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School Bus Monitors salary in Detroit, MI

The median school bus monitors in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $36,240 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,480 a month.

10th percentile
$30,050
25th percentile
$30,460
Median percentile
$36,240
75th percentile
$37,020
90th percentile
$42,700

Based on 540 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

$29,759 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,240
Federal income tax−$2,169
Social Security + Medicare−$2,772
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,540
Monthly take-home$2,480
Every two weeks$1,145

Does it go far here?

$36,132Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
49%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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