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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Detroit, MI

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $63,170 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,188 a month.

10th percentile
$42,840
25th percentile
$48,240
Median percentile
$63,170
75th percentile
$80,780
90th percentile
$95,610

Based on 5,740 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

$50,252 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,170
Federal income tax−$5,400
Social Security + Medicare−$4,833
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,685
Monthly take-home$4,188
Every two weeks$1,933

Does it go far here?

$62,982Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
29%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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