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Legislator Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of legislators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Legislators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,680
25th Percentile Wage
$18,940
50th Percentile Wage
$19,460
75th Percentile Wage
$56,100
90th Percentile Wage
$92,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $92,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,680.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$19,460
0.51% -23.43%
2016
$19,360
-45.76% -
2015
$28,220
-22.86% -
2014
$34,670
11.57% -
2013
$30,660
21.66% -
2012
$24,020
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,460 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 56.8 percent (56.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores and 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$45,040
Kalamazoo-Portage
$44,650
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$39,780
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$26,210
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$21,200
Niles-Benton Harbor
$20,500
Midland
$20,220
Lansing-East Lansing
$20,210
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$20,180
Flint
$20,140
Ann Arbor
$20,090
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$20,050
Bay City
$19,970
South Bend-Mishawaka
$19,940
Jackson
$19,810
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$19,460
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$19,410
Battle Creek
$19,060
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$18,510
Holland-Grand Haven
$18,470