How much do Boilermakers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Boilermakers, the published 10th percentile is $74,500 and the 90th percentile is $107,170. The difference is $32,670, which is 32.6% 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 $84,590 to the 75th at $107,150, covers $22,560.

The mean annual wage is $95,420, which sits below the median of $100,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 31% higher than the national median of $76,410 for Boilermakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,813, which is 30.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% higher than the Michigan median of $98,220.

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 $100,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Boilermakers at $99,813 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

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

• Toledo, OH is 85 miles away, with a median of $107,780 and employment of 40. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,850, against $99,813 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $90,980 and employment of 30. That median is 9.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,867, against $99,813 here.