Ford salaries in Detroit, MI

Based on 1,283 certified H-1B filings by Ford in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$125,893

Middle 50%$112.7k–$138.5k

vs. all employers here+14%comparison median $110,000

Filings1,283FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,914 and $188,614.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$84,519	$79,498	$95,867	325
FY2021	$92,186	$81,827	$107,709	545
FY2022	$98,030	$86,400	$112,736	822
FY2023	$105,420	$88,500	$112,070	489
FY2024	$115,752	$109,680	$126,240	683
FY2025	$127,140	$113,580	$139,152	785
FY2026	$125,352	$108,186	$138,486	498

Job	Median here	Filings
Software Engineer	$132,350	502
Mechanical Engineer	$120,000	244
Data Scientist	$113,580	88
Electrical Engineer	$126,240	77
Systems Engineer / Architect	$126,235	74
Data Engineer	$140,629	59
Industrial Engineer	$107,661	56
QA Engineer	$120,411	52
IT Manager	$160,000	37
Engineering Director	$168,000	29
Electronics Engineer	$122,117	14
Network Architect	too few	6
Validation Engineer	too few	6
Research Scientist (Computer Science)	too few	4
Production Manager	too few	3

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Job	Median here	Filings
Supply Chain Manager	too few	3
Operations Research Analyst	too few	3
Industrial Designer	too few	3
Systems Analyst	too few	2
Information Security Analyst	too few	2
Database Administrator	too few	2
Network Administrator	too few	2
Programmer Analyst	too few	2
Statistician	too few	2
Biomedical Engineer	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.