Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI are those of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineer, with an average annual salary of $227,600. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $225,150.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$227,600	$108,590	2,750
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$225,150	$65,080	800
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$209,790	$180,830	1,390
4	Psychiatrists	$201,480	$134,170	160
5	All Other Physicians	$198,940	$62,630	5,980
6	Chief Executives	$198,730	$127,380	1,280
7	General Dentists	$196,440	$71,570	1,640
8	General Pediatricians	$180,810	$106,470	370
9	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$173,800	$64,270	320
10	Physicists	$169,580	$65,500	120
11	Air Traffic Controllers	$152,740	$73,470	220
12	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$142,220	$83,580	150
13	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,680	$104,440	8,020
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,980	$100,100	7,760
15	Purchasing Managers	$135,320	$86,730	1,490
16	Optometrists	$135,250	$96,940	600
17	Sales Managers	$135,110	$67,790	7,020
18	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$133,370	$90,550	120
19	Pharmacists	$133,320	$52,340	4,920
20	Financial Managers	$132,310	$81,890	10,290
21	Commercial Pilots	$132,230	$45,900	580
22	Computer Network Architects	$131,980	$75,990	1,330
23	Family Medicine Physicians	$131,780	$44,530	1,130
24	Computer Hardware Engineers	$131,110	$77,660	850
25	Marketing Managers	$129,660	$68,290	2,780
26	Other Physical Scientists	$129,340	$90,250	130
27	Natural Sciences Managers	$125,780	$75,680	430
28	All Other Managers	$124,590	$63,940	4,810
29	Medical Dosimetrists	$124,410	$101,170	50
30	Public Relations Managers	$124,170	$78,840	600
31	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$124,170	$62,120	2,640
32	Chemical Engineers	$123,030	$80,750	400
33	Human Resources Managers	$121,880	$78,060	2,540
34	Veterinarians	$119,560	$82,570	830
35	Nurse Midwives	$118,980	$96,240	70
36	Physician Assistants	$115,260	$89,980	2,110
37	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$112,200	$77,830	90
38	Nurse Practitioners	$110,270	$99,080	3,230
39	Industrial Production Managers	$109,730	$76,010	6,370
40	Podiatrists	$108,280	$71,610	170
41	Computer Systems Analysts	$106,920	$76,420	9,790
42	Lawyers	$106,200	$57,180	10,160
43	Administrative Services Managers	$105,960	$60,320	2,660
44	Statisticians	$105,820	$66,210	180
45	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$105,250	$61,980	500
46	Sales Engineers	$105,240	$64,330	1,080
47	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$104,530	$61,760	130
48	Construction Managers	$104,390	$73,600	2,900
49	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$104,240	$81,920	90
50	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$104,230	$76,440	3,240
51	Software Developers	$104,090	$70,050	23,050
52	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$103,880	$60,560	160
53	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$103,880	$60,190	80
54	Engineers, All Other	$103,530	$60,610	6,940
55	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$102,630	$56,400	510
56	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$102,220	$48,780	1,020
57	General and Operations Managers	$102,170	$46,390	37,150
58	Information Security Analysts	$102,100	$59,620	1,700
59	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,060	$56,840	6,020
60	Electrical Engineers	$101,610	$76,470	5,560
61	Environmental Engineers	$101,090	$54,610	840
62	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$100,980	$65,510	550
63	Personal Financial Advisors	$100,590	$45,880	2,830
64	Project Management Specialists	$100,170	$57,800	12,060
65	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$100,080	$56,080	110
66	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$100,060	$78,400	3,540
67	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$99,960	$66,260	500
68	Mechanical Engineers	$99,690	$63,770	20,560
69	Economists	$99,260	$63,270	160
70	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$99,120	$62,870	160
71	Biomedical Engineers	$98,760	$60,890	90
72	Training and Development Managers	$98,530	$62,820	280
73	Fundraising Managers	$97,600	$65,850	230
74	Power Plant Operators	$97,570	$77,570	640
75	Materials Scientists	$97,530	$64,200	120
76	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$97,060	$41,780	30
77	Industrial Engineers	$96,940	$63,540	15,270
78	Database Architects	$96,480	$74,500	450
79	Actuaries	$96,400	$64,360	180
80	Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,130	$52,110	3,810
81	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$96,050	$60,410	140
82	Gas Plant Operators	$95,470	$62,850	130
83	Physical Therapists	$94,920	$60,630	3,210
84	Database Administrators	$94,800	$57,170	650
85	Management Analysts	$94,140	$59,980	7,750
86	Other Biological Scientists	$93,850	$52,130	180
87	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$93,770	$64,890	1,100
88	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$93,000	$78,350	1,140
89	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$92,480	$63,710	3,550
90	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$92,340	$62,450	530
91	Transportation Inspectors	$91,520	$36,340	210
92	Facilities Managers	$91,340	$58,880	1,620
93	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$91,160	$68,630	150
94	Aerospace Engineers	$91,080	$77,950	60
95	Data Scientists	$90,260	$56,990	2,180
96	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$89,470	$54,900	2,010
97	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$87,930	$75,610	80
98	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$87,320	$60,220	30
99	Other Psychologists	$87,320	$39,060	90
100	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$87,230	$62,170	3,320

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$168,450
2	Physicists	$167,670
3	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$136,770
4	Other Physical Scientists	$135,850
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$133,670
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,740
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,450
8	Purchasing Managers	$128,640
9	Sales Managers	$128,620
10	Optometrists	$128,170

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$204,510
2	General Pediatricians	$181,420
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$178,050
4	Physicists	$160,150
5	Podiatrists	$159,120
6	Sales Managers	$145,730
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$142,260
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,880
9	Optometrists	$137,080
10	Marketing Managers	$136,350

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$206,530
2	Psychiatrists	$201,480
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$192,630
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$184,260
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$173,800
6	Physicists	$158,020
7	Podiatrists	$149,260
8	Funeral Home Managers	$143,420
9	Sales Managers	$141,020
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,970

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