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
Materials Engineers	$94,050	810	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$93,640	13,010	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$93,060	120	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$92,750	6,900	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$92,410	610	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$92,410	610	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$92,410	610	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$92,100	7,760	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$92,100	7,760	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$92,100	7,760	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$91,220	—	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$90,650	2,220	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$90,650	2,220	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$90,650	2,220	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,240	1,730	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$89,910	5,120	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$89,910	5,120	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,610	620	View salary detail
Millwrights	$89,190	2,900	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$89,120	4,730	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$88,510	410	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$88,510	410	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$88,510	410	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$88,430	2,630	View salary detail
Sociologists	$88,040	90	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$87,880	220	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,840	460	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	630	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$87,460	210	View salary detail
Art Directors	$86,660	1,080	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$86,630	230	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$86,290	180	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$85,500	6,320	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$85,270	970	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$84,990	280	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$84,970	80	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$84,730	2,170	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$84,620	1,270	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$84,310	2,370	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$84,260	660	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$84,260	660	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$84,080	3,350	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$84,030	180	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$83,960	1,480	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$83,790	8,640	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,690	320	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,500	50	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$83,480	980	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,370	70	View salary detail
Logisticians	$83,200	10,270	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.