Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Bay City, MI

222 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Bay City, MI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$45,920	60	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,910	120	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$45,370	50	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,300	300	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$45,140	40	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,120	130	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$45,070	90	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$44,780	100	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$44,020	60	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,000	130	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$44,000	30	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$44,000	30	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$43,750	330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$43,430	330	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$42,820	240	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$41,990	40	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$40,500	570	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$39,520	40	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,880	330	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,740	40	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,610	500	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,610	500	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$38,540	210	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$38,310	80	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,260	490	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$38,100	770	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$37,790	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,380	340	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,310	120	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$37,100	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$36,870	70	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,570	70	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$36,350	30	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,820	290	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,810	130	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,740	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,420	330	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$35,380	130	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$34,950	140	View salary detail
Bartenders	$34,720	220	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$34,060	40	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$33,860	240	View salary detail
Bakers	$33,340	60	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$33,320	740	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$33,320	920	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,090	60	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$32,370	70	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$30,830	140	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$30,720	70	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,360	200	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.