How much do Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, the published 10th percentile is $60,410 and the 90th percentile is $130,280. The difference is $69,870, which is 89.0% 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 $66,590 to the 75th at $95,960, covers $29,370.

The mean annual wage is $87,280, which sits above the median of $78,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 23% lower than the national median of $101,920 for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,267, which is 23.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Michigan median of $80,990.

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 $78,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers at $78,267 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $91,100 and employment of 70. That median is 16.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,904, against $78,267 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $77,890 and employment of 70. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,930, against $78,267 here.
• Akron, OH is 145 miles away, with a median of $83,010 and employment of 40. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,904, against $78,267 here.

Employment share

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (80 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.28 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.