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Special Education Teachers, All Other salary in Detroit, MI

The median special education teachers, all other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $79,500 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,115 a month.

10th percentile
$49,350
25th percentile
$62,990
Median percentile
$79,500
75th percentile
$87,910
90th percentile
$106,020

Based on 1,250 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

$61,380 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,500
Federal income tax−$8,660
Social Security + Medicare−$6,082
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,379
Monthly take-home$5,115
Every two weeks$2,361

Does it go far here?

$79,264Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
24%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 special education teachers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan