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
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$77,710	730	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$77,710	730	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$77,700	180	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$77,540	3,770	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$77,530	3,150	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,520	9,080	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$77,470	130	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$77,290	70	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$77,180	470	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,150	1,150	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$77,100	11,710	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$77,100	11,710	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$76,990	13,130	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$76,980	1,360	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$76,980	1,360	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$76,830	3,430	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$76,290	1,090	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$76,290	1,090	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$76,290	1,090	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$76,290	1,090	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$76,260	7,200	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$76,190	2,770	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$76,190	2,770	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$75,980	320	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$75,940	1,550	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$75,930	340	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$75,870	230	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$75,830	11,480	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$75,810	—	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$75,760	510	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$75,760	510	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,490	10,380	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$75,120	1,640	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$75,050	970	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$74,950	3,670	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$74,810	110	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$74,640	870	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$74,300	860	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$74,300	860	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$74,300	860	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$74,300	860	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$74,030	550	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$73,760	1,250	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$73,690	70	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$73,600	1,860	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$73,120	4,900	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$73,020	40	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$72,880	1,490	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$72,600	1,000	View salary detail
Surveyors	$72,420	440	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.