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Structural Iron and Steel Workers salary in Detroit, MI

The median structural iron and steel workers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $62,870 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,169 a month.

10th percentile
$41,260
25th percentile
$45,840
Median percentile
$62,870
75th percentile
$77,180
90th percentile
$79,150

Based on 930 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

$50,024 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,870
Federal income tax−$5,364
Social Security + Medicare−$4,810
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,672
Monthly take-home$4,169
Every two weeks$1,924

Does it go far here?

$62,683Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
29%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 structural iron and steel workers salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan