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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in Detroit, MI

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $62,730 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,160 a month.

10th percentile
$46,420
25th percentile
$52,160
Median percentile
$62,730
75th percentile
$77,080
90th percentile
$100,220

Based on 1,880 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

$49,918 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,730
Federal income tax−$5,348
Social Security + Medicare−$4,799
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,666
Monthly take-home$4,160
Every two weeks$1,920

Does it go far here?

$62,544Median 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 telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan