Top 200 Highest Paying Jobs in Michigan

The top 200 highest paying jobs in Michigan (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Michigan are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Michigan is nurse anesthetists with an average annual salary of $189,950. The second highest paying job is obstetricians and gynecologists (average salary $186,670). The salary and the employment information in Michigan is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 200 Highest Paying Jobs in Michigan

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$189,950	$168,600	2,120
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$186,670	$46,330	680
3	Family and General Practitioners	$184,680	$58,200	4,860
4	Psychiatrists	$183,920	$97,560	590
5	Other Physicians and Surgeons	$181,380	$47,880	16,370
6	Other Specialists Dentists	$178,120	$61,130	90
7	General Dentists	$173,770	$91,000	4,060
8	Orthodontists	$170,170	$66,090	80
9	Chief Executives	$167,450	$71,080	3,990
10	General Pediatricians	$148,500	$43,450	730
11	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,070	$88,790	10,680
12	Sales Managers	$125,740	$68,040	9,770
13	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$124,090	$49,630	80
14	Marketing Managers	$122,480	$68,040	4,540
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$121,710	$78,140	9,350
16	Pharmacists	$120,500	$85,570	9,420
17	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$117,070	$79,210	2,740
18	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$115,250	$39,020	5,310
19	Environmental Science Teachers	$112,010	$56,750	260
20	Industrial Production Managers	$111,340	$66,850	11,140
21	Financial Managers	$111,060	$65,260	14,790
22	Optometrists	$109,540	$65,500	1,440
23	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$109,300	$39,140	240
24	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$108,600	$70,290	300
25	Purchasing Managers	$108,580	$63,420	2,480
26	Training and Development Managers	$106,170	$59,340	690
27	Postsecondary Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers	$104,290	$56,240	270
28	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$103,860	$56,310	1,360
29	Physician Assistants	$103,860	$71,870	4,780
30	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$103,630	$41,800	260
31	Air Traffic Controllers	$103,430	$66,560	370
32	Computer Network Architects	$102,620	$55,270	3,270
33	Petroleum Engineers	$102,620	$57,910	120
34	General and Operations Managers	$102,230	$46,730	55,480
35	Nurse Midwives	$101,600	$59,470	170
36	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$101,270	$63,100	420
37	Human Resources Managers	$101,060	$63,290	3,860
38	Podiatrists	$100,600	$50,770	350
39	Nurse Practitioners	$99,460	$81,000	3,970
40	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$99,330	$57,580	200
41	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$99,000	$51,540	1,550
42	General Internists	$97,560	$45,890	4,860
43	Nuclear Engineers	$97,300	$73,960	480
44	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,270	$57,870	2,850
45	Other Psychologists	$97,240	$26,120	180
46	Sales Engineers	$96,890	$57,390	2,300
47	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$96,820	$33,000	2,090
48	Lawyers	$96,020	$53,070	15,100
49	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$95,490	$57,410	5,410
50	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,930	$57,520	10,940
51	Administrative Services Managers	$94,260	$54,400	6,650
52	All Other Managers	$94,080	$52,250	6,950
53	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$93,840	$71,280	270
54	Chemical Engineers	$93,740	$55,550	820
55	Materials Scientists	$93,340	$47,380	300
56	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$92,900	$46,920	410
57	Information Security Analysts	$92,180	$56,040	1,550
58	Natural Sciences Managers	$92,010	$67,190	1,360
59	Other Physical Scientists	$91,970	$47,040	1,550
60	Broadcast News Analysts	$91,840	$29,920	70
61	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$91,370	$59,890	6,480
62	Engineers, All Other	$91,340	$48,820	7,350
63	Postsecondary Home Economics Teachers	$90,790	$52,580	40
64	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$90,210	$56,140	200
65	Aerospace Engineers	$89,660	$68,000	950
66	Postsecondary Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers	$89,170	$55,210	40
67	Construction Managers	$89,100	$53,500	4,210
68	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$88,800	$37,410	400
69	Funeral Service Managers	$88,690	$44,850	320
70	Computer Hardware Engineers	$88,530	$39,650	1,590
71	Mechanical Engineers	$88,340	$55,850	44,680
72	Environmental Engineers	$88,120	$60,210	1,410
73	Applications Software Developers	$87,880	$53,760	25,940
74	Systems Software Developers	$87,810	$49,980	11,090
75	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$87,780	$35,350	870
76	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$87,370	$36,720	780
77	Physical Therapists	$87,150	$61,980	8,250
78	Industrial Engineers	$87,000	$57,120	28,460
79	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$86,870	$58,550	140
80	Physicists	$86,580	$52,570	580
81	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$86,350	$54,050	700
82	Electrical Engineers	$86,120	$55,890	10,280
83	Postsecondary Library Science Teachers	$85,840	$38,880	150
84	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$85,440	$61,410	1,550
85	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$85,240	$37,960	470
86	Transportation Inspectors	$85,020	$36,010	360
87	Mathematicians	$84,900	$53,400	60
88	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$84,700	$35,550	360
89	Database Administrators	$84,420	$49,200	2,760
90	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$84,030	$40,000	1,030
91	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$83,840	$58,950	430
92	Operations Research Analysts	$83,510	$49,660	1,710
93	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$83,370	$51,300	600
94	Nuclear Technicians	$82,880	$50,150	140
95	Computer Systems Analysts	$82,680	$51,570	17,260
96	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$82,370	$33,540	830
97	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$82,340	$54,180	250
98	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$80,880	$52,610	3,590
