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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Detroit, MI

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $83,550 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,338 a month.

10th percentile
$48,780
25th percentile
$61,960
Median percentile
$83,550
75th percentile
$129,030
90th percentile
$138,660

Based on 680 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$64,057 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,550
Federal income tax−$9,551
Social Security + Medicare−$6,392
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,551
Monthly take-home$5,338
Every two weeks$2,464

Does it go far here?

$83,302Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

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