Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Detroit, Michigan

The average Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Detroit, Michigan earns $122,730 a year.

$122,730 / year, mean
↓ 16.5% below national average 40th percentile in Michigan

Detroit sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Michigan — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for health specialties teachers, postsecondary, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,070
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.5%
Cost of living 100 #56 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1688 #77 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $269,080 #124 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $75,123 #70 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Detroit ranks #56 for cost of living and #124 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $260,720 Ithaca $201,560 Houston $186,400 Los Angeles $183,420 Austin $179,150 Fresno $174,520 College Station $171,240 Seattle $170,340 Miami $169,550 Charlottesville $165,350 New York $154,400 Kiryas Joel $148,550 Harrisburg $147,510 Bakersfield $146,450 Baltimore $145,840 Spokane $141,700 Riverside $140,250 Philadelphia $139,900 Dallas $139,780 Beaumont $139,070 San Diego $138,350 Lansing $138,240 San Antonio $137,010 Grand Rapids $135,110 Lafayette $134,870 Ann Arbor $134,510 Corvallis $133,320 Champaign $133,000 Portland $132,820 Bloomington $132,300 Lexington $130,790 Richmond $130,720 Indianapolis $129,890 Pittsburgh $129,880 Santa Maria $129,200 McAllen $128,560 Trenton $125,260 Bowling Green $123,110 Detroit $122,730 Roanoke $120,310 Chicago $119,970 Kokomo $117,900 Orlando $116,100 Deltona $116,010 Virginia Beach $115,750 Bellingham $113,920 Buffalo $112,780 Evansville $111,630 Palm Bay $107,540 Fort Wayne $107,410 South Bend $107,210 Syracuse $107,100 Tampa $106,040 Allentown $105,770 Erie $104,020 Scranton $103,480 Harrisonburg $102,820 Salem $99,790 Sacramento $99,140 Terre Haute $98,110 Amarillo $95,540 Corpus Christi $93,770 Wheeling $93,080 Abilene $93,070 Jacksonville $91,730 Flint $90,510 Louisville $88,300 Reading $87,990 Lubbock $86,630 Brownsville $85,830 Odessa $85,180 Utica $84,700 Killeen $84,380 Tyler $83,340 Bloomington $81,140 Sarasota $80,730 Hagerstown $80,010 Eugene $79,490 Fort Myers $77,360 El Paso $77,010 Morgantown $75,820 Charleston $75,310 Lakeland $74,850 Bend $73,350 Rockford $72,620 Tallahassee $71,430 Port St. Lucie $70,490 Huntington $70,350 Springfield $70,020 Peoria $59,440 Victoria $49,210
CityMean salaryvs. Detroit
Abilene, Texas$93,070-24.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$105,770-13.8%
Amarillo, Texas$95,540-22.2%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$134,510+9.6%
Austin, Texas$179,150+46.0%
Bakersfield, California$146,450+19.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$145,840+18.8%
Beaumont, Texas$139,070+13.3%
Bellingham, Washington$113,920-7.2%
Bend, Oregon$73,350-40.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$81,140-33.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$132,300+7.8%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$123,110+0.3%
Brownsville, Texas$85,830-30.1%
Buffalo, New York$112,780-8.1%
Fort Myers, Florida$77,360-37.0%
Champaign, Illinois$133,000+8.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$75,310-38.6%
Charlottesville, Virginia$165,350+34.7%
Chicago, Illinois$119,970-2.2%
College Station, Texas$171,240+39.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$93,770-23.6%
Corvallis, Oregon$133,320+8.6%
Dallas, Texas$139,780+13.9%
Deltona, Florida$116,010-5.5%
El Paso, Texas$77,010-37.3%
Erie, Pennsylvania$104,020-15.2%
Eugene, Oregon$79,490-35.2%
Evansville, Indiana$111,630-9.0%
Flint, Michigan$90,510-26.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$107,410-12.5%
Fresno, California$174,520+42.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$135,110+10.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$80,010-34.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$147,510+20.2%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$102,820-16.2%
Houston, Texas$186,400+51.9%
Huntington, West Virginia$70,350-42.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$129,890+5.8%
Ithaca, New York$201,560+64.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$91,730-25.3%
Killeen, Texas$84,380-31.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$148,550+21.0%
Kokomo, Indiana$117,900-3.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$134,870+9.9%
Lakeland, Florida$74,850-39.0%
Lansing, Michigan$138,240+12.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$130,790+6.6%
Los Angeles, California$183,420+49.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$88,300-28.1%
Lubbock, Texas$86,630-29.4%
McAllen, Texas$128,560+4.8%
Miami, Florida$169,550+38.1%
Morgantown, West Virginia$75,820-38.2%
New York, New York$154,400+25.8%
Sarasota, Florida$80,730-34.2%
Odessa, Texas$85,180-30.6%
Orlando, Florida$116,100-5.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$107,540-12.4%
Peoria, Illinois$59,440-51.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$139,900+14.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$129,880+5.8%
Portland, Oregon$132,820+8.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$70,490-42.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$87,990-28.3%
Richmond, Virginia$130,720+6.5%
Riverside, California$140,250+14.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$120,310-2.0%
Rockford, Illinois$72,620-40.8%
Sacramento, California$99,140-19.2%
Salem, Oregon$99,790-18.7%
San Antonio, Texas$137,010+11.6%
San Diego, California$138,350+12.7%
San Francisco, California$260,720+112.4%
Santa Maria, California$129,200+5.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$103,480-15.7%
Seattle, Washington$170,340+38.8%
South Bend, Indiana$107,210-12.6%
Spokane, Washington$141,700+15.5%
Springfield, Illinois$70,020-42.9%
Syracuse, New York$107,100-12.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$71,430-41.8%
Tampa, Florida$106,040-13.6%
Terre Haute, Indiana$98,110-20.1%
Trenton, New Jersey$125,260+2.1%
Tyler, Texas$83,340-32.1%
Utica, New York$84,700-31.0%
Victoria, Texas$49,210-59.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$115,750-5.7%
Wheeling, West Virginia$93,080-24.2%
Gross salary
122,730/yr
Estimated take-home
87,376/yr
Est. total withheld
28.8%

Single filer, federal + Michigan state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1071 SOC code
Official area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 19820 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: mi_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
WarrenDearborn
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Michigan

Population (metro area)
4,367,620