What is the average salary in Detroit, MI?

$68,660a year

Average yearly pay across 672 jobs with official data in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $33.01
Jobs with data: 672
Workers counted: 1,883,950

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Surgeon	$561,100
Emergency Medicine Physician	$447,800
Airline Pilot	$428,600
Psychiatrist	$339,300
Chief Executive	$304,100
Dermatologist	$269,100
Nurse Anesthetist	$243,100
Orthodontist	$239,200
Orthopedic Surgeon	$239,200
Pediatrician	$218,000

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator	$49,240
Retail Salesperson	$35,130
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$35,120
Registered Nurse	$97,280
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$29,590
Cashier	$30,090
General and Operations Manager	$104,000
Stocker and Order Filler	$36,720
Office Clerk	$45,810
Laborer and Freight	$40,330

Management

Administrative Services Manager$122,400
Advertising and Promotions Manager$104,000
Architectural and Engineering Manager$168,600
Chief Executive$304,100
Compensation and Benefits Manager$162,500
Computer and Information Systems Manager$170,000
Construction Manager$109,900
Education Administrator$110,200
Education Administrator$106,000
Education Administrator$86,260
Education and Childcare Administrator$58,840
Emergency Management Director$109,100
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$74,030
Facilities Manager$103,100
Farmer$91,530
Financial Manager$160,200
Food Service Manager$61,060
Fundraising Manager$113,400
Funeral Home Manager$78,860
Gambling Manager$101,900
General and Operations Manager$104,000
Human Resources Manager$150,000
Industrial Production Manager$126,200
Manager$139,000
Marketing Manager$149,300
Medical and Health Services Manager$114,300
Natural Sciences Manager$129,100
Personal Service Manager$51,170
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$102,700
Property$60,910
Public Relations Manager$125,700
Purchasing Manager$163,700
Sales Manager$155,600
Social and Community Service Manager$86,450
Training and Development Manager$123,300
Transportation$101,900

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$80,650
Budget Analyst$102,100
Business Operations Specialist$84,970
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$80,300
Claims Adjuster$79,060
Compensation$83,170
Compliance Officer$81,250
Cost Estimator$80,200
Credit Analyst$74,640
Credit Counselor$53,140
Financial and Investment Analyst$101,600
Financial Examiner$75,930
Financial Risk Specialist$105,100
Financial Specialist$79,960
Fundraiser$68,090
Human Resources Specialist$75,830
Insurance Appraiser$77,700
Insurance Underwriter$80,180
Labor Relations Specialist$73,760
Loan Officer$76,260
Logistician$93,130
Management Analyst$100,600
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$77,100
Meeting$54,630
Personal Financial Advisor$76,830
Project Management Specialist$105,400
Property Appraiser and Assessor$68,100
Tax Examiner and Collector$81,540
Tax Preparer$46,450
Training and Development Specialist$67,530

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$105,600
Computer and Information Research Scientist$136,700
Computer Network Architect$128,800
Computer Network Support Specialist$72,600
Computer Occupation$107,600
Computer Programmer$87,860
Computer Systems Analyst$103,700
Computer User Support Specialist$59,040
Data Scientist$103,300
Database Administrator$110,200
Database Architect$132,000
Information Security Analyst$109,000
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$96,400
Operations Research Analyst$81,590
Software Developer$130,800
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$102,400
Web and Digital Interface Designer$99,450
Web Developer$108,600

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$129,000
Architect$97,920
Architectural and Civil Drafter$62,330
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$104,000
Calibration Technologist and Technician$77,470
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$77,830
Chemical Engineer$104,200
Civil Engineer$92,550
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$57,220
Computer Hardware Engineer$130,000
Drafter$79,960
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$77,150
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$75,870
Electrical Engineer$114,400
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$62,120
Electronics Engineer$128,700
Engineer$126,300
Engineering Technologist and Technician$77,710
Environmental Engineer$110,500
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$50,800
Health and Safety Engineer$108,500
Industrial Engineer$104,100
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$76,190
Landscape Architect$81,520
Materials Engineer$100,100
Mechanical Drafter$75,050
Mechanical Engineer$109,500
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$69,490
Mining and Geological Engineer$78,720
Petroleum Engineer$135,600
Surveying and Mapping Technician$49,950
Surveyor$72,420

