Entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Warren, Dearborn, Hamtramck, Livonia, Westland.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$57,367
Middle 50%$48.8k–$58.9k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $57,680
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,040 and $61,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$47,110
25th$48,789
50th (median)$57,367
75th$58,870
90th$60,720

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2022: median $46,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $46,490 (13 filings) FY2024: median $46,760 (13 filings) FY2025: median $56,700 (17 filings) FY2026: median $57,680 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 1 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 17
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–––1
FY2021–––1
FY2022$46,000$44,000$47,00011
FY2023$46,490$44,000$48,00013
FY2024$46,760$46,000$52,21413
FY2025$56,700$48,000$57,68017
FY2026$57,680$51,741$61,35010

Cost of living

Detroit's median entry-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $57,367 is worth about $57,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $65,210 in May 2025 (18,390 employed). The H-1B median here is $57,367, 12% lower.

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
New Paradigm for Education$57,68018
Mm1too few4
Global Educational Excellencetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $57,367 27
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$45,040$57,36727

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.