Detroit · 2026 100 Occupations

Detroit Salary Guide — 2026

Auto industry recovery, growing tech scene, low cost of living. The complete 2026 Detroit pay reference for 100 occupations.

$492K
Highest median
$120K
Average across 100 jobs
$41K
Lowest median
-3%
vs national pay
Detroit Pay Ranking

100 Jobs in Detroit, Ranked by Median Salary

Sorted highest to lowest. Click any role for full detail.

#JobCategoryMedian 202625th %75th %
1CEO (Mid-Market)Business & Management$492,900$374,600$640,800
2SurgeonHealthcare$405,500$308,200$527,200
3Chief Financial OfficerFinance$371,200$282,100$482,600
4Physician (MD/DO)Healthcare$261,500$198,700$339,900
5Corporate LawyerLegal$222,900$169,400$289,800
6Investment BankerFinance$202,200$153,700$262,900
7DentistHealthcare$192,100$146,000$249,700
8AI EngineerTechnology$191,200$145,300$248,600
9Machine Learning EngineerTechnology$174,900$132,900$227,400
10Senior Software EngineerTechnology$170,900$129,900$222,100
11Site Reliability EngineerTechnology$164,800$125,200$214,200
12IT ManagerTechnology$160,700$122,100$208,900
13ControllerFinance$157,600$119,800$204,900
14Judge / MagistrateLegal$157,600$119,800$204,900
15Management ConsultantBusiness & Management$156,100$118,600$202,900
16Product ManagerTechnology$154,600$117,500$201,000
17Lawyer / AttorneyLegal$153,500$116,600$199,500
18Petroleum EngineerEngineering$152,000$115,500$197,600
19Sales EngineerSales$152,000$115,500$197,600
20Data ScientistTechnology$150,500$114,400$195,700
21Marketing ManagerBusiness & Management$148,900$113,200$193,600
22PharmacistHealthcare$147,300$111,900$191,500
23Account Executive (SaaS)Sales$145,800$110,800$189,600
24Data EngineerTechnology$144,400$109,800$187,700
25Cloud Engineer (AWS/Azure)Technology$144,400$109,800$187,700
26Sales ManagerBusiness & Management$141,700$107,700$184,200
27DevOps EngineerTechnology$140,300$106,700$182,500
28Physician Assistant (PA)Healthcare$138,700$105,400$180,400
29Nurse Practitioner (NP)Healthcare$136,600$103,800$177,600
30HR ManagerBusiness & Management$135,600$103,000$176,200
31Aerospace EngineerEngineering$135,600$103,000$176,200
32Software EngineerTechnology$134,200$102,000$174,500
33Mobile Developer (iOS/Android)Technology$134,200$102,000$174,500
34ActuaryFinance$132,700$100,900$172,500
35Backend DeveloperTechnology$132,200$100,500$171,900
36Cybersecurity AnalystTechnology$130,200$98,900$169,200
37VeterinarianHealthcare$130,200$99,000$169,300
38Full-Stack DeveloperTechnology$127,100$96,600$165,300
39General ManagerBusiness & Management$125,300$95,200$162,900
40Chemical EngineerEngineering$121,200$92,100$157,500
41Frontend DeveloperTechnology$120,000$91,200$156,000
42Construction ManagerSkilled Trades$115,300$87,600$149,800
43Electrical EngineerEngineering$115,000$87,400$149,500
44Database Administrator (DBA)Technology$113,900$86,600$148,100
45College ProfessorEducation$113,100$85,900$147,000
46School PrincipalEducation$113,100$85,900$147,000
47Operations ManagerBusiness & Management$110,900$84,300$144,200
48Supply Chain ManagerBusiness & Management$110,900$84,300$144,200
49Art DirectorCreative & Media$109,800$83,500$142,800
50Physical TherapistHealthcare$108,900$82,700$141,500
51Financial AnalystFinance$108,900$82,700$141,500
52Project Manager (PMP)Business & Management$107,800$82,000$140,200
53Mechanical EngineerEngineering$107,800$81,900$140,100
54Biomedical EngineerEngineering$107,800$82,000$140,200
55UX / Product DesignerTechnology$106,800$81,200$138,800
56Civil EngineerEngineering$104,700$79,600$136,200
57Data AnalystTechnology$103,700$78,800$134,900
58Industrial EngineerEngineering$103,600$78,700$134,600
59Occupational TherapistHealthcare$102,500$77,900$133,200
60Financial AdvisorFinance$101,600$77,200$132,100
61QA / Test EngineerTechnology$99,700$75,700$129,600
62Business AnalystBusiness & Management$97,600$74,100$126,800
63Dental HygienistHealthcare$93,900$71,400$122,100
64Registered Nurse (RN)Healthcare$91,800$69,800$119,300
65Insurance UnderwriterFinance$91,300$69,400$118,600
66AnimatorCreative & Media$89,500$68,000$116,300
67Tax AccountantFinance$89,200$67,800$115,900
68Credit AnalystFinance$87,100$66,200$113,200
69Accountant / CPAFinance$85,000$64,600$110,500
70Respiratory TherapistHealthcare$83,200$63,300$108,200
71Sales RepresentativeSales$80,100$60,900$104,100
72Police OfficerPublic Service$78,500$59,700$102,100
73Radiologic TechnologistHealthcare$76,800$58,400$99,900
74Hotel ManagerHospitality$76,100$57,800$98,900
75ElectricianSkilled Trades$72,600$55,200$94,300
76High School TeacherEducation$71,200$54,100$92,600
77Special Education TeacherEducation$71,200$54,100$92,600
78PlumberSkilled Trades$70,400$53,500$91,600
79Video EditorCreative & Media$69,200$52,600$89,900
80Social Media ManagerCreative & Media$69,200$52,600$89,900
81Interior DesignerCreative & Media$69,200$52,600$89,900
82Elementary TeacherEducation$69,100$52,500$89,800
83Real Estate AgentReal Estate$67,100$51,000$87,300
84School CounselorEducation$67,000$50,900$87,100
85Heavy Equipment OperatorSkilled Trades$66,200$50,300$86,000
86Chef / Head CookHospitality$65,500$49,800$85,200
87FirefighterPublic Service$64,900$49,300$84,400
88ParalegalLegal$64,300$48,900$83,600
89Medical Lab TechnicianHealthcare$64,000$48,700$83,200
90HVAC TechnicianSkilled Trades$64,000$48,700$83,200
91Graphic DesignerCreative & Media$63,100$47,900$82,000
92Social WorkerPublic Service$62,800$47,700$81,700
93CarpenterSkilled Trades$61,900$47,000$80,500
94Content Writer / CopywriterCreative & Media$59,000$44,800$76,700
95WelderSkilled Trades$55,500$42,200$72,100
96Auto MechanicSkilled Trades$55,500$42,200$72,100
97PhotographerCreative & Media$48,800$37,100$63,500
98Administrative AssistantAdministrative$47,700$36,300$62,000
99Medical AssistantHealthcare$47,000$35,700$61,000
100Customer Service RepAdministrative$41,500$31,500$53,900

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