Northwestern Michigan WG Pay Scale 2026 (Wage Area 071)
In the Northwestern Michigan wage area, a WG-10 earns $30.27 at step 1, $31.53 at step 2 and $35.35 at step 5 under schedule 071 (Rest of United States), effective October 19, 2025. Step 2 is about $65,803 a year at 2,087 hours, an estimate.
Below are the WG, WL and WS hourly rates for every grade and step and the counties covered. See WG pay scale 2026 for every wage area.
Maintained by Archie Chang · DCPAS schedules checked October 31, 2026 · Methodology & sources
Northwestern Michigan WG, WL and WS rates, schedule 071
Issued December 23, 2025, effective October 19, 2025, superseding the schedule issued January 2, 2025. GS locality: Rest of United States (RUS). For General Schedule pay in the same locality, see Rest of U.S. GS pay scale 2026.
WG: nonsupervisory grades 1 to 15
| WG (nonsupervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $18.06$37,691 | $18.80$39,236 | $19.55$40,801 | $20.30$42,366 | $21.07$43,973 |
| WG-2 | $19.24$40,154 | $20.05$41,844 | $20.83$43,472 | $21.63$45,142 | $22.44$46,832 |
| WG-3 | $20.51$42,804 | $21.37$44,599 | $22.22$46,373 | $23.04$48,084 | $23.93$49,942 |
| WG-4 | $21.83$45,559 | $22.74$47,458 | $23.66$49,378 | $24.53$51,194 | $25.48$53,177 |
| WG-5 | $23.44$48,919 | $24.42$50,965 | $25.41$53,031 | $26.37$55,034 | $27.35$57,079 |
| WG-6 | $24.94$52,050 | $25.98$54,220 | $27.03$56,412 | $28.05$58,540 | $29.07$60,669 |
| WG-7 | $26.41$55,118 | $27.50$57,393 | $28.59$59,667 | $29.70$61,984 | $30.79$64,259 |
| WG-8 | $27.77$57,956 | $28.97$60,460 | $30.11$62,840 | $31.27$65,260 | $32.45$67,723 |
| WG-9 | $29.05$60,627 | $30.25$63,132 | $31.46$65,657 | $32.68$68,203 | $33.90$70,749 |
| WG-10 | $30.27$63,173 | $31.53$65,803 | $32.80$68,454 | $34.08$71,125 | $35.35$73,775 |
| WG-11 | $31.52$65,782 | $32.83$68,516 | $34.14$71,250 | $35.46$74,005 | $36.79$76,781 |
| WG-12 | $32.77$68,391 | $34.13$71,229 | $35.48$74,047 | $36.87$76,948 | $38.22$79,765 |
| WG-13 | $33.98$70,916 | $35.41$73,901 | $36.82$76,843 | $38.23$79,786 | $39.68$82,812 |
| WG-14 | $35.21$73,483 | $36.69$76,572 | $38.16$79,640 | $39.66$82,770 | $41.10$85,776 |
| WG-15 | $36.48$76,134 | $38.01$79,327 | $39.51$82,457 | $41.02$85,609 | $42.58$88,864 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $19.83$41,385 | $20.64$43,076 | $21.47$44,808 | $22.32$46,582 | $23.13$48,272 |
| WL-2 | $21.19$44,224 | $22.03$45,977 | $22.89$47,771 | $23.79$49,650 | $24.67$51,486 |
| WL-3 | $22.58$47,124 | $23.52$49,086 | $24.42$50,965 | $25.38$52,968 | $26.31$54,909 |
| WL-4 | $24.03$50,151 | $25.04$52,258 | $26.01$54,283 | $27.04$56,432 | $28.05$58,540 |
| WL-5 | $25.77$53,782 | $26.84$56,015 | $27.92$58,269 | $28.99$60,502 | $30.06$62,735 |
| WL-6 | $27.42$57,226 | $28.58$59,646 | $29.74$62,067 | $30.88$64,447 | $32.00$66,784 |
| WL-7 | $29.03$60,586 | $30.24$63,111 | $31.47$65,678 | $32.70$68,245 | $33.89$70,728 |
| WL-8 | $30.57$63,800 | $31.85$66,471 | $33.13$69,142 | $34.45$71,897 | $35.71$74,527 |
| WL-9 | $31.93$66,638 | $33.27$69,434 | $34.58$72,168 | $35.95$75,028 | $37.26$77,762 |
| WL-10 | $33.31$69,518 | $34.72$72,461 | $36.11$75,362 | $37.48$78,221 | $38.87$81,122 |
| WL-11 | $34.71$72,440 | $36.13$75,403 | $37.58$78,429 | $39.01$81,414 | $40.50$84,524 |
| WL-12 | $36.05$75,236 | $37.55$78,367 | $39.06$81,518 | $40.56$84,649 | $42.08$87,821 |
| WL-13 | $37.37$77,991 | $38.94$81,268 | $40.54$84,607 | $42.09$87,842 | $43.65$91,098 |
| WL-14 | $38.76$80,892 | $40.35$84,210 | $41.99$87,633 | $43.62$91,035 | $45.20$94,332 |
| WL-15 | $40.11$83,710 | $41.82$87,278 | $43.48$90,743 | $45.12$94,165 | $46.84$97,755 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $26.79$55,911 | $27.91$58,248 | $29.01$60,544 | $30.13$62,881 | $31.25$65,219 |
| WS-2 | $28.14$58,728 | $29.32$61,191 | $30.46$63,570 | $31.65$66,054 | $32.84$68,537 |
| WS-3 | $29.55$61,671 | $30.79$64,259 | $32.00$66,784 | $33.23$69,351 | $34.47$71,939 |
| WS-4 | $31.33$65,386 | $32.65$68,141 | $33.95$70,854 | $35.28$73,629 | $36.60$76,384 |