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$64,860
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$127,100
Biochemist and Biophysicist$104,200
Biological Scientist$84,260
Biological Technician$50,580
Chemical Technician$49,460
Chemist$85,770
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$91,610
Conservation Scientist$57,110
Economist$106,400
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$48,470
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$74,300
Epidemiologist$97,290
Food Scientist and Technologist$67,790
Geological Technician$57,480
Geoscientist$78,500
Life$57,420
Materials Scientist$107,700
Medical Scientist$84,310
Microbiologist$73,690
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$88,080
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$67,760
Physicist$199,200
Political Scientist$79,990
Psychologist$129,400
School Psychologist$85,050
Social Science Research Assistant$62,670
Social Scientist and Related Worker$104,300
Soil and Plant Scientist$83,370
Survey Researcher$83,190
Urban and Regional Planner$82,080
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$79,010

Community and social service

Child$59,270
Clergy$59,890
Community and Social Service Specialist$49,560
Community Health Worker$49,570
Counselor$37,390
Director$49,700
Educational$62,840
Health Education Specialist$55,660
Healthcare Social Worker$73,600
Marriage and Family Therapist$53,600
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$59,520
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$83,180
Rehabilitation Counselor$40,730
Religious Worker$46,720
Social and Human Service Assistant$42,600
Social Worker$68,630
Substance Abuse$60,890

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$63,650
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$104,000
Archivist$66,830
Area$78,230
Art$83,550
Biological Science Teacher$106,500
Business Teacher$127,500
Career/Technical Education Teacher$63,250
Career/Technical Education Teacher$60,650
Career/Technical Education Teacher$80,810
Chemistry Teacher$103,100
Communications Teacher$84,950
Computer Science Teacher$109,600
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$81,530
Curator$66,400
Economics Teacher$107,000
Education Teacher$83,400
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$49,300
Elementary School Teacher$65,210
Engineering Teacher$112,100
English Language and Literature Teacher$104,100
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$83,190
Health Specialties Teacher$109,200
History Teacher$95,880
Instructional Coordinator$82,130
Kindergarten Teacher$70,800
Law Teacher$141,200
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$60,060
Library Technician$29,640
Mathematical Science Teacher$95,470
Middle School Teacher$65,140
Museum Technician and Conservator$45,020
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$96,020
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$83,620
Physics Teacher$104,900
Political Science Teacher$100,600
Postsecondary Teacher$66,150
Preschool Teacher$37,500
Psychology Teacher$99,900
Secondary School Teacher$77,520
Self-Enrichment Teacher$38,620
Social Sciences Teacher$88,100
Social Work Teacher$84,480
Sociology Teacher$94,820
Special Education Teacher$74,810
Special Education Teacher$78,980
Special Education Teacher$78,720
Special Education Teacher$81,520
Special Education Teacher$79,500
Substitute Teacher$46,680
Teacher and Instructor$52,170
Teaching Assistant$46,430
Teaching Assistant$35,450
Tutor$44,210

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$95,390
Artist and Related Worker$51,340
Audio and Video Technician$62,910
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$51,000
Broadcast Technician$57,600
Camera Operator$57,690
Coach and Scout$46,970
Commercial and Industrial Designer$108,200
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$69,100
Craft Artist$25,960
Designer$47,240
Editor$65,740
Film and Video Editor$63,790
Fine Artist$42,060
Floral Designer$36,980
Graphic Designer$60,210
Interior Designer$59,210
Interpreter and Translator$35,990
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$107,500
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$37,970
Music Director and Composer$52,900
Musician and Singer$65,850
News Analyst$77,180
Producer and Director$76,290
Public Relations Specialist$66,100
Set and Exhibit Designer$45,640
Sound Engineering Technician$54,900
Technical Writer$92,390
Umpire$46,500
Writer and Author$75,760

