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58 locality pay areasPage last changed 2026-10-07

Michigan GS pay scale 2026: the 2 locality pay areas in the state

In 2026 a GS-12 step 5 in Michigan is paid $111,894 in Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI and $101,443 in the rest of the state, which is on the Rest of U.S. rate.

Spread at GS-12 step 5

$10,451

Goes furthest

$111,562At U.S. prices, in Detroit, MI.

Against Rest of U.S.

+$10,451over $101,443

Which areas cover Michigan, and what each pays

GS-12 step 5 in 2026 in each area that covers Michigan, what it buys at national average prices (BEA price level, U.S. = 100) and how many of the state’s 83 counties it covers; the county of the duty station decides (how that works). Source: the OPM 2026 General Schedule table of each area — Salary Table 2026-DET (Detroit, MI), Salary Table 2026-RUS (Rest of U.S.).
Locality pay areaLocality payOn paperPrice levelWhat it buysCounties here
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI29.12%$111,894100.3$111,56218
Rest of U.S.17.06%$101,443——65
Counties of Michigan in each locality pay area, as OPM’s 2026 definitions list them; the county of the duty station decides (how that works).
Locality pay areaCounties
Detroit, MIClinton County, Eaton County, Genesee County, Huron County, Ingham County, Jackson County, Lapeer County, Lenawee County, Livingston County, Macomb County, Monroe County, Oakland County, Sanilac County, Shiawassee County, St. Clair County, Tuscola County, Washtenaw County, Wayne County
Rest of U.S.all other counties of Michigan (65)

Federal jobs in Michigan, area by area

55,758 federal civilian jobs in Michigan in 2025, 1.26% of all jobs in the state, 1,745 fewer than in 2024, down 3.03%, by the locality pay area of the worksite county; every federal pay system counted. The share is of the 52,531 jobs BLS places in a county. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, 2025. The state total BLS publishes differs from the sum of its county rows by 1 job, from rounding of annual averages. Sources and caveats.
Locality pay areaFederal jobs, 2025Share, %Change from 2024
Detroit, MI36,83670.1−1,211
Rest of U.S.15,69529.9−641
No county reported3,228——

Every grade at step 5 in Michigan

Annual rates in U.S. dollars at step 5; ▲ marks a cell cut to the $197,200 statutory ceiling. For any other step, the pay calculator finds the area from a ZIP code.
GradeDetroit-Warren-Ann ArborRest of U.S.
GS-133,04129,954
GS-235,97032,611
GS-340,54936,762
GS-445,51641,265
GS-550,92446,167
GS-656,76551,463
GS-763,08057,188
GS-869,85763,332
GS-977,16169,954
GS-1084,96677,030
GS-1193,35884,638
GS-12111,894101,443
GS-13133,057120,629
GS-14157,235142,549
GS-15184,946167,672

Where else these areas reach

Locality pay areas are lists of counties and ignore state lines: inside one area a move across a state line does not change pay (how that works; every state and the areas in it).
AreaCounties hereAlso covers
Detroit, MI18nowhere else