How much do Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $36,850 and the 90th percentile is $78,670. The difference is $41,820, which is 72.8% 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 $49,680 to the 75th at $62,470, covers $12,790.

The mean annual wage is $57,880, which sits above the median of $57,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 7.7% higher than the national median of $53,350 for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,309, which is 7.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Michigan median of $58,860.

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 $57,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians at $57,309 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.