American Axle & Manufacturing salaries in Detroit, MI

Based on 54 certified H-1B filings by American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$129,313
Middle 50%$120.6k–$155.6k
vs. all employers here+18%comparison median $110,000
Filings54FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,729 and $264,840.
PercentileSalary
10th$112,255
25th$120,599
50th (median)$129,313
75th$155,643
90th$176,379

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $106,500 (24 filings) FY2021: median $107,600 (30 filings) FY2022: median $118,000 (49 filings) FY2023: median $120,000 (37 filings) FY2024: median $137,520 (27 filings) FY2025: median $127,124 (35 filings) FY2026: median $140,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 30 filings FY21 FY2022: 49 filings FY22 FY2023: 37 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 35 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 49
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$106,500$94,528$135,91024
FY2021$107,600$93,959$133,00030
FY2022$118,000$108,436$145,00049
FY2023$120,000$113,384$130,00037
FY2024$137,520$119,828$155,26427
FY2025$127,124$119,805$146,03835
FY2026$140,000$128,191$159,71719

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Mechanical Engineer$123,26621
Engineering Director$165,41916
Electronics Engineertoo few8
Electrical Engineertoo few5
Industrial Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Detroit, MI.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II $145,500 10
Senior · Level III $127,926 19
Expert · Level IV $129,228 24

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.