SOC 51-2031 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 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 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $64,820. The 10th percentile is $41,920 and the 90th percentile is $77,750. Employment is 3,330.
Median annual wage
$64,820
- 10th percentile
- $41,920
- 25th percentile
- $49,220
- Median
- $64,820
- 75th percentile
- $76,880
- 90th percentile
- $77,750
- Mean
- $63,160
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, the published 10th percentile is $41,920 and the 90th percentile is $77,750. The difference is $35,830, which is 55.3% 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 $49,220 to the 75th at $76,880, covers $27,660.
The mean annual wage is $63,160, which sits below the median of $64,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 20.7% higher than the national median of $53,710 for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,627, which is 20.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 6.3% higher than the Michigan median of $60,950.
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 $64,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engine and Other Machine Assemblers at $64,627 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 6 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 $61,680 and employment of 60. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,142, against $64,627 here.
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $59,600 and employment of 60. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,743, against $64,627 here.
- Toledo, OH is 85 miles away, with a median of $75,770 and employment of 310. That median is 16.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,849, against $64,627 here.
Employment share
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (3,330 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (34,000 of 155,495,730). The local share is 8.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 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 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $64,820. The 10th percentile is $41,920 and the 90th percentile is $77,750. Employment is 3,330.
How does that compare with the national median for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers?
The local median is 20.7% higher than the national median of $53,710.
What is Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 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 $64,820 is $64,627. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers?
Ann Arbor, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $61,680. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.