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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in Detroit, MI

The median security and fire alarm systems installers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $55,560 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,705 a month.

10th percentile
$36,950
25th percentile
$41,450
Median percentile
$55,560
75th percentile
$63,620
90th percentile
$69,370

Based on 1,160 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

$44,461 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,560
Federal income tax−$4,487
Social Security + Medicare−$4,250
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,361
Monthly take-home$3,705
Every two weeks$1,710

Does it go far here?

$55,395Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
33%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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