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Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in Detroit, MI

The median industrial machinery mechanics in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $71,100 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,652 a month.

10th percentile
$48,780
25th percentile
$60,980
Median percentile
$71,100
75th percentile
$78,550
90th percentile
$93,630

Based on 6,520 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

$55,827 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,100
Federal income tax−$6,812
Social Security + Medicare−$5,439
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,022
Monthly take-home$4,652
Every two weeks$2,147

Does it go far here?

$70,889Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
26%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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