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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Detroit, MI

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $40,330 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,739 a month.

10th percentile
$32,350
25th percentile
$36,990
Median percentile
$40,330
75th percentile
$49,250
90th percentile
$52,080

Based on 34,030 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

$32,871 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,330
Federal income tax−$2,660
Social Security + Medicare−$3,085
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,714
Monthly take-home$2,739
Every two weeks$1,264

Does it go far here?

$40,210Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
44%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan