BLS metro-level wage data places Building Cleaning Workers, All Other pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI at a median of $41,250 per year ($19.83/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $44,040, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn pays 6% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 110 building cleaning workers, all others are employed across the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn MSA in SOC 37-2019.

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn pay distribution spans from $25,960 at the 10th percentile to $60,270 at the 90th — a 2.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $30,060 and the 75th at $45,270, so half of Detroit-Warren-Dearborn-based building cleaning workers, all others earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide MI data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.