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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary in Detroit, MI

The median education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $58,840 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,913 a month.

10th percentile
$38,970
25th percentile
$48,710
Median percentile
$58,840
75th percentile
$66,650
90th percentile
$80,350

Based on 830 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

$46,957 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,840
Federal income tax−$4,881
Social Security + Medicare−$4,501
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,501
Monthly take-home$3,913
Every two weeks$1,806

Does it go far here?

$58,665Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
31%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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