Detroit, MI Careers and Salaries

792 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Detroit, MI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$102,3902,140View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$62,5502,130View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$47,7002,100View salary detail
Chief Executives$304,1102,070View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers$304,1102,070View salary detail
Facilities Managers$103,0802,030View salary detail
Security Managers$103,0802,030View salary detail
Occupational Therapists$89,6002,030View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists$89,6002,030View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,0601,970View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians$181,9901,940View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$56,3301,920View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists$80,7901,910View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$46,7301,900View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$51,0701,900View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants$62,2201,880View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,7301,880View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$64,4801,860View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers$73,6001,860View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists$89,6401,850View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,9701,840View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$57,2201,840View salary detail
Tutors$44,2101,790View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$59,5201,780View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers$108,1801,760View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$49,2801,750View salary detail
Parking Attendants$35,0201,730View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$72,2201,710View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,2501,710View salary detail
Dentists, General$167,8601,700View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$98,1401,680View salary detail
Surgical Technologists$65,8101,670View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers$75,1201,640View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,8201,620View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$45,0501,610View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$32,8401,590View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$85,4101,580View salary detail
Computer Network Architects$128,8301,570View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists$128,8301,570View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,9401,550View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,5901,540View salary detail
Information Security Analysts$108,9901,520View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,0601,520View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$31,2701,510View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$29,5401,500View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,2801,490View salary detail
Purchasing Managers$163,6601,490View salary detail
Millwrights$91,8501,490View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$72,8801,490View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,6801,480View 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.