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Athletic Trainer$59,430
Audiologist$99,580
Cardiologist$130,900
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$81,410
Chiropractor$71,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$58,910
Dental Hygienist$84,480
Dentist$167,900
Dermatologist$269,100
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$83,280
Dietetic Technician$36,800
Dietitian and Nutritionist$68,390
Emergency Medical Technician$42,050
Emergency Medicine Physician$447,800
Exercise Physiologist$55,700
Family Medicine Physician$182,000
General Internal Medicine Physician$150,000
Genetic Counselor$82,230
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$75,980
Health Technologist and Technician$49,340
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$95,140
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$79,440
Hearing Aid Specialist$48,490
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$69,300
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$86,110
Medical Dosimetrist$139,200
Medical Records Specialist$46,730
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$98,160
Nurse Anesthetist$243,100
Nurse Midwive$125,100
Nurse Practitioner$134,400
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$209,600
Occupational Therapist$89,600
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$47,290
Optician$43,830
Optometrist$142,700
Orthodontist$239,200
Orthopedic Surgeon$239,200
Orthotist and Prosthetist$75,810
Paramedic$57,410
Pediatrician$218,000
Pharmacist$137,800
Pharmacy Technician$43,330
Physical Therapist$103,000
Physician$68,220
Physician Assistant$131,800
Podiatrist$168,900
Psychiatric Technician$41,890
Psychiatrist$339,300
Radiation Therapist$100,500
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$77,530
Recreational Therapist$62,600
Registered Nurse$97,280
Respiratory Therapist$80,790
Speech-Language Pathologist$89,640
Surgeon$561,100
Surgical Assistant$48,570
Surgical Technologist$65,810
Therapist$60,000
Veterinarian$129,700
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$53,100

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$50,110
Healthcare Support Worker$39,550
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$35,120
Massage Therapist$70,960
Medical Assistant$39,410
Medical Equipment Preparer$45,570
Medical Transcriptionist$37,170
Nursing Assistant$39,900
Occupational Therapy Assistant$60,900
Orderly$36,220
Pharmacy Aide$36,130
Phlebotomist$43,180
Physical Therapist Aide$28,570
Physical Therapist Assistant$62,220
Psychiatric Aide$45,410
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$38,830

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$48,340
Bailiff$55,750
Correctional Officer and Jailer$67,920
Crossing Guard and Flagger$37,840
Detective and Criminal Investigator$95,820
Fire Inspector and Investigator$86,630
Firefighter$62,730
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$85,300
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$86,490
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$98,140
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$86,990
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$56,570
Lifeguard$29,540
Parking Enforcement Worker$37,460
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$78,450
Private Detective and Investigator$47,690
Protective Service Worker$56,930
School Bus Monitor$36,240
Security Guard$37,050
Transportation Security Screener$69,640

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$36,780
Chef and Head Cook$60,870
Cook$29,810
Cook$37,360
Cook$37,410
Cook$35,630
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$30,760
Dishwasher$34,350
Fast Food and Counter Worker$29,590
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$38,570
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$35,100
Food Preparation Worker$33,060
Food Server$35,170
Host and Hostess$29,290
Waiter and Waitress$37,490

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$41,250
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$47,240
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$59,570
Grounds Maintenance Worker$55,360
Janitor and Cleaner$36,680
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$38,820
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$35,070
Pest Control Worker$44,470
Pesticide Handler$45,550
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$58,350

