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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Detroit, MI

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $78,980 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,086 a month.

10th percentile
$51,440
25th percentile
$61,910
Median percentile
$78,980
75th percentile
$98,270
90th percentile
$124,370

Based on 1,920 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

$61,036 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,980
Federal income tax−$8,546
Social Security + Medicare−$6,042
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,357
Monthly take-home$5,086
Every two weeks$2,348

Does it go far here?

$78,745Median 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, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan