SOC 25-3099 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Teachers and Instructors, 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 Teachers and Instructors, All Other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $52,170. The 10th percentile is $32,270 and the 90th percentile is $100,570. Employment is 900.

Median annual wage

$52,170

10th percentile
$32,270
25th percentile
$39,530
Median
$52,170
75th percentile
$78,770
90th percentile
$100,570
Mean
$60,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Teachers and Instructors, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $32,270 and the 90th percentile is $100,570. The difference is $68,300, which is 130.9% 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 $39,530 to the 75th at $78,770, covers $39,240.

The mean annual wage is $60,440, which sits above the median of $52,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $66,140 for Teachers and Instructors, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,015, which is 21.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% lower than the Michigan median of $54,680.

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 $52,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teachers and Instructors, All Other at $52,015 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teachers and Instructors, All Other. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 8th of 13 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).).

  • Flint, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $52,290. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,205, against $52,015 here.
  • Ann Arbor, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $62,500 and employment of 90. That median is 19.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,955, against $52,015 here.
  • Saginaw, MI is 60 miles away, with a median of $59,890 and employment of 30. That median is 14.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,892, against $52,015 here.

Employment share

Teachers and Instructors, All Other accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (900 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (113,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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 · Teachers and Instructors, All Other 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 Teachers and Instructors, All Other make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teachers and Instructors, All Other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $52,170. The 10th percentile is $32,270 and the 90th percentile is $100,570. Employment is 900.

How does that compare with the national median for Teachers and Instructors, All Other?

The local median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $66,140.

What is Teachers and Instructors, 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 $52,170 is $52,015. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Teachers and Instructors, All Other?

Flint, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $52,290. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 8th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.