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Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Education Teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,730
25th Percentile Wage
$45,820
50th Percentile Wage
$76,290
75th Percentile Wage
$116,020
90th Percentile Wage
$153,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$76,290
17.73% 0.51%
2015
$62,760
1.98% -
2014
$61,520
-41.37% -
2013
$86,970
12.73% -
2012
$75,900
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,290 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education teachers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Kalamazoo-Portage and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Grand Rapids-Wyoming.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kalamazoo-Portage
$84,540
Ann Arbor
$81,250
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$79,840
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$76,290
Lansing-East Lansing
$69,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$66,250
South Bend-Mishawaka
$65,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$61,920
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$61,420
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$49,070