SOC 49-9044 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Millwrights 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 Millwrights in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $91,850. The 10th percentile is $77,610 and the 90th percentile is $94,530. Employment is 1,490.

Median annual wage

$91,850

10th percentile
$77,610
25th percentile
$82,280
Median
$91,850
75th percentile
$92,770
90th percentile
$94,530
Mean
$88,400

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Millwrights, the published 10th percentile is $77,610 and the 90th percentile is $94,530. The difference is $16,920, which is 18.4% 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 $82,280 to the 75th at $92,770, covers $10,490.

The mean annual wage is $88,400, which sits below the median of $91,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 39.8% higher than the national median of $65,700 for Millwrights. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,577, which is 39.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% higher than the Michigan median of $89,190.

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 $91,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Millwrights at $91,577 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Millwrights. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 1st of 17 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 $90,320 and employment of 60. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,532, against $91,577 here.
  • Monroe, MI is 58 miles away, with a median of $83,970 and employment of 60. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,815, against $91,577 here.
  • Saginaw, MI is 60 miles away, with a median of $91,010 and employment of 100. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,131, against $91,577 here.

Employment share

Millwrights accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (1,490 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (40,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.02 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 · Millwrights 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 Millwrights make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Millwrights in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $91,850. The 10th percentile is $77,610 and the 90th percentile is $94,530. Employment is 1,490.

How does that compare with the national median for Millwrights?

The local median is 39.8% higher than the national median of $65,700.

What is Millwrights 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 $91,850 is $91,577. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Millwrights?

Ann Arbor, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $90,320. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 1st of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.