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$29,320
Animal Caretaker$31,040
Animal Trainer$30,920
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$31,190
Barber$35,490
Childcare Worker$31,060
Concierge$35,620
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$46,880
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$43,640
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$63,630
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$39,520
Funeral Attendant$35,380
Gambling Dealer$29,120
Hairdresser$34,960
Locker Room$29,890
Manicurist and Pedicurist$36,810
Mortician$62,190
Personal Care and Service Worker$32,150
Recreation Worker$34,400
Residential Advisor$41,460
Skincare Specialist$47,000
Tour and Travel Guide$35,370
Usher$32,840

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$67,950
Cashier$30,090
Counter and Rental Clerk$42,470
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$57,830
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$85,410
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$48,280
Insurance Sales Agent$63,580
Parts Salesperson$48,160
Real Estate Broker$85,600
Real Estate Sales Agent$57,090
Retail Salesperson$35,130
Sale and Related Worker$47,410
Sales Engineer$123,000
Sales Representative$129,100
Sales Representative$77,870
Sales Representatives of Service$76,990
Security$77,540
Telemarketer$34,030
Travel Agent$48,660

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$48,580
Billing and Posting Clerk$47,840
Bookkeeping$51,480
Brokerage Clerk$77,940
Cargo and Freight Agent$47,260
Courier and Messenger$39,670
Court$50,520
Credit Authorizer$53,430
Customer Service Representative$44,730
Data Entry Keyer$40,210
Dispatcher$50,600
Eligibility Interviewer$66,750
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$74,950
File Clerk$42,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$67,060
Hotel$34,340
Human Resources Assistant$48,310
Information and Record Clerk$47,720
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$48,550
Interviewer$45,050
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$64,480
Library Assistant$31,460
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$51,500
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$36,900
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$42,320
Meter Reader$61,910
New Accounts Clerk$46,780
Office Clerk$45,810
Office Machine Operator$36,880
Order Clerk$45,080
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$59,610
Postal Service Clerk$65,710
Postal Service Mail Carrier$62,070
Postal Service Mail Sorter$59,490
Procurement Clerk$51,340
Production$62,520
Proofreader and Copy Marker$39,040
Public Safety Telecommunicator$57,130
Receptionist and Information Clerk$38,220
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$72,880
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$47,330
Shipping$46,310
Statistical Assistant$49,660
Switchboard Operator$37,470
Telephone Operator$37,550
Teller$45,110
Weigher$46,120
Word Processor and Typist$49,950

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Inspector$83,120
Farmworker$32,950
Farmworker and Laborer$38,050
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$57,630

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$100,100
Brickmason and Blockmason$62,830
Carpenter$65,810
Carpet Installer$49,510
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$62,330
Construction and Building Inspector$76,980
Construction Laborer$57,430
Continuous Mining Machine Operator$54,690
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$60,080
Electrician$81,990
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$106,600
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$59,040
Fence Erector$48,350
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$80,610
Floor Layer$50,730
Glazier$56,980
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$46,380
Helper$41,670
Helpers--Brickmason$45,540
Helpers--Carpenter$38,800
Helpers--Electrician$44,750
Helpers--Pipelayer$37,990
Highway Maintenance Worker$49,280
Insulation Worker$46,390
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$58,670
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$68,130
Painter$56,330
Paving$51,310
Pipelayer$61,570
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$77,290
Plumber$86,370
Roofer$63,390
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$51,250
Sheet Metal Worker$75,120
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$48,020
Stonemason$59,160
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$62,870
Tile and Stone Setter$47,800

