Medical Technologist salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Trenton, Novi, Wayne, Warren, Southgate.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$70,616
Middle 50%$58.2k–$72.8k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $68,411
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,104 and $130,560.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,502
25th$58,240
50th (median)$70,616
75th$72,800
90th$72,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2023: median $72,800 (10 filings) FY2025: median $61,427 (10 filings) FY2026: median $72,800 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 11
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–––7
FY2021–––4
FY2022–––8
FY2023$72,800$66,560$72,80010
FY2024–––7
FY2025$61,427$52,395$69,78410
FY2026$72,800$70,616$72,80011

Cost of living

Detroit's median Medical Technologist salary of $70,616 is worth about $70,400 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.