Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Salary — Detroit, Michigan

The average Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors in Detroit, Michigan earns $118,550 a year.

$118,550 / year, mean
↓ 3.6% below national average 75th percentile in Michigan

Detroit pays well above most of Michigan for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors — a fairly typical rate for this role. 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)
390
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.9%
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 Jose $169,140 Midland $155,950 San Francisco $150,520 Kennewick $148,450 Houston $140,900 Pittsburgh $135,180 Seattle $134,580 Los Angeles $133,920 Corpus Christi $131,070 Sacramento $130,840 Allentown $130,250 Beaumont $129,810 Oxnard $129,220 Portland $128,760 Ann Arbor $127,640 Austin $124,170 Fresno $123,290 Philadelphia $123,090 Bakersfield $122,800 San Diego $122,220 Dallas $122,140 Lexington $120,370 Palm Bay $118,690 Detroit $118,550 Chicago $117,900 Grand Rapids $117,270 San Antonio $116,930 Riverside $115,940 Buffalo $115,530 New York $113,410 Baltimore $112,640 Longview $111,830 Tampa $111,500 Trenton $110,710 El Paso $109,970 Syracuse $105,350 Jacksonville $105,050 Kiryas Joel $104,300 Miami $103,800 Richmond $103,700 Rochester $101,740 Virginia Beach $101,290 Albany $100,830 Orlando $90,270 Indianapolis $86,660 Fort Myers $85,670 Sarasota $72,210 Lansing $66,720
CityMean salaryvs. Detroit
Albany, New York$100,830-14.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$130,250+9.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$127,640+7.7%
Austin, Texas$124,170+4.7%
Bakersfield, California$122,800+3.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$112,640-5.0%
Beaumont, Texas$129,810+9.5%
Buffalo, New York$115,530-2.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$85,670-27.7%
Chicago, Illinois$117,900-0.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$131,070+10.6%
Dallas, Texas$122,140+3.0%
El Paso, Texas$109,970-7.2%
Fresno, California$123,290+4.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$117,270-1.1%
Houston, Texas$140,900+18.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$86,660-26.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$105,050-11.4%
Kennewick, Washington$148,450+25.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$104,300-12.0%
Lansing, Michigan$66,720-43.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$120,370+1.5%
Longview, Texas$111,830-5.7%
Los Angeles, California$133,920+13.0%
Miami, Florida$103,800-12.4%
Midland, Texas$155,950+31.5%
New York, New York$113,410-4.3%
Sarasota, Florida$72,210-39.1%
Orlando, Florida$90,270-23.9%
Oxnard, California$129,220+9.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$118,690+0.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$123,090+3.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$135,180+14.0%
Portland, Oregon$128,760+8.6%
Richmond, Virginia$103,700-12.5%
Riverside, California$115,940-2.2%
Rochester, New York$101,740-14.2%
Sacramento, California$130,840+10.4%
San Antonio, Texas$116,930-1.4%
San Diego, California$122,220+3.1%
San Francisco, California$150,520+27.0%
San Jose, California$169,140+42.7%
Seattle, Washington$134,580+13.5%
Syracuse, New York$105,350-11.1%
Tampa, Florida$111,500-5.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$110,710-6.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$101,290-14.6%
Gross salary
118,550/yr
Estimated take-home
84,732/yr
Est. total withheld
28.5%

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 17-2111 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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Population (metro area)
4,367,620