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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Detroit, MI

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $51,810 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,467 a month.

10th percentile
$39,000
25th percentile
$47,650
Median percentile
$51,810
75th percentile
$61,010
90th percentile
$75,760

Based on 4,580 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

$41,607 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,810
Federal income tax−$4,037
Social Security + Medicare−$3,963
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,202
Monthly take-home$3,467
Every two weeks$1,600

Does it go far here?

$51,656Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
35%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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