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Salaries & Cost of Living in Wayne County, MI

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 48 occupations in Wayne County, MI.

Jobs listed
48
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Median of medians
$47,805
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,167
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Wayne County, MI

Wayne County, MI is part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI labor market, and this page summarizes 48 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $47,805 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $160,240, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $29,590.

A one-bedroom apartment in Wayne County, MI has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,167 a month and a two-bedroom $1,459. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,331 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $47,807 a year, and every one of the 48 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Wayne County, MI or against other counties.

All jobs in Wayne County, MI, highest paying first

Showing 1–48 of 48.

Occupations in Wayne County, MI ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$160,240$113,893$7,714
2Lawyers$134,980$97,702$6,364
3Software Developers$130,760$94,997$6,139
4Mechanical Engineers$109,470$81,157$4,986
5Project Management Specialists$105,350$78,434$4,759
6Industrial Engineers$104,110$77,614$4,690
7General and Operations Managers$104,010$77,548$4,685
8Registered Nurses$97,280$73,100$4,314
9Electricians$81,990$62,993$3,472
10Accountants and Auditors$80,650$62,107$3,398
11Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$77,870$60,270$3,245
12Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$77,100$59,761$3,202
13Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$76,990$59,688$3,196
14Human Resources Specialists$75,830$58,921$3,132
15First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,490$58,696$3,114
16First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,060$53,124$2,649
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,210$51,901$2,548
18Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,120$47,365$2,170
19Construction Laborers$57,430$46,079$2,062
20Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,480$41,551$1,685
21Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,460$40,775$1,620
22Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$49,240$39,847$1,543
23Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,380$39,192$1,488
24First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,280$39,116$1,482
25Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,330$38,393$1,422
26Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,550$37,800$1,372
27Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,310$37,617$1,357
28Office Clerks, General$45,810$37,236$1,325
29Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,400$36,924$1,299
30Customer Service Representatives$44,730$36,415$1,257
31Light Truck Drivers$44,200$36,011$1,223
32Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,320$34,581$1,104
33Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,330$33,066$978
34Nursing Assistants$39,900$32,739$951
35Medical Assistants$39,410$32,366$920
36Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,820$31,917$882
37First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,570$31,727$866
38Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,220$31,460$844
39Waiters and Waitresses$37,490$30,905$798
40Cooks, Restaurant$37,410$30,844$793
41Security Guards$37,050$30,570$770
42Stockers and Order Fillers$36,720$30,319$749
43Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,680$30,288$746
44Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,450$29,352$668
45Retail Salespersons$35,130$29,109$648
46Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,120$29,101$648
47Cashiers$30,090$25,273$329
48Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,590$24,893$297