Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pontiac, Westland, Auburn Hills, Lake Orion, Northville.

Also listed as: Compliance Specialist

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$66.5k–$85.3k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $89,107
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,400 and $182,115.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,000
25th$66,500
50th (median)$70,000
75th$85,300
90th$110,525

Cost of living

Detroit's median Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary of $70,000 is worth about $69,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Regulatory Affairs Specialists in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $81,250 in May 2025 (5,180 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,000, 14% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
SME Administrative Servicestoo few3

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 too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.