Lawyers pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$152,950avg. a year
$73.54 an hour · 10,110 employed
Lawyers in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $152,950 a year. That is $4,130 (3%) more than the Michigan average of $148,820. The U.S. average is $185,840.
$134,980Median pay
$73.54Average hourly
+3%vs. Michigan average
10,110Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for lawyers in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 13.
1330 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$178,610
$85.87 an hour
2110 jobs
Niles, MI
$156,740
$75.36 an hour
31,430 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$156,470
$75.23 an hour
4640 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$153,320
$73.71 an hour
5190 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$141,920
$68.23 an hour
61,130 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$136,470
$65.61 an hour
7280 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$135,950
$65.36 an hour
8200 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$135,840
$65.31 an hour
9260 jobs
Flint, MI
$130,820
$62.90 an hour
1070 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$129,350
$62.19 an hour
1170 jobs
Monroe, MI
$127,510
$61.30 an hour
1260 jobs
Bay City, MI
$121,570
$58.45 an hour
13130 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$111,500
$53.61 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $70,330 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $99,120 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $133,940 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $65,980 |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | $97,090 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $55,180 |
Questions and answers
How much do lawyers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $152,950 a year, and the median is $134,980. About 10,110 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $4,130 (3%) more than the Michigan average of $148,820.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 5.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.09 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 23-1011. Metro area: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.