DETROIT / SALARY
UNITED STATES

SALARY SURVEYS

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March 2023
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

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Net (after tax)

$83,629 USD

£69,413 GBP

New York City

$100,235 USD

$42,000 USD

£34,860 GBP

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Average Salary / Detroit

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Average salary in Detroit is $83,629 USD per year. The most typical earning is $42,000 USD. All data are based on 422 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $94,100 USD. Women receive a salary of $70,600 USD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians IV with average income $127,000 USD and Engineers & Technicians V with income $126,100 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $105,300 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $105,000 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of $106,700 USD. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive $101,400 USD.

Levels / Detroit (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	1	100% 0.24%
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	1	99.76% 0.24%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	5	99.53% 1.18%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	13	98.34% 3.08%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	25	95.26% 5.92%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	15	89.34% 3.55%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	28	85.78% 6.64%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	27	79.15% 6.4%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	25	72.75% 5.92%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	12	66.82% 2.84%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	25	63.98% 5.92%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	12	58.06% 2.84%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	21	55.21% 4.98%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	23	50.24% 5.45%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	15	44.79% 3.55%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	14	41.23% 3.32%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	18	37.91% 4.27%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	9	33.65% 2.13%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	15	31.52% 3.55%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	10	27.96% 2.37%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	7	25.59% 1.66%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	13	23.93% 3.08%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	15	20.85% 3.55%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	11	17.3% 2.61%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	8	14.69% 1.9%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	6	12.8% 1.42%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	5	11.37% 1.18%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	5	10.19% 1.18%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	9	9% 2.13%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	6	6.87% 1.42%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	5	5.45% 1.18%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	2	4.27% 0.47%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	1	3.79% 0.24%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	5	3.55% 1.18%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	1	2.37% 0.24%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	1	2.13% 0.24%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	2	1.9% 0.47%
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	0	n/a
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	6	1.42% 1.42%

Gender / Detroit (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	230	$94,100 USD
2	Women	114	$70,600 USD

Education / Detroit (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	15	$105,300 USD
2	Masters Degree	123	$105,000 USD
3	Bellow H. School	7	$88,100 USD
4	Bachelors Degree	154	$84,100 USD
5	High School	30	$59,400 USD
6	Some College	93	$58,600 USD

Experience / Detroit (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	48	$106,700 USD
2	20+ Years	110	$101,400 USD
3	12-16 Years	60	$97,600 USD
4	8-12 Years	56	$81,500 USD
5	4-8 Years	57	$63,000 USD
6	2-4 Years	38	$60,300 USD
7	1-2 Years	25	$55,700 USD
8	0-1 Year	28	$47,100 USD

Age / Detroit (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	71-75	1	$125,000 USD
2	56-60	26	$122,300 USD
3	46-50	52	$101,500 USD
4	41-45	54	$95,700 USD
5	76-99	2	$95,000 USD
6	36-40	43	$94,200 USD
7	51-55	36	$93,500 USD
8	61-65	10	$73,300 USD
9	n/a	78	$71,600 USD
10	31-35	44	$71,100 USD
11	26-30	45	$66,400 USD
12	66-70	2	$63,500 USD
13	21-25	27	$48,300 USD
14	14-20	2	$35,200 USD

Work Type / Detroit (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	19	$86,800 USD
2	Permanent	364	$86,100 USD
3	Contract	21	$67,900 USD
4	Part Time	18	$48,200 USD

Career Groups / Detroit (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians IV	3	$127,000 USD
2	Engineers & Technicians V	8	$126,100 USD
3	Management & Business	72	$108,400 USD
4	Security & Fireguard	3	$108,000 USD
5	Law	8	$103,000 USD
6	Human Resources	23	$95,500 USD
7	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	12	$95,000 USD
8	Automobile	14	$93,900 USD
9	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	20	$91,200 USD
10	Engineers & Technicians	42	$88,600 USD
11	IT & Programming II	14	$81,000 USD
12	Finance & Banking	16	$80,400 USD
13	Salesmen & Saleswomen	10	$80,400 USD
14	IT & Programming	28	$80,100 USD
15	Construction & Labor Workers	15	$79,500 USD
16	Military	2	$78,000 USD
17	Aviation & Shipping	2	$77,400 USD
18	Health Care & Medical II	16	$74,800 USD
19	Insurance	4	$70,300 USD
20	Accounting & Administration	30	$68,700 USD
21	Making Design	4	$60,000 USD
22	Health Care & Medical	16	$59,700 USD
23	Education & University	20	$58,100 USD
24	Logistics, Road, Railway	6	$57,300 USD
25	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	5	$52,400 USD
26	Hotels & Tourism	1	$50,000 USD
27	Engineers & Technicians III	1	$50,000 USD
28	Customer Services	13	$48,300 USD
29	Architect Constructions	1	$48,000 USD
30	Public Sector	3	$46,900 USD
31	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	$45,000 USD
32	Organization & Coordination	3	$38,200 USD
33	Properties & Real Estates	3	$35,300 USD
34	Media	1	$29,300 USD
35	Geography & Geodesy	1	$27,500 USD

