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Materials Engineers salary in Detroit, MI

The median materials engineers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $100,070 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,248 a month.

10th percentile
$64,910
25th percentile
$75,390
Median percentile
$100,070
75th percentile
$127,570
90th percentile
$142,690

Based on 460 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

$74,976 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,070
Federal income tax−$13,185
Social Security + Medicare−$7,655
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$4,253
Monthly take-home$6,248
Every two weeks$2,884

Does it go far here?

$99,773Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
19%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 materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan