Entry-level Management Consultant salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Southfield, Troy, Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills, Warren.

Also listed as: Management Analyst, Business Analyst

Median salary$78,000
Middle 50%$63.5k–$84.6k
vs. all levels here−30%comparison median $112,000
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,294 and $112,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,323
25th$63,500
50th (median)$78,000
75th$84,639
90th$112,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $85k $120k FY2020: median $59,817 (36 filings) FY2021: median $68,608 (16 filings) FY2022: median $65,000 (19 filings) FY2023: median $111,000 (10 filings) FY2024: median $67,313 (20 filings) FY2025: median $67,810 (18 filings) FY2026: median $78,000 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 36 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 36
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$59,817$56,389$63,01436
FY2021$68,608$59,847$85,00016
FY2022$65,000$63,544$76,98919
FY2023$111,000$90,750$112,00010
FY2024$67,313$62,491$86,80020
FY2025$67,810$63,625$81,08718
FY2026$78,000$63,475$102,50016

Cost of living

Detroit's median entry-level Management Consultant salary of $78,000 is worth about $77,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Management Analysts in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $100,570 in May 2025 (5,680 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,000, 22% 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
McKinsey & Companytoo few6
Henry Ford Health Systemtoo few4
FEV North Americatoo few3
Dicastal North Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,000 34
Mid-level · Level II $90,009 62
Senior · Level III $155,480 24
Expert · Level IV $196,157 44

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$63,378$78,00034
Mid-level · Level II$83,637$90,00962
Senior · Level III$103,875$155,48024
Expert · Level IV$121,971$196,15744

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.