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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Detroit, MI

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $60,060 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,990 a month.

10th percentile
$45,300
25th percentile
$49,600
Median percentile
$60,060
75th percentile
$75,000
90th percentile
$93,070

Based on 1,520 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

$47,886 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,060
Federal income tax−$5,027
Social Security + Medicare−$4,595
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,553
Monthly take-home$3,990
Every two weeks$1,842

Does it go far here?

$59,882Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
30%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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan