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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Detroit, MI

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $77,180 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,987 a month.

10th percentile
$38,260
25th percentile
$49,520
Median percentile
$77,180
75th percentile
$105,530
90th percentile
$168,040

Based on 470 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

$59,846 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,180
Federal income tax−$8,150
Social Security + Medicare−$5,904
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,280
Monthly take-home$4,987
Every two weeks$2,302

Does it go far here?

$76,951Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
24%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 news analysts, reporters, and journalists salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan