Senior Accountant salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Troy, Novi, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Auburn Hills.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$119,070
Middle 50%$94.1k–$140k
vs. all levels here+40%comparison median $85,000
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,755 and $140,720.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,875
25th$94,070
50th (median)$119,070
75th$140,049
90th$140,049

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $90,267 (16 filings) FY2022: median $98,630 (19 filings) FY2023: median $101,860 (11 filings) FY2024: median $122,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $111,139 (10 filings) FY2026: median $136,361 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 19
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$90,267$86,500$110,52716
FY2021–––8
FY2022$98,630$90,200$107,25119
FY2023$101,860$96,331$122,50011
FY2024$122,000$85,030$122,00010
FY2025$111,139$93,131$119,71910
FY2026$136,361$95,820$140,04914

Cost of living

Detroit's median senior Accountant salary of $119,070 is worth about $118,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Detroit = 100.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $80,650 in May 2025 (19,390 employed). The H-1B median here is $119,070, 48% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EY$140,04910
Kpmgtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,000 43
Mid-level · Level II $81,000 76
Senior · Level III $119,070 24
Expert · Level IV $135,854 30

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$58,136$60,00043
Mid-level · Level II$72,030$81,00076
Senior · Level III$90,875$119,07024
Expert · Level IV$107,245$135,85430

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.