Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Metro Area · BLS OEWS 2022
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, BLS OEWS tracks wages for 646 detailed occupations covering about 1,733,230 jobs. Across occupations, local pay runs 6% below the national median on average.
Highest-Paying Occupations (2022)
"vs National" compares this area's median for each occupation to the U.S. national median — a positive number means the area pays a premium for that role.
| Occupation | Median Annual | vs National | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $227,600 | +3.9% | — |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $225,150 | +0.8% | 800 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $209,790 | -1.3% | 1,390 |
| Physicians, All Other | $198,940 | -15.7% | 5,980 |
| Dentists, General | $196,440 | +18.1% | 1,640 |
| Pediatricians, General | $180,810 | -9% | 370 |
| Physicists | $169,580 | +8.9% | 120 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $152,740 | +11.2% | 220 |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | $142,220 | +4.3% | 150 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $138,680 | -16.1% | 8,020 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $137,980 | -18.6% | 7,760 |
| Purchasing Managers | $135,320 | -0.8% | 1,490 |
| Optometrists | $135,250 | +2.6% | 600 |
| Sales Managers | $135,110 | -0% | 7,020 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $133,370 | -8.1% | 120 |
| Pharmacists | $133,320 | -2% | 4,920 |
| Financial Managers | $132,310 | +18.1% | 10,290 |
| Commercial Pilots | $132,230 | +16.9% | 580 |
| Computer Network Architects | $131,980 | +1.6% | 1,330 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $131,780 | -20% | 1,130 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $131,110 | -5% | 850 |
| Marketing Managers | $129,660 | -27.7% | 2,780 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other | $129,340 | +15.2% | 130 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $125,780 | -20.3% | 430 |
| Managers, All Other | $124,590 | -6.7% | 4,810 |