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Traffic Technicians salary in Detroit, MI

The median traffic technicians in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $37,890 a year, 36% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,585 a month.

10th percentile
$33,180
25th percentile
$35,930
Median percentile
$37,890
75th percentile
$37,890
90th percentile
$77,980

Based on 80 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

$31,014 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,890
Federal income tax−$2,367
Social Security + Medicare−$2,899
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,610
Monthly take-home$2,585
Every two weeks$1,193

Does it go far here?

$37,777Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
47%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 traffic technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan