Highest-paying business jobs in Detroit

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

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#25. Credit counselors

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $52,620
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- Employment: 31,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
--- Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)

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#24. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $54,490
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,150

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

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#23. Fundraisers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $60,730
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 960

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

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#22. Training and development specialists

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $65,350
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,680

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

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#21. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $67,340
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,180
- Employment: 11,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($89,810)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,970)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($86,050)

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#20. Human resources specialists

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $67,470
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,150

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

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#19. Labor relations specialists

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $69,880
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,420

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

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#18. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $72,980
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,770

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

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#17. Insurance underwriters

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,290
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

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#16. Cost estimators

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,470
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,580

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

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#15. Compliance officers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $75,140
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,140

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

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#14. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $75,610
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,190

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

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#13. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $75,940
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,220

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

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#12. Credit analysts

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $77,920
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,140

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

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#11. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $78,620
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

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#10. Budget analysts

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $80,540
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

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#9. Accountants and auditors

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $81,050
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 18,310

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

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#8. Financial and investment analysts

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $86,370
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,750

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

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#7. Logisticians

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $87,730
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,070

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

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#6. Financial examiners

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $89,170
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- Employment: 60,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)

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#5. Management analysts

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $93,050
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,940

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

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#4. Project management specialists

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $95,260
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 11,560

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

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#3. Loan officers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $95,670
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,120

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

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#2. Financial risk specialists

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $101,260
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

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#1. Personal financial advisors

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $119,020
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,710

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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