The annual salary statistics of postsecondary physics teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary physics teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $42,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary physics teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary physics teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $91,690 | 18.33% | 18.33% |
| 2016 | $74,880 | 2.00% | - |
| 2015 | $73,380 | 3.94% | - |
| 2014 | $70,490 | -23.86% | - |
| 2013 | $87,310 | 14.24% | - |
| 2012 | $74,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,690 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary physics teachers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary physics teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 33.4 percent (33.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Grand Rapids-Wyoming.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | |
| South Bend-Mishawaka | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kalamazoo-Portage | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming |