Salary and cost of living across Michigan
This page covers 5 Michigan counties and 48 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $47,330 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $1,167 a month in Wayne County, MI to $1,503 in Washtenaw County, MI. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Wayne County, MI has the highest median-of-medians pay at $47,805. Wayne County, MI has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.