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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Regulatory Affairs Managers$134,2609,380View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers$134,2609,380View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants$131,5106,310View salary detail
Physician Assistants$131,5106,310View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners$131,4508,290View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists$131,0001,390View salary detail
Database Architects$131,0001,390View salary detail
Lawyers$130,52016,620View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers$129,940330View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$129,400350View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers$129,0702,220View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists$129,0702,220View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators$129,0702,220View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers$128,960—View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$127,420390View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$127,2302,120View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists$127,2002,960View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$127,2002,960View salary detail
Commercial Pilots$126,6701,390View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$125,6509,140View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors$125,6509,140View salary detail
Software Developers$125,57043,460View salary detail
Veterinarians$125,3902,030View salary detail
Nurse Midwives$125,140430View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers$121,0007,700View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers$121,0007,700View salary detail
Robotics Engineers$121,0007,700View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers$121,0007,700View salary detail
Photonics Engineers$121,0007,700View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers$121,0007,700View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar$121,0007,700View salary detail
Engineers, All Other$121,0007,700View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers$121,0007,700View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers$120,66014,320View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers$120,66014,320View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers$120,66014,320View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers$120,66014,320View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers$120,66014,320View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers$120,66014,320View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers$119,6701,420View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers$118,930360View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists$118,870130View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other$118,870130View salary detail
Training and Development Managers$118,630900View salary detail
Public Relations Managers$117,9001,720View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$116,780450View salary detail
Sales Engineers$114,1802,290View salary detail
Fundraising Managers$113,360880View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$112,730270View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists$112,0403,210View 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.