Careers / Detroit (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Director	11	$157,000 USD
2	Plant Manager	2	$150,000 USD
3	Lawyer	3	$141,700 USD
4	Risk Analyst	2	$138,000 USD
5	General Manager	6	$129,700 USD
6	Other Engineer Career	8	$126,100 USD
7	Operations Manager	2	$122,900 USD
8	Human Resources Manager	9	$117,300 USD
9	Sales Manager	2	$108,000 USD
10	Salesmen or Saleswomen	4	$107,500 USD
11	Other Automobile Career	11	$105,000 USD
12	CEO	3	$104,000 USD
13	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	6	$103,300 USD
14	Manager	19	$100,800 USD
15	Construction Manager	4	$100,000 USD
16	Other Human Resource Career	9	$99,200 USD
17	Pharmacist	3	$99,200 USD
18	Mechanical Engineer Lead	3	$97,300 USD
19	IT Manager	6	$96,700 USD
20	Other Manufacturing Career	5	$96,200 USD
21	Mechanical Engineer	11	$95,400 USD
22	Other Management Career	5	$94,400 USD
23	Manufacturing	7	$94,100 USD
24	Marketing Manager	3	$93,300 USD
25	Brand Manager	3	$91,700 USD
26	Civil Engineer	2	$90,500 USD
27	Engineer	12	$90,100 USD
28	Business Manager	3	$86,700 USD
29	Project Manager	6	$85,100 USD
30	MBA	2	$82,500 USD
31	Financial Analyst	2	$82,500 USD
32	Other IT Career	2	$80,800 USD
33	Construction Worker	3	$80,500 USD
34	Software Developer	3	$79,800 USD
35	Other Education Career	3	$77,500 USD
36	Financial Adviser	4	$74,300 USD
37	Construction Project Manager	2	$72,100 USD
38	Senior Accountant	4	$69,600 USD
39	Electrical Engineer	3	$65,500 USD
40	Registered Nurse	6	$65,000 USD
41	Technician	4	$64,400 USD
42	Logistics Administration	2	$61,500 USD
43	Other Service Career	3	$60,900 USD
44	Restaurant Manager	4	$58,000 USD
45	Healthcare Management	2	$58,000 USD
46	Training Manager	2	$55,000 USD
47	Other Medical Career	3	$52,700 USD
48	Web Developer	2	$52,500 USD
49	Teacher	3	$51,300 USD
50	Human Resource	3	$51,000 USD
51	System Administrator	2	$49,800 USD
52	University Professor	3	$48,700 USD
53	Other Public Sector Career	3	$46,900 USD
54	Business Administration	3	$44,000 USD
55	Legal Secretary	2	$41,500 USD
56	Customer Service Manager	5	$38,800 USD
57	Payroll Administrator	3	$37,700 USD
58	Food Service	2	$33,000 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Business Coordinator

Posted 27 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Request For Quote Administration
Contract Review
Report Development
Presentation Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$48,000 USD

Senior Data Analyst

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"I onboard new customers. I monitor data ingests."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$70,000 USD

Engineering Manager

Posted 08 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$142,000 USD

Ecomm Admin

Posted 25 March 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$100,000 USD

Hydrogen Fuel Engineer

Posted 06 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design Hydrogen fuel systems. This includes plumbing, storage, connections, valves and sensors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$210,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 15 February 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$70,000 USD

Mechatronic Engineer

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product Validation
Automotive industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$98,600 USD

Automotive F&i Manager

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"FINANCE AND STATE PAPERWORK FOR REGISTERING AND TITLING VEHICLES."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	0-1 Year	Advanced	$125,000 USD

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 16 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, Tech Support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$87,500 USD

High School Chemistry Teacher

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach honors and AP Chemistry to high school age students."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$90,000 USD

Area Manager

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales and construction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	High School	16-20 Years	Advanced	$135,000 USD

Senior Civil Engineer

Posted 26 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Prepare calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical evaluation reports."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$142,000 USD

Wind Turbine Technician

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Gearbox repair."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$100,000 USD

Buyer

Posted 16 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sourcing, negotiations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$75,000 USD

