GS-8 Pay in Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

$60,736 โ€“ $78,953 per year • 27.22% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $5,497 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-8 Salary Summary โ€” Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

Entry (Step 1) $60,736/yr $2,336 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $68,832/yr $2,647 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $78,953/yr $3,037 biweekly
Locality Adj. +27.22% +$14,727 at Step 5

Complete GS-8 Pay Table โ€” Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $60,736 $5,061 $2,336 $29.10 $47,741 +$12,995
Step 2 $62,760 $5,230 $2,414 $30.07 $49,332 +$13,428
Step 3 $64,784 $5,399 $2,492 $31.04 $50,923 +$13,861
Step 4 $66,808 $5,567 $2,570 $32.01 $52,514 +$14,294
Step 5 $68,832 $5,736 $2,647 $32.98 $54,105 +$14,727
Step 6 $70,856 $5,905 $2,725 $33.95 $55,696 +$15,160
Step 7 $72,881 $6,073 $2,803 $34.92 $57,287 +$15,594
Step 8 $74,905 $6,242 $2,881 $35.89 $58,878 +$16,027
Step 9 $76,929 $6,411 $2,959 $36.86 $60,469 +$16,460
Step 10 $78,953 $6,579 $3,037 $37.83 $62,060 +$16,893

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

How does GS-8 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-7
$62,153
GS-8
$68,832
GS-9
$76,013

Promotion from GS-7 to GS-8 at Step 5 in Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI is a raise of $6,679 per year.

GS-8 Federal Jobs in Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI

Federal employees at GS-8 in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI locality area earn between $60,736 and $78,953 annually in 2026. This includes a 27.22% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-8 base pay of $47,741 to $62,060.

The Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI locality area covers Michigan. At Step 5, a GS-8 employee here earns $5,497 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-8 Step 1 in this area is $2,336, or approximately $29.10 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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