How much do Political Scientists make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Political Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $65,220 and the 90th percentile is $103,810. The difference is $38,590, which is 48.2% 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 $79,990 to the 75th at $102,990, covers $23,000.

The mean annual wage is $89,470, which sits above the median of $79,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 43.7% lower than the national median of $142,080 for Political Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,752, which is 43.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.3% lower than the Michigan median of $86,290.

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 $79,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Political Scientists at $79,752 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Political Scientists. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 2 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 $86,290 and employment of 60. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,537, against $79,752 here.