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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax)
$79,418 USD £65,917 GBP		$47,000 USD £39,010 GBP		Gross income Net (after tax)

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Average Salary / Michigan

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Average salary in Michigan is $79,418 USD per year. The most typical earning is $47,000 USD. All data are based on 537 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $89,400 USD. Women receive a salary of $66,900 USD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians IV with average income $114,000 USD and Law with income $113,700 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $106,500 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $101,800 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of $101,700 USD. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive $99,100 USD.

Levels / Michigan (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	1	100% 0.19%
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	2	99.81% 0.37%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	11	99.44% 2.05%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	18	97.39% 3.35%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	34	94.04% 6.33%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	21	87.71% 3.91%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	35	83.8% 6.52%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	39	77.28% 7.26%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	38	70.02% 7.08%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	16	62.94% 2.98%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	32	59.96% 5.96%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	19	54% 3.54%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	27	50.47% 5.03%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	28	45.44% 5.21%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	19	40.22% 3.54%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	19	36.69% 3.54%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	23	33.15% 4.28%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	11	28.86% 2.05%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	17	26.82% 3.17%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	10	23.65% 1.86%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	7	21.79% 1.3%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	14	20.48% 2.61%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	15	17.88% 2.79%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	12	15.08% 2.23%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	8	12.85% 1.49%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	6	11.36% 1.12%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	6	10.24% 1.12%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	6	9.12% 1.12%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	10	8.01% 1.86%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	6	6.15% 1.12%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	5	5.03% 0.93%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	4	4.1% 0.74%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	2	3.35% 0.37%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	5	2.98% 0.93%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	1	2.05% 0.19%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	1	1.86% 0.19%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	2	1.68% 0.37%
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	0	n/a
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	7	1.3% 1.3%

Gender / Michigan (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	287	$89,400 USD
2	Women	152	$66,900 USD

Education / Michigan (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	19	$106,500 USD
2	Masters Degree	140	$101,800 USD
3	Bellow H. School	8	$86,700 USD
4	Bachelors Degree	200	$79,500 USD
5	Some College	130	$58,100 USD
6	High School	40	$55,800 USD

Experience / Michigan (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	64	$101,700 USD
2	20+ Years	137	$99,100 USD
3	12-16 Years	72	$90,100 USD
4	8-12 Years	71	$76,200 USD
5	4-8 Years	70	$61,700 USD
6	2-4 Years	51	$56,900 USD
7	1-2 Years	34	$50,800 USD
8	0-1 Year	38	$45,300 USD

Age / Michigan (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	71-75	1	$125,000 USD
2	56-60	34	$112,500 USD
3	46-50	59	$96,400 USD
4	76-99	2	$95,000 USD
5	51-55	50	$92,800 USD
6	41-45	68	$88,900 USD
7	36-40	58	$86,100 USD
8	61-65	11	$84,700 USD
9	66-70	5	$72,400 USD
10	n/a	98	$69,600 USD
11	31-35	53	$68,200 USD
12	26-30	58	$61,600 USD
13	21-25	37	$46,500 USD
14	14-20	3	$40,200 USD

Work Type / Michigan (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	23	$83,200 USD
2	Permanent	467	$81,600 USD
3	Contract	25	$64,800 USD
4	Part Time	22	$44,700 USD

Cities / Michigan (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Detroit	422	$83,600 USD
2	Grand Rapids	115	$64,000 USD

Career Groups / Michigan (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians IV	4	$114,000 USD
2	Law	9	$113,700 USD
3	Engineers & Technicians V	11	$109,600 USD
4	Security & Fireguard	3	$108,000 USD
5	Management & Business	88	$107,900 USD
6	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	23	$98,800 USD
7	Automobile	16	$90,100 USD
8	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	15	$87,100 USD
9	Engineers & Technicians	48	$85,500 USD
10	Human Resources	34	$85,500 USD
11	IT & Programming II	17	$82,200 USD
12	Military	2	$78,000 USD
13	IT & Programming	32	$77,500 USD
14	Aviation & Shipping	2	$77,400 USD
15	Construction & Labor Workers	19	$75,700 USD
16	Health Care & Medical II	16	$74,800 USD
17	Finance & Banking	20	$73,700 USD
18	Salesmen & Saleswomen	13	$71,800 USD
19	Insurance	5	$65,200 USD
20	Accounting & Administration	41	$61,300 USD
21	Health Care & Medical	23	$57,200 USD
22	Public Sector	4	$56,800 USD
23	Arts, Culture, Performance	3	$55,700 USD
24	Logistics, Road, Railway	7	$55,500 USD
25	Education & University	25	$55,200 USD
26	Making Design	5	$52,000 USD
27	Engineers & Technicians III	2	$50,000 USD
28	Architect Constructions	5	$48,100 USD
29	Customer Services	21	$47,800 USD
30	Organization & Coordination	6	$43,600 USD
31	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	8	$42,800 USD
32	Properties & Real Estates	4	$42,800 USD
33	Hotels & Tourism	2	$35,000 USD
34	Media	3	$28,100 USD
35	Geography & Geodesy	1	$27,500 USD

