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Among the 100 largest places in Michigan, Troy has the highest average pay in its county ($77,917), followed by Farmington Hills and Rochester Hills. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 100 places in Michigan that we cover, the median is $71,046 and the average $68,184; the figure runs from $77,917 (Troy) to $47,978 (Escanaba). That is a spread of 1.6 times between the two ends.
The first five are Troy, Farmington Hills, Rochester Hills, Southfield, Novi. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy | Oakland County | $77,917 | 87,898 | $120,045 | $1,602 |
| 2 | Farmington Hills | Oakland County | $77,917 | 83,515 | $104,836 | $1,551 |
| 3 | Rochester Hills | Oakland County | $77,917 | 77,089 | $120,694 | $1,644 |
| 4 | Southfield | Oakland County | $77,917 | 76,236 | $68,166 | $1,340 |
| 5 | Novi | Oakland County | $77,917 | 66,717 | $110,723 | $1,747 |
| 6 | Pontiac | Oakland County | $77,917 | 62,104 | $44,329 | $1,063 |
| 7 | Royal Oak | Oakland County | $77,917 | 57,950 | $101,109 | $1,381 |
| 8 | Oak Park | Oakland County | $77,917 | 29,318 | $71,510 | $1,396 |
| 9 | Madison Heights | Oakland County | $77,917 | 28,419 | $69,503 | $1,176 |
| 10 | Auburn Hills | Oakland County | $77,917 | 25,105 | $84,375 | $1,477 |
| 11 | Birmingham | Oakland County | $77,917 | 21,763 | $153,510 | $1,902 |
| 12 | Ferndale | Oakland County | $77,917 | 19,190 | $94,640 | $1,311 |
| 13 | Wixom | Oakland County | $77,917 | 17,295 | $65,485 | $1,035 |
| 14 | Berkley | Oakland County | $77,917 | 15,149 | $116,239 | $1,526 |
| 15 | Hazel Park | Oakland County | $77,917 | 14,963 | $67,073 | $1,314 |
| 16 | Rochester | Oakland County | $77,917 | 12,934 | $111,750 | $1,350 |
| 17 | South Lyon | Oakland County | $77,917 | 11,950 | $92,467 | $1,310 |
| 18 | Farmington | Oakland County | $77,917 | 11,504 | $97,750 | $1,340 |
| 19 | Clawson | Oakland County | $77,917 | 11,374 | $88,636 | $1,253 |
| 20 | Beverly Hills | Oakland County | $77,917 | 10,524 | $177,412 | $2,077 |
| 21 | Detroit | Wayne County | $76,411 | 638,530 | $39,938 | $1,074 |
| 22 | Dearborn | Wayne County | $76,411 | 107,423 | $65,324 | $1,327 |
| 23 | Livonia | Wayne County | $76,411 | 93,851 | $98,460 | $1,322 |
| 24 | Westland | Wayne County | $76,411 | 83,633 | $62,076 | $1,158 |
| 25 | Taylor | Wayne County | $76,411 | 62,081 | $61,081 | $1,101 |
| 26 | Dearborn Heights | Wayne County | $76,411 | 61,771 | $60,391 | $1,331 |
| 27 | Lincoln Park | Wayne County | $76,411 | 39,257 | $58,616 | $1,023 |
| 28 | Southgate | Wayne County | $76,411 | 29,366 | $66,118 | $1,120 |
| 29 | Allen Park | Wayne County | $76,411 | 27,925 | $81,655 | $1,246 |
| 30 | Hamtramck | Wayne County | $76,411 | 27,743 | $39,293 | $989 |
| 31 | Garden City | Wayne County | $76,411 | 26,739 | $67,294 | $1,150 |
| 32 | Inkster | Wayne County | $76,411 | 25,428 | $39,252 | $1,170 |
| 33 | Romulus | Wayne County | $76,411 | 24,831 | $69,151 | $1,049 |
| 34 | Wyandotte | Wayne County | $76,411 | 24,489 | $71,987 | $972 |
| 35 | Trenton | Wayne County | $76,411 | 18,125 | $82,212 | $880 |
| 36 | Wayne | Wayne County | $76,411 | 17,310 | $59,038 | $974 |
| 37 | Grosse Pointe Woods | Wayne County | $76,411 | 16,094 | $126,395 | $1,879 |
| 38 | Harper Woods | Wayne County | $76,411 | 15,116 | $65,022 | $1,351 |
| 39 | Woodhaven | Wayne County | $76,411 | 12,690 | $78,648 | $1,096 |
| 40 | Melvindale | Wayne County | $76,411 | 12,554 | $42,185 | $1,110 |
| 41 | Riverview | Wayne County | $76,411 | 12,186 | $73,468 | $1,101 |
| 42 | Grosse Pointe Park | Wayne County | $76,411 | 11,319 | $124,111 | $1,379 |
| 43 | Flat Rock | Wayne County | $76,411 | 10,340 | $81,585 | $919 |
| 44 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw County | $74,298 | 122,036 | $82,212 | $1,649 |
| 45 | Ypsilanti | Washtenaw County | $74,298 | 19,857 | $46,588 | $1,080 |
| 46 | Midland | Midland County | $72,021 | 42,724 | $73,325 | $1,048 |
| 47 | Warren | Macomb County | $71,046 | 137,928 | $64,016 | $1,225 |
| 48 | Sterling Heights | Macomb County | $71,046 | 133,573 | $79,909 | $1,292 |
