Highest Paying Jobs In Detroit, MI For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Detroit include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Detroit area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 28 highest-paying jobs in Detroit in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Detroit require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Detroit is Anesthesiologist, with an average annual salary of $435,428 and an entry-level salary of $211,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Detroit, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Detroit can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Detroit, Michigan:

Anesthesiologist – $435,428
Neurosurgeon – $365,578
Practicing MD Anesthesiologist – $358,366
Pulmonologist – $352,709
Radiologist – $347,691
Hematologist – $322,536
Oncologist – $316,324
Urologist – $297,370
Neonatologist – $283,146
Staff Anesthesiologist – $277,741

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Detroit

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Anesthesiologist	$435,428	$211,000
2	Neurosurgeon	$365,578	$194,000
3	Practicing MD Anesthesiologist	$358,366	$168,000
4	Pulmonologist	$352,709	$169,000
5	Radiologist	$347,691	$171,000
6	Hematologist	$322,536	$157,000
7	Oncologist	$316,324	$157,000
8	Urologist	$297,370	$158,000
9	Neonatologist	$283,146	$125,000
10	Staff Anesthesiologist	$277,741	$113,000
11	Physician	$260,735	$139,000
12	Cardiologist	$259,193	$134,000
13	Neuro-Ophthalmologist	$249,536	$131,000
14	Operator And Truck Driver	$245,031	$128,000
15	Physician-Pediatrician	$244,438	$149,000
16	Medical Director	$240,738	$156,000
17	Hospitalist Physician	$240,191	$168,000
18	Geriatric Physician	$238,881	$125,000
19	Pulmonary Physician	$237,398	$126,000
20	Neurologist	$236,953	$134,000
21	Internal Medicine Hospitalist	$233,280	$118,000
22	Psychiatrist	$232,181	$145,000
23	Staff Physician	$226,071	$140,000
24	Radiologist Physician	$223,804	$123,000
25	Nephrologist	$221,729	$134,000
26	Obstetrics Gynecology Physician	$216,426	$107,000
27	Anesthesiologist/Physician	$214,968	$112,000
28	Family Medicine Physician	$206,841	$130,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Detroit for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Detroit, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Detroit.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Detroit to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Detroit.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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