SOC 49-9069 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 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 Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $64,990. The 10th percentile is $45,630 and the 90th percentile is $95,890. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$64,990

10th percentile
$45,630
25th percentile
$59,160
Median
$64,990
75th percentile
$77,540
90th percentile
$95,890
Mean
$69,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $45,630 and the 90th percentile is $95,890. The difference is $50,260, which is 77.3% 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 $59,160 to the 75th at $77,540, covers $18,380.

The mean annual wage is $69,360, which sits above the median of $64,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 5.8% lower than the national median of $68,990 for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,797, which is 6.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Michigan median of $66,360.

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 $64,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other at $64,797 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 3 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 $63,910 and employment of 70. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,045, against $64,797 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 191 miles away, with a median of $68,870 and employment of 80. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,139, against $64,797 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $64,990. The 10th percentile is $45,630 and the 90th percentile is $95,890.

How does that compare with the national median for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other?

The local median is 5.8% lower than the national median of $68,990.

What is Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 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 $64,990 is $64,797. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other?

Cleveland, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 116 miles away, at $63,910. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.