SOC 27-1019 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025

How much do Artists and Related Workers, All Other make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $51,340. The 10th percentile is $28,530 and the 90th percentile is $123,910. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$51,340

10th percentile
$28,530
25th percentile
$48,230
Median
$51,340
75th percentile
$87,170
90th percentile
$123,910
Mean
$67,900

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Artists and Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $28,530 and the 90th percentile is $123,910. The difference is $95,380, which is 185.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,230 to the 75th at $87,170, covers $38,940.

The mean annual wage is $67,900, which sits above the median of $51,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 27.9% lower than the national median of $71,240 for Artists and Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,187, which is 28.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.6% lower than the Michigan median of $63,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Artists and Related Workers, All Other at $51,187 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Artists and Related Workers, All Other. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Columbus, OH is 191 miles away, with a median of $84,860 and employment of 40. That median is 65.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,887, against $51,187 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Artists and Related Workers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Artists and Related Workers, All Other make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $51,340. The 10th percentile is $28,530 and the 90th percentile is $123,910.

How does that compare with the national median for Artists and Related Workers, All Other?

The local median is 27.9% lower than the national median of $71,240.

What is Artists and Related Workers, All Other pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,340 is $51,187. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Artists and Related Workers, All Other?

Columbus, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 191 miles away, at $84,860. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.