GS-11 Pay in Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

$81,160 โ€“ $105,502 per year • 27.22% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $7,346 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-11 Salary Summary โ€” Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

Entry (Step 1) $81,160/yr $3,122 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $91,979/yr $3,538 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $105,502/yr $4,058 biweekly
Locality Adj. +27.22% +$19,680 at Step 5

Complete GS-11 Pay Table โ€” Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $81,160 $6,763 $3,122 $38.89 $63,795 +$17,365
Step 2 $83,865 $6,989 $3,226 $40.18 $65,921 +$17,944
Step 3 $86,569 $7,214 $3,330 $41.48 $68,047 +$18,522
Step 4 $89,274 $7,440 $3,434 $42.78 $70,173 +$19,101
Step 5 $91,979 $7,665 $3,538 $44.07 $72,299 +$19,680
Step 6 $94,683 $7,890 $3,642 $45.37 $74,425 +$20,258
Step 7 $97,388 $8,116 $3,746 $46.66 $76,551 +$20,837
Step 8 $100,093 $8,341 $3,850 $47.96 $78,677 +$21,416
Step 9 $102,798 $8,567 $3,954 $49.26 $80,803 +$21,995
Step 10 $105,502 $8,792 $4,058 $50.55 $82,929 +$22,573

Compare Nearby Grades in Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

How does GS-11 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-10
$83,529
GS-11
$91,979
GS-12
$110,248

Promotion from GS-10 to GS-11 at Step 5 in Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI is a raise of $8,450 per year.

GS-11 Federal Jobs in Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

Federal employees at GS-11 in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI locality area earn between $81,160 and $105,502 annually in 2026. This includes a 27.22% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-11 base pay of $63,795 to $82,929.

The Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI locality area covers Michigan. At Step 5, a GS-11 employee here earns $7,346 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-11 Step 1 in this area is $3,122, or approximately $38.89 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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