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Urban and Regional Planners salary in Detroit, MI

The median urban and regional planners in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $82,080 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,257 a month.

10th percentile
$59,550
25th percentile
$66,520
Median percentile
$82,080
75th percentile
$103,040
90th percentile
$120,830

Based on 420 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

$63,085 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,080
Federal income tax−$9,228
Social Security + Medicare−$6,279
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,488
Monthly take-home$5,257
Every two weeks$2,426

Does it go far here?

$81,836Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
23%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 urban and regional planners salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan