How much do Biochemists and Biophysicists make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Biochemists and Biophysicists, the published 10th percentile is $52,240 and the 90th percentile is $176,260. The difference is $124,020, which is 119.1% 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 $66,370 to the 75th at $128,660, covers $62,290.

The mean annual wage is $104,040, which sits below the median of $104,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 18.2% lower than the national median of $127,410 for Biochemists and Biophysicists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,851, which is 18.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the Michigan median of $109,340.

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 $104,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biochemists and Biophysicists at $103,851 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biochemists and Biophysicists. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• Ann Arbor, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $109,070 and employment of 90. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,119, against $103,851 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $67,870 and employment of 90. That median is 34.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,449, against $103,851 here.
• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 123 miles away, with a median of $63,630. That median is 38.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,092, against $103,851 here.