Expert Financial Manager salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Auburn Hills, Southfield, Warren, Royal Oak, Northville.

Also listed as: Finance Manager

Median salary$215,500
Middle 50%$191.8k–$273.8k
vs. all levels here+17%comparison median $184,080
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $183,284 and $367,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$184,080
25th$191,756
50th (median)$215,500
75th$273,750
90th$317,500

Cost of living

Detroit's median expert Financial Manager salary of $215,500 is worth about $214,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial Managers in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $160,240 in May 2025 (11,670 employed). The H-1B median here is $215,500, 34% 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
Deloittetoo few3
Asterisk Greentoo few3
General Motors Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $215,500 16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$194,314$215,50016

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.