County Engineer Salary in Detroit, Michigan

How much does a County Engineer make in Detroit, MI?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a County Engineer in Detroit, MI is $83,735. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $67,182 to a high of $101,934, with most professionals earning between $75,071 and $93,261.

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What does a County Engineer do?

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Performs difficult design work, inspection work, and special studies.

January 11, 2023

Assist in inspections to assure compliance with contract plans, specifications, and special provisions on all phases of structural construction such as bridges, foundations, walls, falsework, shoring, and drainage structures.

January 22, 2023

Monitors and inspects work sites for conformance to instructions, procedures, and contracts.

January 26, 2023

Prepares and presents special reports and conducts special studies and surveys on matters relating to storm water runoff.

February 28, 2023

Reviews standards, specifications, ordinance requirements and regulations applied by the City or County and researches latest developments to determine changes to be made and probable impact.

March 20, 2023

Provides input into preparation of annual budgets forLocal Road and Street, Motor Vehicle Highway, Cumulative Bridge, Major Bridge,Inspection, and Highway LIT funds, includinganalyzing and projecting costs, and discussing with County Council asrequested.

March 20, 2023

Participate in the consultation to prospective users and/or product capability assessment and validation as it applies to the technical sales process.

April 05, 2023

Attends and participates in Board of CountyCommissioners meetings, preparing/making recommendations on a variety ofissues, such as new road standards and specifications, new ordinances involvingCounty highway system, legal agreements and contract awards, litigationsettlements, and new traffic controls.

April 25, 2023

Supervises and directs Highway Department engineeringpersonnel, if applicable, including interviewing applicants, hiring, planning/delegating work assignments, providing training and corrective instruction,evaluating performance, maintaining discipline, and administering personnelpolicies.

May 13, 2023

Management experience, preferably a minimum of two (2) to three (3) years in a responsible position is preferred.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for County Engineer in Detroit, MI

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

75071

93261

83735

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

76761

98218

86359

What is the average salary for County Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of County Engineer in Detroit, MI. The base salary for County Engineer ranges from $75,071 to $93,261 with the average base salary of $83,735. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $76,761 to $98,218 with the average total cash compensation of $86,359.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$83,735	$75,071 - $93,261
Bonus	$2,624	$1,691 - $4,957
Total Pay	$86,359	$76,761 - $98,218

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

County Engineer Salary Near Detroit, MI

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Detroit, MI
CITY, STATE Dearborn, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,302 - $93,548	COMPARE TO Detroit, MI
CITY, STATE Dearborn Heights, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,261 - $93,498	COMPARE TO Detroit, MI
CITY, STATE Livonia, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,063 - $93,252	COMPARE TO Detroit, MI
CITY, STATE Taylor, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,183 - $93,400	COMPARE TO Detroit, MI
CITY, STATE Westland, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,778 - $94,140	COMPARE TO Detroit, MI
CITY, STATE Southfield, MI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,142 - $93,350	COMPARE TO Detroit, MI

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About Detroit, Michigan

Detroit (/dɪˈtrɔɪt/, locally also /ˈdiːtrɔɪt/; French: Détroit, lit. 'strait') is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest United States city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2017 estimated population of 673,104, making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its co...

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