Senior DevOps Engineer salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Farmington Hills, Dearborn, Auburn Hills, Troy, Farmington.

Median salary$120,349
Middle 50%$116.3k–$125.7k
vs. all levels here+18%comparison median $102,190
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,691 and $148,576.
PercentileSalary
10th$114,691
25th$116,337
50th (median)$120,349
75th$125,660
90th$132,041

Cost of living

Detroit's median senior DevOps Engineer salary of $120,349 is worth about $120,000 at national average prices.

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $98,000 38
Senior · Level III $120,349 10
Expert · Level IV $138,508 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.