Transportation Inspectors Salary — Detroit, Michigan

The average Transportation Inspectors in Detroit, Michigan earns $77,450 a year.

$77,450 / year, mean
↓ 16.0% below national average 50th percentile in Michigan

Detroit sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Michigan — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for transportation inspectors, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This estimate comes from a smaller sample than most cities in this dataset — treat the exact figure with a bit more caution.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
240
Estimate confidence
RSE 22.1%
Cost of living 100 #56 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1688 #77 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $269,080 #124 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $75,123 #70 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Detroit ranks #56 for cost of living and #124 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $122,750 Orlando $118,170 Dallas $113,100 San Francisco $107,210 Portland $106,960 Baltimore $104,400 Spokane $103,400 Louisville $102,430 Miami $101,480 Palm Bay $101,230 Indianapolis $100,200 Rochester $99,170 Pittsburgh $97,300 Tampa $97,200 Houston $96,060 Grand Rapids $95,930 Riverside $93,380 Los Angeles $92,750 Salem $91,380 San Antonio $90,930 Richmond $88,800 Albany $88,030 New York $87,670 Longview $86,720 San Diego $85,760 Fresno $84,860 Sacramento $80,970 Austin $80,840 Pensacola $80,840 Jacksonville $79,960 Springfield $79,530 Vallejo $78,260 Detroit $77,450 Buffalo $74,240 Chicago $73,830 Virginia Beach $73,460 Bakersfield $72,600 Kiryas Joel $70,880 Syracuse $69,690 Beaumont $69,090 Philadelphia $68,600 Laredo $60,320 El Paso $54,980
CityMean salaryvs. Detroit
Albany, New York$88,030+13.7%
Austin, Texas$80,840+4.4%
Bakersfield, California$72,600-6.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$104,400+34.8%
Beaumont, Texas$69,090-10.8%
Buffalo, New York$74,240-4.1%
Chicago, Illinois$73,830-4.7%
Dallas, Texas$113,100+46.0%
El Paso, Texas$54,980-29.0%
Fresno, California$84,860+9.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$95,930+23.9%
Houston, Texas$96,060+24.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$100,200+29.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$79,960+3.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$70,880-8.5%
Laredo, Texas$60,320-22.1%
Longview, Texas$86,720+12.0%
Los Angeles, California$92,750+19.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$102,430+32.3%
Miami, Florida$101,480+31.0%
New York, New York$87,670+13.2%
Orlando, Florida$118,170+52.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$101,230+30.7%
Pensacola, Florida$80,840+4.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$68,600-11.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$97,300+25.6%
Portland, Oregon$106,960+38.1%
Richmond, Virginia$88,800+14.7%
Riverside, California$93,380+20.6%
Rochester, New York$99,170+28.0%
Sacramento, California$80,970+4.5%
Salem, Oregon$91,380+18.0%
San Antonio, Texas$90,930+17.4%
San Diego, California$85,760+10.7%
San Francisco, California$107,210+38.4%
Seattle, Washington$122,750+58.5%
Spokane, Washington$103,400+33.5%
Springfield, Illinois$79,530+2.7%
Syracuse, New York$69,690-10.0%
Tampa, Florida$97,200+25.5%
Vallejo, California$78,260+1.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$73,460-5.2%
Gross salary
77,450/yr
Estimated take-home
58,551/yr
Est. total withheld
24.4%

Single filer, federal + Michigan state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 53-6051 SOC code
Official area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 19820 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: mi_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
WarrenDearborn
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Michigan

Population (metro area)
4,367,620