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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
Logistics Analysts$83,20010,270View salary detail
Logistics Engineers$83,20010,270View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,190500View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$82,9902,410View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$82,800490View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$82,620270View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists$82,590530View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers$82,5101,150View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,4903,100View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$82,440—View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners$81,81020,940View salary detail
Online Merchants$81,81020,940View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists$81,81020,940View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,81020,940View salary detail
Security Management Specialists$81,81020,940View salary detail
Geneticists$81,540860View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other$81,540860View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists$81,540860View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists$81,540860View salary detail
Biologists$81,540860View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$81,38080View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers$81,0101,750View salary detail
Video Game Designers$81,0101,750View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$80,990320View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$80,6502,070View salary detail
Agricultural Engineers$80,490—View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$80,430440View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$80,19014,120View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other$80,1901,160View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians$80,19014,120View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$80,1703,490View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,9101,140View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists$79,8504,520View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$79,7602,190View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$79,4802,480View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators$79,2905,680View salary detail
Ship Engineers$79,170100View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$79,150330View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,960760View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,8701,740View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,8506,640View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors$78,82041,460View salary detail
Microbiologists$78,680370View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists$78,5403,320View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other$78,5403,320View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners$78,5101,380View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$78,24040View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers$78,18016,660View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,18016,660View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$78,1501,020View 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.