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Sailors and Marine Oilers salary in Detroit, MI

The median sailors and marine oilers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $50,050 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,356 a month.

10th percentile
$39,520
25th percentile
$39,520
Median percentile
$50,050
75th percentile
$56,850
90th percentile
$66,180

Based on 40 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

$40,268 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,050
Federal income tax−$3,826
Social Security + Medicare−$3,829
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,127
Monthly take-home$3,356
Every two weeks$1,549

Does it go far here?

$49,901Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
36%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 sailors and marine oilers salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan