SOC 17-3025 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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 Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $50,800. The 10th percentile is $47,290 and the 90th percentile is $70,890. Employment is 180.

Median annual wage

$50,800

10th percentile
$47,290
25th percentile
$47,580
Median
$50,800
75th percentile
$69,990
90th percentile
$70,890
Mean
$56,770

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $47,290 and the 90th percentile is $70,890. The difference is $23,600, which is 46.5% 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 $47,580 to the 75th at $69,990, covers $22,410.

The mean annual wage is $56,770, which sits above the median of $50,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $59,920 for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,649, which is 15.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Michigan median of $50,800.

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 $50,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $50,649 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 Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. 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).).

  • Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $48,180 and employment of 60. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,297, against $50,649 here.
  • Akron, OH is 145 miles away, with a median of $50,460 and employment of 30. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,043, against $50,649 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 191 miles away, with a median of $62,600 and employment of 180. That median is 23.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,571, against $50,649 here.

Employment share

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (180 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $50,800. The 10th percentile is $47,290 and the 90th percentile is $70,890. Employment is 180.

How does that compare with the national median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $59,920.

What is Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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 $50,800 is $50,649. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

Cleveland, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 116 miles away, at $48,180. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.