Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Detroit, MI

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Detroit, MI: $47,720/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,680 – $68,460 · about 5,380 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$895 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Detroit

With Detroit's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $47,720 has the buying power of about $48,601 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $72,456 · median home $269,080 · median rent $1,500/mo.

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How Detroit ranks for this job

On raw pay, Detroit, MI is 111th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Detroit's cost of living is applied, it ranks 143rd.

The headline number flatters Detroit. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, welders, cutters & solderers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Detroit

A median home in Detroit, MI costs $269,080 — about 5.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,500/mo works out at 38% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where welders, cutters & solderers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Detroit.

Metro	Median pay	vs Detroit	Rent vs Detroit
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+60%	2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+47%	0.9×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+39%	1.4×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+33%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in MI

Metro	Median pay	vs Detroit	Rent vs Detroit
Kalamazoo, MI	$47,510	+0%	0.9×
Ann Arbor, MI	$46,520	−3%	1.4×
Lansing, MI	$46,430	−3%	0.8×
Grand Rapids, MI	$46,340	−3%	1.1×

Staying in MI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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