99	Gaming Managers	$80,530	$46,000	270
100	Materials Engineers	$80,520	$53,300	1,210
101	Power Plant Operators	$80,130	$51,920	1,720
102	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$80,020	$52,340	2,020
103	Mining and Geological Engineers	$79,970	$56,760	90
104	Veterinarians	$79,620	$43,860	2,050
105	Statisticians	$79,420	$51,310	580
106	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$79,190	$35,410	1,550
107	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$79,080	$65,130	450
108	Economists	$78,710	$53,490	270
109	Logisticians	$78,450	$45,110	8,000
110	Management Analysts	$78,250	$49,000	16,640
111	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$78,250	$40,770	5,690
112	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$78,210	$41,180	8,520
113	Hydrologists	$77,970	$48,550	90
114	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$77,890	$30,090	150
115	Actuaries	$77,300	$54,050	550
116	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$77,160	$36,680	4,260
117	Financial Analysts	$76,740	$51,650	6,220
118	Budget Analysts	$76,420	$51,460	740
119	Personal Financial Advisors	$76,300	$33,350	4,460
120	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$76,230	$20,040	9,510
121	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$76,220	$52,730	2,290
122	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$76,190	$47,840	280
123	Civil Engineers	$76,090	$52,780	8,230
124	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$75,720	$24,230	260
125	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$75,310	$35,130	550
126	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,260	$52,870	3,400
127	Occupational Therapists	$75,160	$53,810	4,780
128	Political Scientists	$74,880	$47,720	50
129	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$74,820	$24,270	160
130	Art Directors	$74,790	$37,980	1,240
131	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$74,690	$48,360	8,250
132	Radiation Therapists	$74,560	$55,370	470
133	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$73,360	$39,930	640
134	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$73,180	$45,230	360
135	Other Computer Occupations	$72,780	$36,300	9,780
136	Biomedical Engineers	$72,420	$53,610	300
137	Gas Plant Operators	$72,420	$54,730	1,290
138	Other Biological Scientists	$72,250	$41,780	390
139	Postsecondary History Teachers	$72,010	$32,570	500
140	Pile-Driver Operators	$71,980	$62,550	0
141	Financial Examiners	$71,900	$47,370	600
142	All Other Special Education Teachers	$71,800	$44,200	1,600
143	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$71,770	$42,310	2,320
144	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$70,970	$38,650	7,100
145	Computer Programmers	$70,950	$43,750	3,630
146	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$70,850	$33,860	1,150
147	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$70,850	$43,710	2,000
148	Chemists	$70,680	$41,190	2,950
149	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$70,570	$35,600	480
150	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$70,450	$44,140	2,290
151	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$70,180	$41,490	370
152	Social and Community Service Managers	$70,040	$42,750	4,590
153	Audiologists	$69,750	$45,710	440
154	Forensic Science Technicians	$69,680	$34,310	330
155	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$69,530	$46,560	730
156	Sociologists	$69,500	$33,950	70
157	Compliance Officers	$69,190	$42,200	5,610
158	Millwrights	$68,890	$34,220	2,830
159	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$68,740	$51,980	670
160	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$68,560	$50,830	50
161	Boilermakers	$68,540	$40,480	210
162	Epidemiologists	$68,410	$43,440	190
163	Registered Nurses	$68,370	$52,530	94,090
164	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$67,970	$35,490	600
165	Commercial Pilots	$67,770	$43,710	1,120
166	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$67,710	$43,410	280
167	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$67,660	$23,180	80
168	Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$67,440	$28,430	0
169	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$67,020	$22,140	940
170	Emergency Management Directors	$66,960	$46,860	140
171	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$66,790	$41,670	1,170
172	Conservation Scientists	$66,370	$33,370	340
173	Labor Relations Specialists	$66,290	$25,710	3,890
174	Other Social Workers	$66,240	$33,420	770
175	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$66,140	$32,750	590
176	Genetic Counselors	$66,130	$50,780	50
177	Accountants and Auditors	$66,110	$41,990	32,300
178	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$66,010	$36,770	80
179	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$65,980	$23,290	1,230
180	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$65,860	$42,100	1,070
181	Locomotive Engineers	$65,580	$46,330	410
182	Wood Patternmakers	$65,570	$33,580	80
183	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$65,510	$32,980	250
184	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$65,460	$43,790	70
185	Landscape Architects	$65,340	$36,960	380
186	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$65,100	$37,790	2,340
187	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$65,080	$40,600	6,120
188	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$65,080	$34,050	12,250
189	Other Education Administrators	$64,990	$35,820	630
190	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$64,960	$40,930	1,870
191	Riggers	$64,930	$34,620	260
192	Other Business Operations Specialists	$64,840	$35,770	30,440
193	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,800	$38,250	13,010
194	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$64,710	$42,510	30
195	Other Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners	$64,690	$37,200	470
196	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$64,670	$22,640	350
197	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$64,460	$39,640	11,710
198	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$64,460	$34,540	420
199	Technical Writers	$64,210	$37,660	1,280
200	Avionics Technicians	$64,140	$43,190	240

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