SOC 51-9194 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Etchers and Engravers 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 Etchers and Engravers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $43,310. The 10th percentile is $38,150 and the 90th percentile is $72,920. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$43,310

10th percentile
$38,150
25th percentile
$38,890
Median
$43,310
75th percentile
$47,840
90th percentile
$72,920
Mean
$46,790

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Etchers and Engravers, the published 10th percentile is $38,150 and the 90th percentile is $72,920. The difference is $34,770, which is 80.3% 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 $38,890 to the 75th at $47,840, covers $8,950.

The mean annual wage is $46,790, which sits above the median of $43,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is about the same as the national median of $43,310 for Etchers and Engravers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,181, which is 0.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Michigan median of $43,180.

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 $43,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Etchers and Engravers at $43,181 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 Etchers and Engravers. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 3rd 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 $62,580. That median is 44.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,629, against $43,181 here.
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $41,790 and employment of 60. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,738, against $43,181 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 191 miles away, with a median of $63,860. That median is 47.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,891, against $43,181 here.

Employment share

Etchers and Engravers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (100 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (7,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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 · Etchers and Engravers 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 Etchers and Engravers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Etchers and Engravers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $43,310. The 10th percentile is $38,150 and the 90th percentile is $72,920. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Etchers and Engravers?

The local median is about the same as the national median of $43,310.

What is Etchers and Engravers 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 $43,310 is $43,181. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Etchers and Engravers?

Cleveland, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 116 miles away, at $62,580. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.