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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Detroit, MI

The median correctional officers and jailers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $67,920 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,477 a month.

10th percentile
$47,360
25th percentile
$52,160
Median percentile
$67,920
75th percentile
$72,860
90th percentile
$77,990

Based on 2,200 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

$53,725 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,920
Federal income tax−$6,112
Social Security + Medicare−$5,196
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,887
Monthly take-home$4,477
Every two weeks$2,066

Does it go far here?

$67,718Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
27%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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