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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Detroit, MI

The median public safety telecommunicators in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $57,130 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,805 a month.

10th percentile
$41,030
25th percentile
$46,790
Median percentile
$57,130
75th percentile
$64,240
90th percentile
$68,390

Based on 960 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

$45,656 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,130
Federal income tax−$4,676
Social Security + Medicare−$4,370
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,428
Monthly take-home$3,805
Every two weeks$1,756

Does it go far here?

$56,960Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
32%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 public safety telecommunicators salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan