22.21%Columbus 22.15%Cincinnati 21.93%Huntsville 21.91%Laredo 21.59%Dayton 21.42%Pittsburgh 21.03%Albany 20.77%Austin 20.35%Colorado Springs 20.15%St. Louis 20.03%Charlotte 19.67%Las Vegas 19.57%Burlington 19.45%Harrisburg 19.43%Tucson 19.28%Kansas City 18.97%Davenport 18.93%Virginia Beach 18.8%San Antonio 18.78%Albuquerque 18.33%Birmingham 18.24%Omaha 18.23%Indianapolis 18.15%Des Moines 18.01%Palm Bay 17.93%Rochester 17.88%Spokane 17.67%Fresno 17.65%Corpus Christi 17.63%Reno 17.52%Rest of U.S. 17.06%