| 49 | St. Clair Shores | Macomb County | $71,046 | 58,140 | $73,500 | $1,183 |
| 50 | Roseville | Macomb County | $71,046 | 47,123 | $62,182 | $1,233 |
| 51 | Eastpointe | Macomb County | $71,046 | 33,982 | $62,325 | $1,325 |
| 52 | Mount Clemens | Macomb County | $71,046 | 15,511 | $52,310 | $847 |
| 53 | Fraser | Macomb County | $71,046 | 14,583 | $64,354 | $843 |
| 54 | New Baltimore | Macomb County | $71,046 | 12,072 | $106,033 | $1,039 |
| 55 | Lansing | Ingham County | $68,532 | 113,023 | $54,382 | $993 |
| 56 | East Lansing | Ingham County | $68,532 | 45,758 | $45,687 | $1,171 |
| 57 | Okemos (unincorporated) | Ingham County | $68,532 | 26,396 | $102,612 | $1,298 |
| 58 | Holt (unincorporated) | Ingham County | $68,532 | 25,316 | $86,472 | $1,317 |
| 59 | Haslett (unincorporated) | Ingham County | $68,532 | 18,559 | $74,031 | $1,125 |
| 60 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo County | $65,730 | 73,076 | $52,272 | $1,078 |
| 61 | Portage | Kalamazoo County | $65,730 | 49,259 | $83,212 | $1,133 |
| 62 | Battle Creek | Calhoun County | $64,067 | 52,374 | $55,693 | $957 |
| 63 | Grand Rapids | Kent County | $62,288 | 198,535 | $69,108 | $1,266 |
| 64 | Wyoming | Kent County | $62,288 | 77,353 | $73,677 | $1,196 |
| 65 | Kentwood | Kent County | $62,288 | 54,296 | $74,373 | $1,260 |
| 66 | Forest Hills (unincorporated) | Kent County | $62,288 | 28,695 | $158,005 | $1,958 |
| 67 | Walker | Kent County | $62,288 | 25,386 | $76,360 | $1,202 |
| 68 | Cutlerville (unincorporated) | Kent County | $62,288 | 18,780 | $67,327 | $1,254 |
| 69 | Grandville | Kent County | $62,288 | 16,356 | $78,442 | $1,143 |
| 70 | Northview (unincorporated) | Kent County | $62,288 | 15,268 | $85,403 | $1,247 |
| 71 | East Grand Rapids | Kent County | $62,288 | 11,445 | $166,610 | $1,862 |
| 72 | Comstock Park (unincorporated) | Kent County | $62,288 | 10,577 | $59,984 | $1,189 |
| 73 | Jackson | Jackson County | $62,139 | 31,058 | $44,558 | $898 |
| 74 | Waverly (unincorporated) | Eaton County | $60,862 | 23,575 | $75,700 | $1,170 |
| 75 | Monroe | Monroe County | $60,516 | 20,320 | $59,813 | $909 |
| 76 | Holland | Allegan County | $60,226 | 34,423 | $75,865 | $1,193 |
| 77 | Allendale (unincorporated) | Ottawa County | $59,813 | 26,679 | $70,150 | $1,111 |
| 78 | Jenison (unincorporated) | Ottawa County | $59,813 | 17,582 | $89,593 | $2,306 |
| 79 | Grand Haven | Ottawa County | $59,813 | 10,996 | $60,669 | $939 |
| 80 | Traverse City | Grand Traverse County | $59,257 | 15,593 | $74,087 | $995 |
| 81 | Saginaw | Saginaw County | $58,049 | 43,536 | $38,579 | $922 |
| 82 | Niles | Berrien County | $57,009 | 11,803 | $51,376 | $855 |
| 83 | Flint | Genesee County | $55,798 | 80,175 | $37,646 | $915 |
| 84 | Burton | Genesee County | $55,798 | 29,500 | $60,052 | $1,009 |
| 85 | Fenton | Genesee County | $55,798 | 11,906 | $80,000 | $1,275 |
| 86 | Port Huron | Saint Clair County | $55,695 | 28,620 | $50,366 | $982 |
| 87 | Marquette | Marquette County | $54,658 | 21,325 | $55,613 | $1,011 |
| 88 | Bay City | Bay County | $54,617 | 32,320 | $49,420 | $766 |
| 89 | Coldwater | Branch County | $53,639 | 13,671 | $50,781 | $943 |
| 90 | Sturgis | Saint Joseph County | $53,550 | 11,054 | $62,710 | $826 |
| 91 | Adrian | Lenawee County | $53,357 | 20,395 | $50,209 | $956 |
| 92 | Muskegon | Muskegon County | $53,204 | 37,226 | $44,735 | $996 |
| 93 | Norton Shores | Muskegon County | $53,204 | 25,041 | $76,579 | $1,341 |
| 94 | Sault Ste. Marie | Chippewa County | $52,748 | 13,335 | $55,328 | $804 |
| 95 | Cadillac | Wexford County | $52,377 | 10,445 | $51,773 | $842 |
| 96 | Alpena | Alpena County | $51,642 | 10,154 | $47,545 | $625 |
| 97 | Owosso | Shiawassee County | $51,381 | 14,632 | $54,229 | $784 |
| 98 | Mount Pleasant | Isabella County | $50,992 | 21,236 | $44,706 | $922 |
| 99 | Ionia | Ionia County | $48,605 | 12,753 | $63,978 | $852 |
| 100 | Escanaba | Delta County | $47,978 | 12,354 | $45,369 | $657 |
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Troy, with $77,917 (among the 100 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
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