2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Detroit

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. 47 published occupation pages; regional price parity 100.3 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 47 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation

What Detroit pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

OccupationMedianEmployment
Financial Managers$160,24011,670
Lawyers$134,98010,110
Software Developers$130,76024,870
Mechanical Engineers$109,47022,500
Project Management Specialists$105,35013,230
Industrial Engineers$104,11017,350
General and Operations Managers$104,01037,250
Registered Nurses$97,28044,310
Electricians$81,99011,210
Accountants and Auditors$80,65019,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$77,87017,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$77,10011,710
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$76,99013,130
Human Resources Specialists$75,83011,480
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,49010,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,06013,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,21018,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,12025,780
Construction Laborers$57,43011,610
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,48014,730
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,46011,650
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,38016,190
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,28012,300
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,33016,970
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,55010,370
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$46,4302,150
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,31010,300
Office Clerks, General$45,81034,570
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,40010,610
Customer Service Representatives$44,73031,310
Light Truck Drivers$44,20011,530
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,32011,620
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,33034,030
Nursing Assistants$39,90017,300
Medical Assistants$39,41012,400
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,82012,990
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,57013,540
Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,22011,100
Waiters and Waitresses$37,49029,210
Cooks, Restaurant$37,41016,490
Security Guards$37,05012,570
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,72037,090
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,68026,810
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,45014,660
Retail Salespersons$35,13048,610
Cashiers$30,09037,910
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,59042,430
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.