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
Gambling Managers	$101,860	190	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$101,680	30,990	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$101,680	30,990	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$101,680	30,990	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$101,680	30,990	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$101,610	220	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$101,550	150	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$101,060	40	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,030	560	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$100,970	25,330	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$100,940	330	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$100,900	8,630	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,700	190	View salary detail
Actuaries	$100,640	570	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$100,590	7,360	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$100,590	7,360	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$100,590	7,360	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$100,500	540	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,900	920	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$99,830	1,150	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$99,530	85,860	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,440	370	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,330	1,420	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$99,140	560	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$99,100	8,180	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$99,100	8,180	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,720	3,480	View salary detail
Web Developers	$98,470	1,580	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$98,220	—	View salary detail
Security Managers	$98,150	4,920	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$98,150	4,920	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,140	3,290	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$97,790	450	View salary detail
Audiologists	$97,790	250	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$97,450	220	View salary detail
Chemists	$97,440	3,490	View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$97,310	140	View salary detail
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$97,040	50	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$96,890	2,240	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$96,530	50	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$96,430	1,020	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$95,890	450	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$95,420	7,400	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$95,400	640	View salary detail
Physicists	$94,520	510	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$94,300	104,950	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$94,300	104,950	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$94,300	104,950	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$94,300	104,950	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$94,300	104,950	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.