Data Analyst Jobs in Detroit, MI

BLS gives two solid local anchors inside this category: data scientists in Detroit had a 2025 mean wage of $111,040, a median of $103,330, and a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $81,080 to $134,720. Operations research analysts were paid higher in the same metro, with a 2025 mean of $139,170 and a median of $136,720. Separately, posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $106k to $189k, with a broader 25th-to-75th band of about $87k to $228k, but that is an advertised-postings signal rather than a government wage series.

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Advertised pay

Across the 38 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $92,852 at the 25th percentile, $124,050 at the median and $155,750 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Detroit is a competitive market for Data, Analytics & AI, not a collapsing one. Statewide, active postings for the field are up 34.8% year over year even as employment in the field is down 0.6%, which points to selective hiring rather than broad expansion. The metro unemployment rate was 5.7% in August, up from 4.9% a year earlier, and local professional and business services employment fell 0.9646% year over year, so searches are likely to take longer than national AI excitement suggests.

Best positioned: Mid-career candidates who can show Python, SQL, and machine-learning work in automotive, manufacturing, or consulting settings have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming "AI growth" translates into lots of entry-level or remote openings; only about 10% of sampled roles are entry level and about 10% are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 64 openings in this market. 7 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. HARMAN: 8 open roles
2. Ford: 3 open roles
3. Ally: 2 open roles
4. Booz Allen: 2 open roles
5. Credit Acceptance Corporation: 2 open roles
6. HTC Global: 2 open roles
7. Publicis Groupe: 2 open roles
8. 123.Net, Inc.: 1 open role
9. AAA Life Insurance Company: 1 open role
10. Amsted Automotive Group: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Detroit: 21
• Novi: 9
• Dearborn: 8
• Southfield: 4
• Farmington Hills: 3
• Troy: 3
• Birmingham: 2
• Allen Park: 2

Work arrangement

hybrid 29 (46%), on-site 29 (46%), remote 5 (8%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in two clusters. In the local sample, business consulting and motor vehicle manufacturing each account for about 20% of postings, followed by automotive and IT services and IT consulting at about 15% each. That lines up with the most consistently active named employers in the sample, which include Ford, Deloitte, Dataroles, GM, ey, Miracle Software Systems, Inc., OneMagnify, and HTC Global. This is not a one-company market. The employer mix is fragmented, which is good for resilience, but it also means fewer standardized hiring tracks and more role-by-role screening. Because about 55% of roles are on-site and about 35% are hybrid, local presence and commute flexibility matter more here than in a remote-first market.

• Automotive and manufacturing analytics (high): The biggest local opening cluster sits around motor vehicle manufacturing and broader automotive employers, including Ford and GM, where analytics work is likely to be tied to operations, supply, quality, and forecasting.
• Consulting and IT services analytics (high): Business consulting and IT services together make up a large share of the market, with Deloitte, ey, Miracle Software Systems, Inc., HTC Global, and OneMagnify appearing among the more active names.
• BI and GenAI-enabled reporting inside software and service firms (moderate): Software development is a smaller but meaningful share of the sample, and local postings frequently ask for Tableau, Power BI, and generative AI alongside Python and SQL.

Where to focus: Prioritize hybrid or on-site automotive and consulting roles where you can show SQL or Python fluency plus a clear business-impact story.

Roles worth searching next

• Business analyst: It uses stakeholder management, SQL, dashboards, and process analysis without requiring a full scientist-level portfolio.
• Supply chain analyst: Detroit's manufacturing base makes operations and planning work a natural landing spot for quantitative candidates.
• FP&A analyst: It rewards spreadsheet rigor, SQL, business storytelling, and forecasting discipline.
• Customer insights or marketing analyst: It keeps you in analytical work while using experimentation, segmentation, dashboarding, and stakeholder presentation skills.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appears in about 80% of sampled local postings, making it the clearest baseline screen in this market. Who: Almost everyone in this category, especially analysts trying to move upmarket.
• SQL (table_stakes | immediate): SQL shows up in about 65% of local postings, so weak SQL is still one of the fastest ways to get screened out. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and dashboard-heavy applicants.
• Machine learning (premium | near-term): Machine learning appears in about 35% of local postings, which is meaningful but still clearly more specialized than core analytics skills. Who: Mid-career candidates targeting scientist, decision science, or advanced optimization work.
• Tableau / Power BI (differentiator | immediate): Tableau and Power BI each show up in about 15% of local postings and help translate technical work into business-facing output. Who: Entry-level candidates and switchers who need faster proof of usefulness.
• AWS certification (differentiator | near-term): AWS certification is the most commonly named certification in the local sample, but it appears in only about 5% of stated requirements, so it helps most when paired with actual cloud analytics work. Who: People targeting cloud-heavy analytics, data platform, or enterprise AI support roles.
• Automotive or manufacturing domain knowledge (premium | immediate): A large share of local demand is tied to motor vehicle manufacturing and automotive employers, so domain context can matter as much as one extra tool. Who: Career switchers from engineering, operations, supply chain, or industrial settings.

Questions about this market

What do Data, Analytics & AI roles pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

BLS gives two solid local anchors inside this category: data scientists in Detroit had a 2025 mean wage of $111,040, a median of $103,330, and a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $81,080 to $134,720. Operations research analysts were paid higher in the same metro, with a 2025 mean of $139,170 and a median of $136,720. Separately, posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $106k to $189k, with a broader 25th-to-75th band of about $87k to $228k, but that is an advertised-postings signal rather than a government wage series. This is good-paying work relative to the broader metro. Across all occupations, Detroit averaged $33.27 an hour in May 2025, versus $52.63 for computer and mathematical occupations.

Where is demand for Data, Analytics & AI roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in two clusters. In the local sample, business consulting and motor vehicle manufacturing each account for about 20% of postings, followed by automotive and IT services and IT consulting at about 15% each. That lines up with the most consistently active named employers in the sample, which include Ford, Deloitte, Dataroles, GM, ey, Miracle Software Systems, Inc., OneMagnify, and HTC Global. This is not a one-company market. The employer mix is fragmented, which is good for resilience, but it also means fewer standardized hiring tracks and more role-by-role screening. Because about 55% of roles are on-site and about 35% are hybrid, local presence and commute flexibility matter more here than in a remote-first market.

Which employers are hiring the most Data, Analytics & AI talent in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Ford (5 postings), Deloitte (5 postings), Dataroles (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Data, Analytics & AI roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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