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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers salary in Detroit, MI

The median helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $47,020 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,164 a month.

10th percentile
$34,850
25th percentile
$38,160
Median percentile
$47,020
75th percentile
$49,880
90th percentile
$57,000

Based on 1,150 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

$37,962 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,020
Federal income tax−$3,462
Social Security + Medicare−$3,597
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,998
Monthly take-home$3,164
Every two weeks$1,460

Does it go far here?

$46,880Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
38%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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