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
Insurance Sales Agents	$63,580	4,840	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$63,400	4,550	View salary detail
Roofers	$63,390	1,450	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$63,360	3,820	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$63,320	80	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,250	1,710	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$63,190	610	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$63,170	5,740	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$62,910	770	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$62,870	930	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$62,840	3,420	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$62,830	1,120	View salary detail
Firefighters	$62,730	3,520	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$62,730	1,880	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$62,670	100	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$62,600	230	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$62,550	2,130	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$62,520	2,970	View salary detail
Flight Attendants	$62,490	—	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$62,330	710	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$62,330	2,350	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$62,260	120	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,220	1,880	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$62,190	290	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$62,120	610	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$62,120	610	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070	5,390	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$61,980	380	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$61,910	140	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$61,870	80	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$61,790	90	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$61,790	90	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$61,760	1,160	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$61,570	70	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$61,060	4,180	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$60,910	2,940	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$60,900	470	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$60,870	2,660	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,650	—	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$60,440	80	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$60,420	910	View salary detail
Riggers	$60,230	220	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$60,210	2,710	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$60,080	410	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,060	1,520	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$60,000	130	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$60,000	130	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$60,000	130	View salary detail
Clergy	$59,890	600	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$59,740	650	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.