H-1B salaries in Detroit, MI

Based on 16,869 certified H-1B filings in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$110,000
Middle 50%$91k–$132.4k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $122,699
Filings16,869FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,367 and $235,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,000
25th$91,000
50th (median)$110,000
75th$132,350
90th$154,754

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $83,428 (12,030 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (11,046 filings) FY2022: median $96,295 (11,768 filings) FY2023: median $98,509 (9,899 filings) FY2024: median $100,610 (10,123 filings) FY2025: median $109,500 (9,861 filings) FY2026: median $113,035 (7,008 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12,030 filings FY20 FY2021: 11,046 filings FY21 FY2022: 11,768 filings FY22 FY2023: 9,899 filings FY23 FY2024: 10,123 filings FY24 FY2025: 9,861 filings FY25 FY2026: 7,008 filings FY26 12,030
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$83,428$75,272$99,84012,030
FY2021$90,000$79,248$106,10811,046
FY2022$96,295$80,500$112,80011,768
FY2023$98,509$85,405$117,1669,899
FY2024$100,610$87,086$122,89410,123
FY2025$109,500$89,217$131,3939,861
FY2026$113,035$93,642$135,5797,008

Cost of living

Detroit's median H-1B salary of $110,000 is worth about $109,700 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,167Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,459Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)100.3Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$109,700Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesMI: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$120,3494,974
Mechanical Engineer$109,5122,714
Systems Engineer / Architect$106,5381,087
Electrical Engineer$119,040837
Industrial Engineer$104,000764
QA Engineer$100,000713
Data Scientist$96,250683
Programmer Analyst$79,404342
Engineering Director$161,450330
Systems Analyst$93,550308
Validation Engineer$109,282286
IT Manager$166,240237
Electronics Engineer$122,117236
Data Engineer$131,130209
Accountant$85,000173

By job title

Systems Engineer$120.2k · 240 Full Stack Developer$121.1k · 142 Product Manager$129.8k · 124 Solutions Architect$138.6k · 94 Java Developer$102.2k · 77 DevOps Engineer$102.2k · 70 SAP Consultant$102.4k · 65 Salesforce Developer$114.4k · 45 Cloud Engineer$125.2k · 44 Site Reliability Engineer$133.7k · 30 Frontend Developer$115k · 17 .NET Developer$120.3k · 16

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Detroit, MI. Figure: median salary · filings.