Plant Manager

Posted 21 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lean, Quality, strategy, Operations, supply chain, P&L."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$125,000 USD

Senior Engineer

Posted 26 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$93,000 USD

Investment Advisor

Posted 15 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Retirement plans."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$60,000 USD

Software Architect

Posted 11 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"J2EE, JAVA, DB, Architecture."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$120,000 USD

Quality Manager

Posted 11 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"ISO9001 auditor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	$53,000 USD

Analyst

Posted 19 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"I do cost and budget analysis for military products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$86,000 USD

Icu Nurse Manager

Posted 18 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage a 40 bed ICU, with 36 critical care nurses. I have 16 years experience as an ICU nurse."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$165,000 USD

Administrative Assistant

Posted 06 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Typing, salesforce, excel."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Electronics Engineer

Posted 26 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Vehicle electrical architecture, EMC engineer, PCB design, circuit design, digital and analog electronics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Casino Dealer

Posted 30 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Deal card games at a casino."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Junior Web Developer

Posted 18 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing web application."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Agile Coach

Posted 18 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"PMP PMI_ACP, SPC,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$160,000 USD

Director, Total Rewards

Posted 10 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and implement innovative total reward strategies tied to Corporate and Business Unit objectives."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$280,000 USD

Cad Drafter Designer

Posted 25 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"AutoCAD, MicroStation, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Excel, Word."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$66,000 USD

It Manager

Posted 09 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance and configuration of all technology related corporate resources."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

Autonomous Driving Engineer

Posted 10 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Systems Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$90,000 USD

Director Of Engineering

Posted 05 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product Design. 

Mechanical Engineering, 
Computer Science, 
Algorithm (3D Reconstruction)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Owner Of Company

Posted 08 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mobile home repair company owner."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bellow H. School	20+ Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Project Manager

Posted 13 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage powertrain projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

Inside Sales/customer Service Manager

Posted 21 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage accounts, order entry, file maintenance, data entry, problem solving and trouble shooting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$33,000 USD

Senior Technical Specialist

Posted 23 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer services and technical support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Fabrication

Posted 19 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Install and measure products for customers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Sr Engineer

Posted 09 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"•	Extensive experience working in Stamping Simulation, Virtual Die Tryout, Sheet metal Die Development, Die Compensation, Die Manufacturing, and Die trial. 
•	Vendor Development and Project management knowledge for Sheet Metal Die Manufacturing. 
•	Correlation Study to check the spring back in stamped part and virtual panel. 
•	Extensively worked in Compensating Line Dies using different software’s and solvers. 
•	Worked in Large A class Body Panels and Structural parts. 
•	Surface defect and stoning analysis for A class surface. 
•	Knowledge of all tool room activity from Die design to Die Shipping."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$90,000 USD

Sleep Technologist

Posted 30 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sleep disorders."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$63,000 USD

Professional Project Management

Posted 02 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Technical Lead for a very big Dataware housing project."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$74,000 USD

Physics Teacher

Posted 30 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Help students develop an understanding of basic physical phenomena from an intuitive and mathematical perspective."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$48,000 USD

Business Owner

Posted 13 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sell work, hire / fire employees, project manage."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$125,000 USD

Organizational Behavior

Posted 13 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Faculty and consultant - International."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Senior Supplier Engineer

Posted 29 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop suppliers for an OEM."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$125,000 USD

Human Resources

Posted 15 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Payroll, Organizational Development, Training, On-boarding."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Lecturer

Posted 23 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Nothing in particular."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$26,000 USD

Maintenance Lead

Posted 18 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintain equipment, lead a team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$86,000 USD

Controls Engineer

Posted 04 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Controls engineering at Manufacturing facilities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Head Of Manufacturing

Posted 02 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible for all manufacturing operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$175,000 USD

Engineering Technician

Posted 24 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop and manufacture steering wheels."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$58,900 USD

Cnc Machinist

Posted 19 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Create metal parts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$35,000 USD

ECONOMY / Detroit

Automobile industry continues to be the main Detroit economy force with 'Big Three' automobile companies, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler.

The largest Detroit's companies are General Motors, Ford, Dow Chemical Company, Delphi Automotive LLP, Ally Financial Inc., previously known as GMAC Inc. (General Motors Acceptance Corporation), TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., Lear Corporation, and many others.

Tourism in metropolitan Detroit with around 16 million of visitors per year has significant influence to the city economy.

Average salary in Detroit is higher than national average salary. For example Senior Mechanical Engineer earn around $88,000 on average per year. Mechanical Engineer earn around $61,000.

DETROIT / SALARY UNITED STATES

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