Mechanical Engineers Salary in Detroit, MI

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Detroit

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $161,030 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Detroit earn between $98,770 and $133,410.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Detroit

On the average salary of $116,620, a single filer in Detroit takes home about $83,503 a year, or $6,959 a month and $3,212 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Detroit's local income tax (2.4%).

Is Detroit a good place for mechanical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Detroit area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $116,620 buys what about $116,274 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Detroit ($52,080). A typical home costs $269,080, or 2.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Michigan cities

Detroit ranks 2nd of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($119,890).

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

Mechanical Engineers salary by city

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• Engineers, All Other$122,070 a year
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