High paying business and finance jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI salary is worth about 1.00× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$105,350
Bachelor's degree
$64,010 – $161,35013,230
2Financial Risk Specialists$105,110
Bachelor's degree
$66,750 – $159,160690
3Financial and Investment Analysts$101,550
Bachelor's degree
$64,470 – $160,3503,930
4Management Analysts$100,570
Bachelor's degree
$63,970 – $164,3305,680
5Logisticians$93,130
Bachelor's degree
$55,120 – $138,1705,920
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,970
Bachelor's degree
$50,230 – $149,7908,300
7Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$83,170
Bachelor's degree
$55,180 – $132,2001,220
8Compliance Officers$81,250
Bachelor's degree
$49,090 – $122,8305,180
9Accountants and Auditors$80,650
Bachelor's degree
$58,080 – $133,87019,390
10Buyers and Purchasing Agents$80,300
Bachelor's degree
$50,020 – $131,7308,140
11Cost Estimators$80,200
Bachelor's degree
$47,640 – $130,1403,400
12Insurance Underwriters$80,180
Bachelor's degree
$50,830 – $129,9801,070
13Financial Specialists, All Other$79,960
Bachelor's degree
$44,990 – $158,0301,430
14Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,980 – $113,1303,280
15Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$77,100
Bachelor's degree
$43,540 – $130,41011,710
16Personal Financial Advisors$76,830
Bachelor's degree
$45,530 – $310,0103,430
17Loan Officers$76,260
Bachelor's degree
$36,520 – $135,7007,200
18Human Resources Specialists$75,830
Bachelor's degree
$48,180 – $124,03011,480
19Credit Analysts$74,640
Bachelor's degree
$56,090 – $128,860870
20Labor Relations Specialists$73,760
Bachelor's degree
$36,220 – $127,4601,250
21Property Appraisers and Assessors$68,100
Bachelor's degree
$46,940 – $103,290700
22Fundraisers$68,090
Bachelor's degree
$46,500 – $105,2001,040
23Training and Development Specialists$67,530
Bachelor's degree
$38,770 – $108,0804,650
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$54,630
Bachelor's degree
$36,810 – $86,3801,380
25Tax Preparers$46,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,000 – $81,740830

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,350	$64,010 – $161,350	13,230
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,110	$66,750 – $159,160	690
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,550	$64,470 – $160,350	3,930
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,570	$63,970 – $164,330	5,680
5	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$93,130	$55,120 – $138,170	5,920
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,970	$50,230 – $149,790	8,300
7	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,170	$55,180 – $132,200	1,220
8	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$81,250	$49,090 – $122,830	5,180
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$80,650	$58,080 – $133,870	19,390
10	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$80,300	$50,020 – $131,730	8,140
11	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$80,200	$47,640 – $130,140	3,400
12	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$80,180	$50,830 – $129,980	1,070
13	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,960	$44,990 – $158,030	1,430
14	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,060	$54,980 – $113,130	3,280
15	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,100	$43,540 – $130,410	11,710
16	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$76,830	$45,530 – $310,010	3,430
17	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$76,260	$36,520 – $135,700	7,200
18	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,830	$48,180 – $124,030	11,480
19	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$74,640	$56,090 – $128,860	870
20	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$73,760	$36,220 – $127,460	1,250
21	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$68,100	$46,940 – $103,290	700
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$68,090	$46,500 – $105,200	1,040
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,530	$38,770 – $108,080	4,650
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$54,630	$36,810 – $86,380	1,380
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,450	$30,000 – $81,740	830

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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