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
Surveyors	$72,420	440	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$72,220	1,710	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$71,220	560	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$71,100	6,520	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$70,960	1,310	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$70,800	780	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$69,640	680	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$69,560	250	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,490	3,140	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$69,490	3,140	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$69,300	4,540	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$69,100	100	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$68,630	510	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$68,390	880	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$68,220	6,580	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$68,220	6,580	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$68,220	6,580	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$68,220	6,580	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$68,220	6,580	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$68,220	6,580	View salary detail
Urologists	$68,220	6,580	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$68,130	3,790	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$68,090	1,040	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$67,950	970	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$67,920	2,200	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$67,790	130	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$67,760	160	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$67,530	4,650	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$67,120	600	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,060	13,480	View salary detail
Archivists	$66,830	80	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$66,750	2,250	View salary detail
Curators	$66,400	120	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$66,150	860	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$66,100	2,930	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$65,910	150	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$65,870	1,030	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$65,810	1,670	View salary detail
Carpenters	$65,810	7,610	View salary detail
Editors	$65,740	680	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$65,710	990	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$65,210	18,390	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$65,140	6,900	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$64,860	—	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$64,820	3,330	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$64,480	1,860	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$64,050	780	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$63,790	200	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$63,650	310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$63,630	300	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.