BLS metro-level wage data places Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI at a median of $45,610 per year ($21.93/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $47,450, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn pays 4% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 130 coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairerss are employed across the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn MSA in SOC 49-9091.

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn pay distribution spans from $35,360 at the 10th percentile to $71,130 at the 90th — a 2.0× 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 $37,950 and the 75th at $58,950, so half of Detroit-Warren-Dearborn-based coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairerss 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.