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Construction and Building Inspectors salary in Detroit, MI

The median construction and building inspectors in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $76,980 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,976 a month.

10th percentile
$49,960
25th percentile
$61,780
Median percentile
$76,980
75th percentile
$82,810
90th percentile
$95,980

Based on 1,360 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

$59,714 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,980
Federal income tax−$8,106
Social Security + Medicare−$5,889
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,272
Monthly take-home$4,976
Every two weeks$2,297

Does it go far here?

$76,751Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
24%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 construction and building inspectors salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan