SOC 53-7065 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro

Stockers and Order Fillers Salary in Detroit, MI

The average salary for stockers and order fillers in Detroit, Michigan is $39,120 a year ($18.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,720: half of the 37,090 people in this job in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($39,540).

$39,120average per year

$18.81 / hourMedian $36,720Take-home ≈ $31,397

  • $31K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

37,090people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#3 of 15Michigan metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Stockers and Order Fillers pay range in Detroit

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,800 or more. The middle half of stockers and order fillers in Detroit earn between $34,060 and $44,040.

  • $31K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,120$3,260$18.81
Median$36,720$3,060$17.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,060$2,838$16.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,040$3,670$21.17

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Stockers and Order Fillers pay in Detroit vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Stockers and order fillers in Detroit earn about the same as the Michigan average ($38,170) and about the same as the U.S. average ($39,540). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $37,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Detroit$39,120$36,720$30,690$47,80037,090
Michigan$38,170$35,930$30,070$47,90082,730
United States$39,540$37,330$30,110$49,2602,833,810

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Stockers and Order Fillers salary after taxes in Detroit

On the average salary of $39,120, a single filer in Detroit takes home about $31,397 a year, or $2,616 a month and $1,208 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Detroit's local income tax (2.4%).

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Is Detroit a good place for stockers and order fillers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Detroit area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $39,120 buys what about $39,004 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Detroit ($52,080). A typical home costs $269,080, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Stockers and Order Fillers salary in other Michigan cities

Detroit ranks 3rd of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Flint pays the most ($45,560).

All Stockers and Order Fillers salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for stockers and order fillers

Cheyenne, WY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($49,190).

Stockers and Order Fillers salary by city

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Stockers and Order Fillers salary in Detroit: questions

How much do stockers and order fillers make an hour in Detroit?

$18.81 an hour on average, and $17.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level stockers and order fillers salary in Detroit?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,060, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the stockers and order fillers take-home pay in Detroit?

About $31,397 a year ($2,616 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,120. Includes Detroit's local income tax (2.4%).

Do stockers and order fillers earn more in Detroit than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($39,540).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-7065; area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (19820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Detroit's local income tax (2.4%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.07, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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