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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in Detroit, MI

The median structural metal fabricators and fitters in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $51,090 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,422 a month.

10th percentile
$39,050
25th percentile
$46,380
Median percentile
$51,090
75th percentile
$62,780
90th percentile
$71,530

Based on 530 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

$41,059 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,090
Federal income tax−$3,951
Social Security + Medicare−$3,908
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,171
Monthly take-home$3,422
Every two weeks$1,579

Does it go far here?

$50,938Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
35%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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