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
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,830	1,470	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,820	12,990	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$38,800	—	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$38,650	60	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$38,620	3,220	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$38,580	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,570	13,540	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,330	110	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$38,290	250	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,220	11,100	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,130	1,150	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,050	1,270	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,990	—	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,970	1,840	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$37,890	80	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$37,840	1,120	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,820	1,620	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,760	30	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,610	2,370	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$37,550	50	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$37,500	4,570	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$37,500	—	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,490	29,210	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,470	110	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$37,460	100	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$37,440	1,090	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,410	16,490	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$37,390	290	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$37,360	100	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,360	4,910	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,170	550	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,050	12,570	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$36,980	570	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,970	3,070	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,900	900	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$36,880	150	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,810	490	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$36,800	1,200	View salary detail
Bartenders	$36,780	7,660	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,720	37,090	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,680	26,810	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,390	2,600	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$36,290	130	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$36,240	540	View salary detail
Orderlies	$36,220	820	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,130	550	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,120	5,860	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$35,990	580	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$35,630	1,300	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,620	380	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.