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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Detroit, MI

The median engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $77,710 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,016 a month.

10th percentile
$47,700
25th percentile
$54,840
Median percentile
$77,710
75th percentile
$91,040
90th percentile
$124,220

Based on 730 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

$60,196 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,710
Federal income tax−$8,266
Social Security + Medicare−$5,945
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,303
Monthly take-home$5,016
Every two weeks$2,315

Does it go far here?

$77,479Median 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 engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan