Mid-level Production Manager salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills, Novi, Plymouth, Canton.

Also listed as: Plant Manager

Median salary$118,956
Middle 50%$105.2k–$125k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $130,200
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $104,395 and $170,106.
PercentileSalary
10th$104,700
25th$105,200
50th (median)$118,956
75th$125,008
90th$134,531

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $110k $130k FY2022: median $115,573 (12 filings) FY2023: median $107,245 (10 filings) FY2024: median $110,333 (10 filings) FY2025: median $123,637 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 14
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–––2
FY2021–––7
FY2022$115,573$108,422$126,24012
FY2023$107,245$101,708$113,10010
FY2024$110,333$100,610$120,26710
FY2025$123,637$110,286$133,37614
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Detroit's median mid-level Production Manager salary of $118,956 is worth about $118,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Production Managers in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $126,200 in May 2025 (5,950 employed). The H-1B median here is $118,956, 6% 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
Faurecia Interior Systemstoo few2
Saeyontoo 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 $118,956 21
Senior · Level III $128,100 16
Expert · Level IV $156,763 20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$105,144$118,95621
Senior · Level III$125,341$128,10016
Expert · Level IV$146,307$156,76320

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.