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Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary in Detroit, MI

The median slaughterers and meat packers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $38,290 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,610 a month.

10th percentile
$30,440
25th percentile
$35,740
Median percentile
$38,290
75th percentile
$43,810
90th percentile
$47,240

Based on 250 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

$31,319 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,290
Federal income tax−$2,415
Social Security + Medicare−$2,929
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,627
Monthly take-home$2,610
Every two weeks$1,205

Does it go far here?

$38,176Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
46%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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