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Surgical Assistants salary in Detroit, MI

The median surgical assistants in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $48,570 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,262 a month.

10th percentile
$37,460
25th percentile
$37,760
Median percentile
$48,570
75th percentile
$66,890
90th percentile
$83,860

Based on 350 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

$39,142 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,570
Federal income tax−$3,648
Social Security + Medicare−$3,716
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,064
Monthly take-home$3,262
Every two weeks$1,505

Does it go far here?

$48,426Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
37%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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