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Office Clerks, General salary in Detroit, MI

The median office clerks, general in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $45,810 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,087 a month.

10th percentile
$31,720
25th percentile
$37,490
Median percentile
$45,810
75th percentile
$53,140
90th percentile
$63,440

Based on 34,570 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

$37,041 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,810
Federal income tax−$3,317
Social Security + Medicare−$3,504
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,947
Monthly take-home$3,087
Every two weeks$1,425

Does it go far here?

$45,674Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
39%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

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