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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Detroit, MI

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $63,360 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,200 a month.

10th percentile
$46,840
25th percentile
$52,690
Median percentile
$63,360
75th percentile
$74,230
90th percentile
$88,810

Based on 3,820 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

$50,397 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,360
Federal income tax−$5,423
Social Security + Medicare−$4,847
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,693
Monthly take-home$4,200
Every two weeks$1,938

Does it go far here?

$63,172Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
29%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 bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan