Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Detroit, MI

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Detroit

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $140,600 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Detroit earn between $79,720 and $110,780.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Detroit vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Detroit earn 5% less than the Michigan average ($103,940) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is +24% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Detroit

On the average salary of $98,520, a single filer in Detroit takes home about $71,973 a year, or $5,998 a month and $2,768 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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%).

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Is Detroit a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? 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 $98,520 buys what about $98,227 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Detroit ($52,080). A typical home costs $269,080, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Michigan cities

Detroit ranks 3rd of 4 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($155,450).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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