Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Michigan

896 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Michigan for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Traffic Technicians	$37,890	100	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,760	65,090	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$37,720	—	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,600	3,330	View salary detail
Motion Picture Projectionists	$37,590	—	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$37,550	250	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$37,550	80	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$37,500	280	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,490	3,210	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,470	25,230	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$37,460	180	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,390	370	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$37,390	470	View salary detail
Tutors	$37,380	6,010	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,280	100	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,280	1,130	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$37,190	220	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,130	4,470	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$37,110	10,950	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$37,110	300	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,080	25,240	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,980	39,100	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,900	1,660	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,890	1,020	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$36,880	370	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,870	13,500	View salary detail
Bartenders	$36,780	21,100	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,710	5,050	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$36,700	—	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$36,670	90	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$36,540	2,150	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,540	130	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$36,420	3,060	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,330	5,870	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$36,290	300	View salary detail
Orderlies	$36,220	1,700	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,130	880	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,050	65,790	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$35,940	150	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,930	82,730	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,890	1,640	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$35,890	540	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$35,890	540	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$35,890	540	View salary detail
Bakers	$35,830	7,290	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,740	900	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$35,530	140	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$35,380	1,460	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,340	15,590	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,100	4,970	View salary detail

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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.