Careers / Michigan (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Plant Manager	3	$160,000 USD
2	Director	16	$150,300 USD
3	Lawyer	3	$141,700 USD
4	General Manager	7	$120,400 USD
5	Other Engineer Career	11	$109,600 USD
6	Human Resources Manager	12	$107,800 USD
7	CEO	3	$104,000 USD
8	Manager	20	$103,600 USD
9	Technical Manager	3	$103,300 USD
10	Construction Manager	4	$100,000 USD
11	Other Automobile Career	12	$99,700 USD
12	Pharmacist	3	$99,200 USD
13	Other Manufacturing Career	5	$96,200 USD
14	Mechanical Engineer	11	$95,400 USD
15	Salesmen or Saleswomen	5	$94,400 USD
16	Mechanical Engineer Lead	4	$94,300 USD
17	Marketing Manager	3	$93,300 USD
18	Other Human Resource Career	12	$92,700 USD
19	Other Management Career	7	$92,600 USD
20	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	8	$92,300 USD
21	IT Manager	7	$92,100 USD
22	Brand Manager	3	$91,700 USD
23	Business Manager	5	$90,700 USD
24	Civil Engineer	2	$90,500 USD
25	Manufacturing	9	$88,400 USD
26	Engineer	13	$87,700 USD
27	MBA	2	$82,500 USD
28	Financial Analyst	2	$82,500 USD
29	Construction Worker	3	$80,500 USD
30	Construction Electrician Lead	2	$80,000 USD
31	Software Developer	3	$79,800 USD
32	Project Manager	7	$79,000 USD
33	Other Education Career	3	$77,500 USD
34	Electrical Technician Lead	2	$73,800 USD
35	Financial Adviser	5	$69,400 USD
36	Senior Accountant	5	$66,700 USD
37	Other Sales Career	3	$66,700 USD
38	Electrical Engineer	3	$65,500 USD
39	Registered Nurse	6	$65,000 USD
40	Technician	5	$61,900 USD
41	Other Public Sector Career	4	$56,800 USD
42	Healthcare Management	4	$56,500 USD
43	Other Medical Career	3	$52,700 USD
44	Web Developer	2	$52,500 USD
45	Human Resource	3	$51,000 USD
46	Special Education Teacher	3	$50,000 USD
47	Other Service Career	8	$49,200 USD
48	University Professor	3	$48,700 USD
49	Restaurant Manager	6	$48,500 USD
50	Teacher	4	$48,500 USD
51	Architect	3	$48,500 USD
52	Accountant	3	$44,700 USD
53	Customer Service Manager	6	$44,400 USD
54	Business Administration	3	$44,000 USD
55	Human Resource Coordinator	6	$43,700 USD
56	Administrative Assistant	3	$39,500 USD
57	Payroll Administrator	4	$36,300 USD
58	Financial Coordinator	2	$33,500 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

It Helpdesk Supervisor

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise people."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Grand Rapids	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	$65,000 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

Director Of It

Posted 29 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leadership."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Grand Rapids	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$180,000 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

Rental Manager

Posted 19 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Answer calls. Write Agreements. Instruct Rentals."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Grand Rapids	High School	1-2 Years	Advanced	$24,200 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

Director Of Customer Service

Posted 18 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage employees deal with customers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Grand Rapids	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$72,000 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

Quality Review

Posted 13 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Training development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Grand Rapids	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$81,400 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

Machine Operator

Posted 17 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"5 years experience as a machine operator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Grand Rapids	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	$30,000 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

Key Account Manager

Posted 12 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"After sales rep covering company key accounts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Grand Rapids	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$156,600 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

Field Managment

Posted 26 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Scheduling, assist, inventory."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Grand Rapids	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	$65,000 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

ECONOMY / Michigan

Automobiles, cereal products, information technology, military equipment, aerospace, iron, copper, and furniture are the major industries in Michigan.

Michigan high-tech employment with around 570,000 high tech jobs (70,000 for automotive industry) ranks fourth in the all U.S.

Michigan is an important source of job opportunities for engineers, specially for auto industry.

Salaries in Michigan are above U.S. average.