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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys salary in Detroit, MI

The median broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $51,000 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,416 a month.

10th percentile
$26,150
25th percentile
$32,820
Median percentile
$51,000
75th percentile
$95,130
90th percentile
$147,780

Based on 190 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

$40,991 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,000
Federal income tax−$3,940
Social Security + Medicare−$3,902
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,168
Monthly take-home$3,416
Every two weeks$1,577

Does it go far here?

$50,848Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
35%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

All broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan