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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary in Detroit, MI

The median fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $42,060 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,849 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$32,720
Median percentile
$42,060
75th percentile
$85,110
90th percentile
$125,660

Based on 120 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

$34,188 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,060
Federal income tax−$2,867
Social Security + Medicare−$3,218
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,788
Monthly take-home$2,849
Every two weeks$1,315

Does it go far here?

$41,935Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
42%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 fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan