High paying medical jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Master's degree
$220,840 – $302,0701,170
2Pediatricians, General$218,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,180 – $307,250730
3Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,310 – $382,2401,940
4Dentists, General$167,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$121,920 – $283,3801,700
5General Internal Medicine Physicians$149,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,980 – $359,2001,230
6Optometrists$142,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$117,240 – $213,850610
7Pharmacists$137,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,630 – $170,2304,280
8Nurse Practitioners$134,390
Master's degree
$106,110 – $164,3903,400
9Physician Assistants$131,830
Master's degree
$103,800 – $157,8702,400
10Veterinarians$129,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,450 – $202,500710
11Physical Therapists$102,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,690 – $131,1403,770
12Registered Nurses$97,280
Bachelor's degree
$78,140 – $110,65044,310
13Speech-Language Pathologists$89,640
Master's degree
$64,060 – $113,1001,850
14Occupational Therapists$89,600
Master's degree
$66,580 – $107,1402,030
15Dental Hygienists$84,480
Associate's degree
$78,620 – $97,2303,780
16Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,280
Associate's degree
$67,830 – $95,6301,490
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$81,410
Associate's degree
$40,610 – $97,340850
18Respiratory Therapists$80,790
Associate's degree
$65,850 – $90,9501,910
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,530
Associate's degree
$57,290 – $101,4203,150
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$69,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,550 – $77,7904,540
21Dietitians and Nutritionists$68,390
Bachelor's degree
$50,540 – $84,390880
22Physicians, All Other$68,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,990 – $356,8206,580
23Surgical Technologists$65,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,600 – $79,3601,670
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,910
Bachelor's degree
$37,740 – $95,1104,570
25Paramedics$57,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,840 – $65,580890
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$53,100
Associate's degree
$37,740 – $61,380930
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,160 – $80,7302,570
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,260 – $56,100840
29Medical Records Specialists$46,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,180 – $79,4501,900
30Opticians, Dispensing$43,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,610 – $53,6701,470
31Pharmacy Technicians$43,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,160 – $53,5605,830
32Emergency Medical Technicians$42,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,380 – $52,1001,450
33Psychiatric Technicians$41,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,630 – $52,0602,230
34Dietetic Technicians$36,800
Associate's degree
$31,370 – $39,6801,200

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	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$243,130	$220,840 – $302,070	1,170
2	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$218,000	$105,180 – $307,250	730
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$181,990	$65,310 – $382,240	1,940
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$167,860	$121,920 – $283,380	1,700
5	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$149,990	$59,980 – $359,200	1,230
6	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$142,690	$117,240 – $213,850	610
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$137,770	$63,630 – $170,230	4,280
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,390	$106,110 – $164,390	3,400
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$131,830	$103,800 – $157,870	2,400
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,730	$74,450 – $202,500	710
11	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,970	$80,690 – $131,140	3,770
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$97,280	$78,140 – $110,650	44,310
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$89,640	$64,060 – $113,100	1,850
14	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$89,600	$66,580 – $107,140	2,030
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$84,480	$78,620 – $97,230	3,780
16	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$83,280	$67,830 – $95,630	1,490
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,410	$40,610 – $97,340	850
18	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,790	$65,850 – $90,950	1,910
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,530	$57,290 – $101,420	3,150
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,300	$61,550 – $77,790	4,540
21	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$68,390	$50,540 – $84,390	880
22	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$68,220	$63,990 – $356,820	6,580
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,810	$46,600 – $79,360	1,670
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,910	$37,740 – $95,110	4,570
25	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,410	$47,840 – $65,580	890
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$53,100	$37,740 – $61,380	930
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,340	$39,160 – $80,730	2,570
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,290	$38,260 – $56,100	840
29	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,730	$37,180 – $79,450	1,900
30	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,830	$35,610 – $53,670	1,470
31	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,330	$35,160 – $53,560	5,830
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,050	$38,380 – $52,100	1,450
33	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,890	$36,630 – $52,060	2,230
34	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,800	$31,370 – $39,680	1,200

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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