Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · SOC 51-4199
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other Salary in the Detroit Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Figures describe the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Detroit city limits.
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earned a median of $40,650 per year ($19.55 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $37,910 at the 10th percentile to $52,140 at the 90th. BLS estimates 260 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other in the Detroit metro area earn more than $40,650 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $38,470 and $45,630.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $37,910 | $38,470 | $40,650 | $45,630 | $52,140 |
| Hourly | $18.23 | $18.49 | $19.55 | $21.94 | $25.07 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Detroit metro areathis metro area$40,650 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $38,470 to $45,630
- Michiganstate (MI)$40,110 median for Michigan; middle half earns $37,910 to $45,630
- United Statesnational$45,950 median for United States; middle half earns $39,190 to $54,100
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +1% vs Michigan overall and −12% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Detroit metro area has the 55th-highest published median for this occupation among the 72 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for metal workers and plastic workers, all other, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Detroit metro areathis page$40,650 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $38,470 to $45,630
- $42,700 median for Muskegon metro area; middle half earns $35,650 to $47,260
- $42,170 median for Grand Rapids metro area; middle half earns $37,840 to $45,620
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for metal workers and plastic workers, all others · Highest-paying occupations in Detroit Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.