Marketing Specialist salary in Detroit-Warren, MI

Pay in Detroit-Warren against Michigan and the US

The middle half of marketing specialists in Detroit-Warren earns $55,990–$103,240. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $130,410, only 3.0 times the bottom tenth, against 3.6 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($83,400) is 8% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $47,250 wide, against $47,830 across Michigan and $49,960 nationally: employers in Detroit-Warren pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a marketing specialist here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $26,140 a year in pay and about $33,729 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $21,110 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $78,760 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Detroit-Warren, and the Michigan statewide median of $66,780 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Detroit-Warren

At the $77,100 median, a local hire costs about $99,484 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $22,384 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Detroit-Warren

Of the 17 roles we track in Detroit-Warren, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($80,650) and sales development representatives ($76,990). Project Coordinator is the highest at $105,350.

Measured against the US median, marketing specialists rank #10 of the 17 roles we track in Detroit-Warren (-2.1%), between administrative assistants (-0.4%) and executive assistants (-2.1%). The typical role here is at -0.4%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Marketing specialists hold 6.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Detroit-Warren, 6.0% across Michigan and 5.7% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Michigan

Across the 19 areas of Michigan with data for this job, the median runs from $53,100 in the Northern Michigan nonmetro area to $77,100 in Detroit-Warren, a gap of $24,000 a year. No other area in Michigan has as many marketing specialists, and all 18 others pay less.

Detroit-Warren against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Detroit-Warren is #16 of 514 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Michigan, Syracuse and Rochester pay just above Detroit-Warren and Columbus and Jacksonville just below. All four are within $360 a year of the median in Detroit-Warren. Of the three markets with about as many marketing specialists, two pay more.

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