Mid-level Financial Analyst salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Warren, Southfield, Troy, Novi, Plymouth.

Also listed as: Investment Analyst

Median salary$100,000
Middle 50%$89.7k–$143.5k
vs. all levels here−13%comparison median $114,338
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,507 and $183,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,000
25th$89,725
50th (median)$100,000
75th$143,500
90th$175,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $82,000 (18 filings) FY2023: median $90,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $115,000 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 18
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$82,000$73,590$95,94618
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––6
FY2023$90,000$79,040$105,00013
FY2024–––8
FY2025$115,000$89,000$175,00010
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Detroit's median mid-level Financial Analyst salary of $100,000 is worth about $99,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial and Investment Analysts in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $101,550 in May 2025 (3,930 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,000, 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few5
Riviantoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,700 20
Mid-level · Level II $100,000 16
Senior · Level III $112,200 19
Expert · Level IV $139,999 24

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$64,168$67,70020
Mid-level · Level II$80,891$100,00016
Senior · Level III$106,288$112,20019
Expert · Level IV$125,736$139,99924

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.