Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Detroit, MI

792 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Detroit, MI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$59,680	—	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,660	500	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,610	1,450	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$59,570	1,450	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$59,520	1,780	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	2,320	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$59,430	300	View salary detail
Machinists	$59,310	7,680	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$59,270	6,540	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$59,210	990	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$59,160	70	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,120	25,780	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$59,040	170	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,040	9,240	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$58,870	100	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$58,840	830	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$58,350	630	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$58,280	90	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$57,930	220	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$57,930	220	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$57,830	430	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$57,690	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$57,630	110	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$57,600	290	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$57,480	—	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$57,430	11,610	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$57,420	330	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$57,420	330	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$57,420	330	View salary detail
Paramedics	$57,410	890	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,220	1,840	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$57,130	960	View salary detail
Range Managers	$57,110	120	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$57,110	120	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$57,110	120	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$57,090	930	View salary detail
Glaziers	$56,980	820	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,970	230	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$56,930	260	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$56,930	260	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$56,570	940	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$56,330	1,920	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$56,180	100	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$56,030	420	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$56,000	9,520	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$55,750	360	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$55,700	220	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$55,660	420	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$55,560	1,160	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$55,360	70	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.