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Gas Plant Operators salary in Detroit, MI

The median gas plant operators in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $108,650 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,721 a month.

10th percentile
$95,720
25th percentile
$99,090
Median percentile
$108,650
75th percentile
$110,910
90th percentile
$121,860

Based on 290 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

$80,648 take-home a year
Gross pay$108,650
Federal income tax−$15,073
Social Security + Medicare−$8,312
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$4,618
Monthly take-home$6,721
Every two weeks$3,102

Does it go far here?

$108,327Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
18%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 gas plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan