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Highest Paying Jobs in Michigan

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Michigan, among 64 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Michigan
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,99814,360
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,50914,540
3Financial Managers$146,36922,170
4Sales Managers$142,43916,720
5Lawyers$129,06815,830
6Software Developers$123,16438,840
7Medical and Health Services Managers$110,47915,960
8Mechanical Engineers$108,09333,630
9Industrial Engineers$100,90930,310
10Project Management Specialists$100,54924,080
11Computer Systems Analysts$100,00612,380
12General and Operations Managers$99,64581,840
13Registered Nurses$93,371100,770
14Accountants and Auditors$78,44239,600
15Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,14316,370
16Electricians$74,71623,430
17Loan Officers$73,97110,860
18Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$73,21917,350
19Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,51637,860
20Human Resources Specialists$71,52623,880
21First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,49626,440
22Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$71,20624,200
23Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$70,54522,250
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$69,09426,470
25First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,29230,100

Highest-paying jobs in Michigan

This ranking covers 64 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Michigan. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Architectural and Engineering Managers comes first at $162,998 a year; number 25 on the list, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, averages $65,292.

Each occupation links to its Michigan page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.