Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Flint, MI

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Flint, 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 Flint, MI are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $229,970. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $223,080.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Flint, 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 Flint, MI in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$229,970	$59,820	490
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$223,080	$194,150	140
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,640	$60,170	100
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$204,180	$47,520	240
5	Chief Executives	$171,110	$99,340	50
6	General Dentists	$170,560	$105,010	160
7	Pharmacists	$131,280	$80,840	350
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$129,860	$78,970	170
9	Optometrists	$129,540	$83,990	50
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,920	$95,620	130
11	Financial Managers	$120,880	$72,630	420
12	Purchasing Managers	$111,940	$77,170	40
13	Nurse Practitioners	$110,960	$95,250	300
14	Physician Assistants	$107,810	$98,330	200
15	Sales Managers	$107,460	$54,820	310
16	Human Resources Managers	$104,460	$61,670	100
17	Electrical Engineers	$103,720	$62,440	110
18	Marketing Managers	$103,450	$65,000	90
19	Veterinarians	$102,020	$41,460	80
20	Construction Managers	$101,960	$63,040	180
21	Lawyers	$100,440	$60,330	280
22	Industrial Production Managers	$100,210	$79,780	420
23	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$100,100	$59,270	130
24	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,090	$54,000	480
25	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$99,920	$64,080	290
26	Facilities Managers	$98,720	$56,640	140
27	All Other Managers	$98,480	$59,090	200
28	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$98,190	$61,720	30
29	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$98,140	$62,490	80
30	Industrial Engineers	$97,820	$66,340	410
31	Administrative Services Managers	$97,760	$52,000	130
32	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$96,310	$48,090	80
33	Software Developers	$95,520	$58,450	300
34	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$95,340	$78,350	40
35	Physical Therapists	$94,660	$66,210	270
36	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$93,140	$61,640	60
37	Information Security Analysts	$92,680	$50,800	40
38	Engineers, All Other	$91,350	$62,520	60
39	Computer Systems Analysts	$86,520	$61,270	180
40	Registered Nurses	$86,210	$66,540	3,900
41	Instructional Coordinators	$83,150	$41,260	130
42	Mechanical Engineers	$83,080	$55,660	300
43	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$83,070	$68,440	110
44	Project Management Specialists	$82,950	$49,780	410
45	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$82,560	$48,040	130
46	Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,560	$58,170	150
47	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$82,280	$63,440	90
48	Occupational Therapists	$82,270	$63,650	180
49	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$81,890	$52,000	170
50	Logisticians	$81,800	$48,810	110
51	General and Operations Managers	$81,240	$39,460	2,410
52	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$81,080	$48,330	40
53	All Other Special Education Teachers	$80,480	$50,300	150
54	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$79,260	$60,150	50
55	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$79,240	$48,100	110
56	Mechanical Drafters	$78,760	$44,630	90
57	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,560	$55,690	120
58	Management Analysts	$78,480	$46,470	220
59	Computer Programmers	$78,390	$42,550	60
60	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$78,020	$38,900	40
61	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$77,840	$49,700	50
62	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$77,830	$49,890	40
63	Social and Community Service Managers	$77,770	$40,910	170
64	Sheet Metal Workers	$77,620	$44,870	310
65	Chiropractors	$77,490	$43,250	40
66	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$77,390	$37,680	630
67	Personal Financial Advisors	$77,260	$41,750	220
68	Financial Analysts	$77,160	$58,260	130
69	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$76,210	$46,440	60
70	Labor Relations Specialists	$75,750	$46,780	110
71	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$74,880	$48,700	50
72	Civil Engineers	$74,490	$51,950	150
73	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$73,580	$40,010	80
74	Dental Hygienists	$72,630	$62,390	390
75	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$72,070	$30,940	50
76	Data Scientists	$71,400	$48,300	70
77	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$71,210	$39,690	80
78	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$68,120	$50,690	50
79	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$68,030	$50,800	180
80	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$67,950	$48,610	50
81	Real Estate Sales Agents	$66,660	$30,810	110
82	Interpreters and Translators	$66,640	$48,730	30
83	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$66,550	$33,900	480
84	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$66,180	$50,490	90
85	Cost Estimators	$65,680	$33,250	200
86	Civil Engineering Technicians	$65,640	$37,140	40
87	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$65,560	$43,980	460
88	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$64,880	$38,070	40
89	Computer Occupations, All Other	$64,820	$37,900	90
90	Radiologic Technologists	$64,790	$36,440	190
91	Respiratory Therapists	$64,630	$51,070	200
92	Urban and Regional Planners	$64,610	$48,780	30
93	Other Financial Specialists	$64,580	$41,660	30
94	Audiologists	$64,490	$62,300	40
95	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$64,470	$37,440	250
96	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$64,400	$40,860	360
97	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$63,950	$46,030	110
98	Electricians	$63,910	$36,500	790
99	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$63,780	$37,440	40
100	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$63,440	$40,630	560

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Flint, MI – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$162,690
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$149,390
3	Pharmacists	$128,990
4	Purchasing Managers	$127,260
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$123,430
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,140
7	Financial Managers	$121,900
8	Optometrists	$121,010
9	Sales Managers	$117,660
10	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$104,040

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Flint, MI – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$128,230
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$127,810
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,180
4	Sales Managers	$117,150
5	Physician Assistants	$113,840
6	Optometrists	$113,680
7	Industrial Production Managers	$112,940
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,290
9	Information Security Analysts	$104,730
10	Human Resources Managers	$104,160

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Flint, MI – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$177,490
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,400
3	Pharmacists	$128,510
4	Sales Managers	$118,260
5	Physician Assistants	$115,410
6	Industrial Production Managers	$109,950
7	Optometrists	$108,230
8	Human Resources Managers	$107,970
9	Electrical Engineers	$107,000
10	Information Security Analysts	$105,260

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