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
Transportation Engineers	$92,550	3,870	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$92,390	560	View salary detail
Millwrights	$91,850	1,490	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$91,610	820	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$91,530	40	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$89,640	1,850	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$89,600	2,030	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$89,600	2,030	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$88,100	50	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$88,080	1,340	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$87,860	1,380	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$87,700	220	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$87,370	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$86,990	140	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$86,860	80	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$86,630	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$86,490	1,000	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$86,450	2,230	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$86,370	5,520	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$86,370	5,520	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$86,260	520	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$86,110	560	View salary detail
Chemists	$85,770	1,250	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$85,600	690	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$85,410	1,580	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$85,300	200	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$85,050	660	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$84,970	8,300	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$84,970	8,300	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$84,970	8,300	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$84,970	8,300	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$84,970	8,300	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,950	120	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,480	70	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$84,480	3,780	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$84,310	1,120	View salary detail
Biologists	$84,260	280	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$84,260	280	View salary detail
Geneticists	$84,260	280	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$84,260	280	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$84,260	280	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,620	90	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,550	680	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,400	240	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$83,370	80	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$83,280	1,490	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,190	60	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$83,190	40	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$83,180	730	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$83,170	1,220	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.