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$75,940
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$46,710
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$62,550
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$47,410
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$56,000
Avionics Technician$58,280
Bicycle Repairer$44,250
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$63,360
Coin$45,610
Computer$46,930
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$100,100
Electric Motor$48,480
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$59,680
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$64,050
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$106,600
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$104,400
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$51,080
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$58,870
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$79,200
Heating$63,170
Helpers--Installation$47,020
Home Appliance Repairer$56,030
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$71,100
Installation$47,450
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$56,180
Maintenance and Repair Worker$48,380
Maintenance Worker$63,190
Mechanical Door Repairer$50,160
Medical Equipment Repairer$60,420
Millwright$91,850
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$72,220
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$47,920
Motorcycle Mechanic$37,360
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$47,150
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$48,500
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$64,990
Radio$65,910
Rail Car Repairer$46,480
Rigger$60,230
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$55,560
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$62,730
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$78,990
Tire Repairer and Changer$37,610

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$46,090
Baker$36,970
Butcher and Meat Cutter$39,590
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$49,550
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$47,880
Cleaning$43,350
Coating$44,220
Coil Winder$50,820
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$46,880
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$65,870
Crushing$43,220
Cutting$50,460
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$44,620
Dental Laboratory Technician$55,170
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$63,320
Electrical$45,170
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$64,820
Etcher and Engraver$43,310
Extruding$46,870
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$45,250
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$75,490
Food Batchmaker$37,440
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$48,230
Food Processing Worker$39,740
Forging Machine Setter$61,980
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$45,610
Furnace$53,090
Furniture Finisher$46,010
Gas Plant Operator$108,700
Grinding$46,360
Grinding and Polishing Worker$46,960
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$50,790
Helpers--Production Worker$42,980
Inspector$45,400
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$57,930
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$49,210
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$35,060
Layout Worker$61,870
Machinist$59,310
Meat$37,760
Medical Appliance Technician$49,920
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$40,650
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$51,330
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$56,970
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$49,240
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$46,140
Model Maker$81,110
Molder$45,480
Molding$39,790
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$51,210
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$46,280
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$39,300
Painting$40,240
Paper Goods Machine Setter$51,220
Patternmaker$48,790
Petroleum Pump System Operator$86,860
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$38,650
Plant and System Operator$61,790
Plating Machine Setter$37,820
Pourer and Caster$51,700
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$124,100
Power Plant Operator$108,100
Prepress Technician and Worker$47,430
Presser$36,290
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$46,970
Printing Press Operator$47,700
Production Worker$39,870
Rolling Machine Setter$59,660
Sawing Machine Setter$40,880
Separating$48,630
Sewing Machine Operator$38,130
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$38,290
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$87,700
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$51,090
Tailor$37,500
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$33,330
Tool and Die Maker$73,120
Upholsterer$46,370
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$61,760
Welder$51,810
Welding$44,060
Woodworking Machine Setter$45,600

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$178,300
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$73,020
Aircraft Service Attendant$40,150
Airfield Operations Specialist$69,560
Airline Pilot$428,600
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$31,270
Bridge and Lock Tender$35,000
Bus Driver$48,060
Bus Driver$47,460
Captain$40,810
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$34,780
Commercial Pilot$133,200
Conveyor Operator and Tender$38,330
Crane and Tower Operator$59,740
Driver/Sales Worker$40,630
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$61,670
Flight Attendant$62,490
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$59,120
Hoist and Winch Operator$35,410
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$46,550
Laborer and Freight$40,330
Light Truck Driver$44,200
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$46,310
Material Moving Worker$44,270
Motor Vehicle Operator$33,990
Motorboat Operator$45,970
Packer and Packager$36,120
Parking Attendant$35,020
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$51,070
Sailor and Marine Oiler$50,050
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$36,390
Stocker and Order Filler$36,720
Tank Car$60,440
Traffic Technician$37,890
Transportation Inspector$52,760
Transportation Worker$38,580

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Detroit, MI?

About $68,660 a year ($33.01 an hour): the average of the 672 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Detroit, MI?

Surgeon ($561,100), Emergency Medicine Physician ($447,800), Airline Pilot ($428,600).

What are the most common jobs in Detroit, MI?

Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator (55,100 jobs), Retail Salesperson (48,610 jobs), Home Health and Personal Care Aide (46,480 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.