Surgeons, All Other Salary — Detroit, Michigan

The average Surgeons, All Other in Detroit, Michigan earns $519,270 a year.

$519,270 / year, mean
↑ 45.0% above national average 100th percentile in Michigan

Detroit sits at the very top of the range for this role in Michigan — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for surgeons, all other than the U.S. average. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This estimate comes from a smaller sample than most cities in this dataset — treat the exact figure with a bit more caution.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
160
Estimate confidence
RSE 15.8%
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.

Charleston $531,340 Detroit $519,270 Oxnard $485,820 Huntington $451,760 Dallas $435,010 Binghamton $417,250 Tampa $411,080 Chicago $398,860 Indianapolis $396,150 Deltona $395,140 Seattle $376,830 Buffalo $375,290 Port St. Lucie $374,820 Fort Myers $368,400 New York $364,870 Baltimore $356,820 Tallahassee $352,930 Salisbury $347,310 Rochester $312,090 Springfield $304,780 San Antonio $298,160 Champaign $275,240 Virginia Beach $267,010 Austin $266,040 Richmond $249,510 Lexington $242,600 Houston $190,510 Albany $154,350 Riverside $128,400 McAllen $119,390 Ann Arbor $106,230
CityMean salaryvs. Detroit
Albany, New York$154,350-70.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$106,230-79.5%
Austin, Texas$266,040-48.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$356,820-31.3%
Binghamton, New York$417,250-19.6%
Buffalo, New York$375,290-27.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$368,400-29.1%
Champaign, Illinois$275,240-47.0%
Charleston, West Virginia$531,340+2.3%
Chicago, Illinois$398,860-23.2%
Dallas, Texas$435,010-16.2%
Deltona, Florida$395,140-23.9%
Houston, Texas$190,510-63.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$451,760-13.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$396,150-23.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$242,600-53.3%
McAllen, Texas$119,390-77.0%
New York, New York$364,870-29.7%
Oxnard, California$485,820-6.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$374,820-27.8%
Richmond, Virginia$249,510-51.9%
Riverside, California$128,400-75.3%
Rochester, New York$312,090-39.9%
Salisbury, Maryland$347,310-33.1%
San Antonio, Texas$298,160-42.6%
Seattle, Washington$376,830-27.4%
Springfield, Illinois$304,780-41.3%
Tallahassee, Florida$352,930-32.0%
Tampa, Florida$411,080-20.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$267,010-48.6%
Gross salary
519,270/yr
Estimated take-home
318,404/yr
Est. total withheld
38.7%

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 29-1249 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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Highlighted: Michigan

Population (metro area)
4,367,620