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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Detroit, MI

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $55,000 a year, 64% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,670 a month.

10th percentile
$47,030
25th percentile
$48,470
Median percentile
$55,000
75th percentile
$140,230
90th percentile
$181,560

Based on 180 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

$44,035 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,000
Federal income tax−$4,420
Social Security + Medicare−$4,208
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,338
Monthly take-home$3,670
Every two weeks$1,694

Does it go far here?

$54,837Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
33%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 judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan