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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Detroit, MI

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $45,400 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,061 a month.

10th percentile
$34,240
25th percentile
$37,350
Median percentile
$45,400
75th percentile
$56,490
90th percentile
$69,770

Based on 10,610 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

$36,729 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,400
Federal income tax−$3,268
Social Security + Medicare−$3,473
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,930
Monthly take-home$3,061
Every two weeks$1,413

Does it go far here?

$45,265Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
39%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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan