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Electrical Engineer Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers 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 Electrical Engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,880
25th Percentile Wage
$74,080
50th Percentile Wage
$89,880
75th Percentile Wage
$106,190
90th Percentile Wage
$129,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $129,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,880.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$89,880
-1.88% 7.24%
2016
$91,570
-2.49% -
2015
$93,850
2.51% -
2014
$91,490
4.24% -
2013
$87,610
4.84% -
2012
$83,370
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,880 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Flint and 27.8 percent (27.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Flint
$103,720
Monroe
$103,580
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$101,610
Ann Arbor
$100,000
Niles-Benton Harbor
$99,890
Jackson
$99,520
Bay City
$98,640
Midland
$97,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$95,480
Kalamazoo-Portage
$95,260
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$94,740
Lansing-East Lansing
$94,560
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$94,340
Battle Creek
$93,650
South Bend-Mishawaka
$92,870
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$89,880
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$88,870
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$85,740
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$85,280
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$84,330
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$78,510
Holland-Grand Haven
$64,880