| WS-5 | $32.69$68,224 | $34.08$71,125 | $35.45$73,984 | $36.79$76,781 | $38.16$79,640 |
| WS-6 | $34.21$71,396 | $35.63$74,360 | $37.09$77,407 | $38.48$80,308 | $39.92$83,313 |
| WS-7 | $35.69$74,485 | $37.14$77,511 | $38.69$80,746 | $40.12$83,730 | $41.62$86,861 |
| WS-8 | $36.91$77,031 | $38.44$80,224 | $40.02$83,522 | $41.55$86,715 | $43.05$89,845 |
| WS-9 | $38.12$79,556 | $39.73$82,917 | $41.33$86,256 | $42.93$89,595 | $44.54$92,955 |
| WS-10 | $39.36$82,144 | $41.02$85,609 | $42.67$89,052 | $44.30$92,454 | $45.95$95,898 |
| WS-11 | $40.32$84,148 | $42.04$87,737 | $43.73$91,265 | $45.42$94,792 | $47.04$98,172 |
| WS-12 | $41.60$86,819 | $43.32$90,409 | $45.05$94,019 | $46.82$97,713 | $48.55$101,324 |
| WS-13 | $43.12$89,991 | $44.93$93,769 | $46.74$97,546 | $48.54$101,303 | $50.33$105,039 |
| WS-14 | $44.64$93,164 | $46.51$97,066 | $48.36$100,927 | $50.20$104,767 | $52.06$108,649 |
| WS-15 | $46.27$96,565 | $48.20$100,593 | $50.14$104,642 | $52.06$108,649 | $54.00$112,698 |
| WS-16 | $48.00$100,176 | $49.99$104,329 | $52.00$108,524 | $54.01$112,719 | $56.00$116,872 |
| WS-17 | $49.85$104,037 | $51.91$108,336 | $54.02$112,740 | $56.09$117,060 | $58.12$121,296 |
| WS-18 | $51.74$107,981 | $53.88$112,448 | $56.08$117,039 | $58.22$121,505 | $60.35$125,950 |
| WS-19 | $52.20$108,941 | $54.37$113,470 | $56.54$117,999 | $58.72$122,549 | $60.89$127,077 |
Counties covered by schedule 071
Alcona County, MI; Alger County, MI; Alpena County, MI; Antrim County, MI; Baraga County, MI; Benzie County, MI; Charlevoix County, MI; Cheboygan County, MI; Chippewa County, MI; Crawford County, MI; Delta County, MI; Dickinson County, MI; Emmet County, MI; Florence County, MI; Gogebic County, MI; Grand Traverse County, MI; Houghton County, MI; Iosco County, MI; Iron County, MI; Kalkaska County, MI; Keweenaw County, MI; Leelanau County, MI; Luce County, MI; Mackinac County, MI; Manistee County, MI; Marinette County, MI; Marquette County, MI; Menominee County, MI; Missaukee County, MI; Montmorency County, MI; Ogemaw County, MI; Ontonagon County, MI; Oscoda County, MI; Otsego County, MI; Presque Isle County, MI; Roscommon County, MI; Schoolcraft County, MI; Wexford County, MI
Other wage areas in Michigan
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI WG-10 step 2 $38.29
- Southwestern Michigan WG-10 step 2 $31.95
Northwestern Michigan WG pay questions
What is the WG-10 rate in Northwestern Michigan?
Under schedule 071 (Rest of United States), WG-10 is $30.27 at step 1, $31.53 at step 2 and $35.35 at step 5. At 2,087 hours a year, step 2 is about $65,803, an estimate.
When did the Northwestern Michigan wage schedule take effect?
DCPAS issued schedule 071 on December 23, 2025 with an effective date of October 19, 2025. It replaced the schedule issued January 2, 2025. New schedules follow each local wage survey, so check DCPAS for a newer one.
Which counties does the Northwestern Michigan wage area cover?
DCPAS lists 38 counties or areas for schedule 071; the full list is on this page. OPM's final rule on wage area criteria took effect on October 1, 2025, and DCPAS says it affects approximately 230 counties, so check the list if your county may have moved.
Sources (checked October 31, 2026): DCPAS Wage and Salary Division, appropriated fund wage schedules · 5 CFR 532.203, structure of regular wage schedules (eCFR) · 5 CFR 532.201, definitions (eCFR) · 5 CFR 532.211, criteria for appropriated fund wage areas (eCFR) · 5 CFR 532.417, within-grade increases (eCFR) · 5 U.S.C. 5343, prevailing rate determinations · 5 U.S.C. 5342, definitions · 5 U.S.C. 5504, biweekly pay periods; computation of pay · Federal Register, January 21, 2025 (90 FR 7428), final rule on wage area criteria · OPM, Facts About the Federal Wage System · OPM CPM 2025-20, Fiscal Year 2026 Prevailing Rate Pay Adjustments · OPM CPM 2026-05, Update to Fiscal Year 2026 Prevailing Rate Pay Adjustments · House Document 119-189, Alternative Plan for Pay Adjustments (January 2027)