Business Operations Specialist salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Novi, Madison Heights, Northville Mi, Shelby Township, Southfield.

Median salary$83,200

Middle 50%$55k–$101.5k

vs. national median+6%comparison median $78,289

Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$30k$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,516 and $130,154.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$49,999
25th	$55,000
50th (median)	$83,200
75th	$101,500
90th	$113,043

Cost of living

Detroit's median Business Operations Specialist salary of $83,200 is worth about $83,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Business Operations Specialists, All Other in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $84,970 in May 2025 (8,300 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,200, 2% lower.

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

Top employers filing

Employer	Median	Filings
Motor City Wash Works	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	2
Mid-level · Level II	–	0
Senior · Level III	–	0
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.