Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Detroit, MI

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Surgeons, All Other	$561,070	160	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$447,750	520	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$428,570	—	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$339,340	160	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$304,110	2,070	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$304,110	2,070	View salary detail
Dermatologists	$269,110	—	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$243,130	1,170	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$218,000	730	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$209,550	550	View salary detail
Physicists	$199,170	140	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$181,990	1,940	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$178,310	180	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$170,040	7,980	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$168,940	220	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,550	9,260	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$168,550	9,260	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$167,860	1,700	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$163,660	1,490	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$162,490	330	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$160,240	11,670	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$160,240	11,670	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$160,240	11,670	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$155,560	8,760	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$149,990	1,230	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$149,980	3,090	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$149,310	3,370	View salary detail
Optometrists	$142,690	610	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$141,220	60	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$139,210	70	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$138,970	4,500	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$138,970	4,500	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$138,970	4,500	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$138,970	4,500	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$138,970	4,500	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$138,970	4,500	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$138,970	4,500	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$137,770	4,280	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$136,720	150	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$135,630	—	View salary detail
Lawyers	$134,980	10,110	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$134,390	3,400	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$133,220	410	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$132,040	730	View salary detail
Database Architects	$132,040	730	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$131,830	2,400	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$131,830	2,400	View salary detail
Cardiologists	$130,880	190	View salary detail
Software Developers	$130,760	24,870	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$129,990	1,060	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.