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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Detroit, MI

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $35,450 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,430 a month.

10th percentile
$26,570
25th percentile
$30,320
Median percentile
$35,450
75th percentile
$38,690
90th percentile
$46,300

Based on 14,660 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

$29,157 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,450
Federal income tax−$2,074
Social Security + Medicare−$2,712
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,507
Monthly take-home$2,430
Every two weeks$1,121

Does it go far here?

$35,345Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
50%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan