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Highest-paying jobs in Michigan

The highest published median in Michigan is for radiologists, at $485,920 a year. The median for all occupations in the state is $49,270, against $50,980 nationally.

Michigan · all occupationsMay 2025
Median / yr
$49,270
Mean / yr
$64,920
Price level (U.S.=100)
96.2
Median, price-adjusted
$51,207
Adjusted rank
37 of 51
Jobs
4,403,730

Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.

The 50 best-paid occupations in Michigan

MI · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 774
Top 50 occupations in Michigan by median annual wage
No.OccupationMedian in MIU.S. medianEmployed in MI
1Radiologists$485,920$420,860360
2Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$428,570$232,140—
3Cardiologists$419,030$496,010340
4Emergency Medicine Physicians$417,760$335,550910
5Dermatologists$414,910$328,730—
6Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$413,450$358,550200
7Surgeons, All Other$412,460$414,010440
8Orthodontists$357,090$289,140140
9Physicians, Pathologists$303,070$312,400140
10Psychiatrists$291,850$281,870560
11Chief Executives$255,560$213,9904,950
12Nurse Anesthetists$247,010$236,5902,300
13Dentists, All Other Specialists$229,150$224,990130
14Family Medicine Physicians$214,070$244,1803,770
15Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,650$292,910880
16Pediatricians, General$204,690$210,0401,340
17Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$179,720$300,080150
18Dentists, General$169,930$170,9503,620
19Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,930$171,27014,820
20Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,760$175,14016,010
21Podiatrists$162,140$160,300350
22Physicians, All Other$155,480$265,93013,150
23Compensation and Benefits Managers$151,620$149,230580
24General Internal Medicine Physicians$149,990$256,5602,060
25Purchasing Managers$142,120$148,0802,780
26Law Teachers, Postsecondary$141,680$128,500330
27Financial Managers$139,370$166,57022,490
28Human Resources Managers$138,930$149,2805,890
29Marketing Managers$138,510$166,7906,620
30Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$138,130$101,42060
31Medical Dosimetrists$137,970$147,470130
32Pharmacists$137,860$140,9108,780
33Sales Managers$136,870$148,27017,950
34Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$136,130$98,700240
35Optometrists$135,650$136,5701,410
36Managers, All Other$134,260$141,9009,380
37Physician Assistants$131,510$135,8806,310
38Nurse Practitioners$131,450$132,3008,290
39Database Architects$131,000$139,5001,390
40Lawyers$130,520$159,67016,620
41Nuclear Engineers$129,940$133,970330
42Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$129,400$123,920350
43Natural Sciences Managers$129,070$167,2202,220
44Aerospace Engineers$128,960$134,960—
45Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$127,420$117,860390
46Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$127,230$109,2702,120
47Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$127,200$130,2202,960
48Commercial Pilots$126,670$123,2201,390
49Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$125,650$104,9209,140
50Software Developers$125,570$135,98043,460

Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.

Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Michigan

  1. Chief Executives — $255,560 (4,950 jobs)
  2. Nurse Anesthetists — $247,010 (2,300 jobs)
  3. Family Medicine Physicians — $214,070 (3,770 jobs)
  4. Pediatricians, General — $204,690 (1,340 jobs)
  5. Dentists, General — $169,930 (3,620 jobs)
  6. Architectural and Engineering Managers — $166,930 (14,820 jobs)
  7. Computer and Information Systems Managers — $163,760 (16,010 jobs)
  8. Physicians, All Other — $155,480 (13,150 jobs)
  9. General Internal Medicine Physicians — $149,990 (2,060 jobs)
  10. Purchasing Managers — $142,120 (2,780 jobs)

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