Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Muskegon-Norton Shores, 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $225,230. The second highest-paying jobs are those of all other physicians, with an average salary of $223,080.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Muskegon-Norton Shores, 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$225,230	$174,110	40
2	All Other Physicians	$223,080	$65,240	150
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$221,160	$64,370	60
4	Chief Executives	$187,270	$99,060	40
5	General Dentists	$162,520	$97,790	40
6	Pharmacists	$133,880	$74,060	150
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$124,630	$83,570	90
8	Physician Assistants	$121,410	$75,570	130
9	Sales Managers	$119,710	$51,070	130
10	Marketing Managers	$114,710	$60,260	30
11	Financial Managers	$108,440	$71,720	150
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$106,830	$70,940	60
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,630	$61,410	180
14	All Other Managers	$105,450	$63,710	40
15	Nurse Practitioners	$103,870	$92,750	110
16	Personal Financial Advisors	$103,360	$40,700	50
17	Industrial Production Managers	$101,120	$71,180	300
18	Lawyers	$100,400	$57,840	90
19	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,260	$62,150	150
20	Facilities Managers	$97,030	$54,370	50
21	Human Resources Managers	$96,820	$73,470	50
22	Construction Managers	$95,990	$62,400	70
23	Electrical Engineers	$94,340	$63,590	70
24	Physical Therapists	$91,460	$69,020	70
25	Software Developers	$89,420	$59,390	60
26	Sales Engineers	$89,120	$62,900	30
27	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$84,250	$76,530	50
28	Civil Engineers	$82,160	$54,610	80
29	Industrial Engineers	$81,410	$59,330	410
30	General and Operations Managers	$81,320	$37,930	1,110
31	Registered Nurses	$80,120	$62,490	1,380
32	Occupational Therapists	$79,900	$60,740	60
33	All Other Special Education Teachers	$79,210	$59,480	40
34	Financial Analysts	$79,170	$49,360	30
35	Speech-Language Pathologists	$78,540	$50,750	70
36	Social and Community Service Managers	$77,770	$48,510	80
37	Administrative Services Managers	$77,490	$53,890	40
38	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$76,580	$56,450	30
39	Management Analysts	$76,030	$51,160	50
40	Mechanical Engineers	$75,680	$48,950	240
41	Project Management Specialists	$74,560	$46,220	170
42	Chemists	$73,270	$45,380	40
43	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$72,650	$45,010	60
44	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$70,350	$48,880	200
45	Pourers and Casters, Metal	$69,570	$35,500	150
46	Computer Systems Analysts	$67,670	$48,180	40
47	Accountants and Auditors	$67,620	$47,830	330
48	Cost Estimators	$67,310	$32,990	90
49	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$67,130	$44,970	290
50	Dental Hygienists	$66,530	$60,930	110
51	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$66,480	$42,120	70
52	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$66,240	$47,430	110
53	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$66,180	$46,020	30
54	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$65,000	$46,240	30
55	Radiologic Technologists	$64,840	$47,030	100
56	Sheet Metal Workers	$64,000	$36,840	170
57	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$63,580	$35,420	190
58	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$63,530	$35,980	550
59	Compliance Officers	$63,340	$47,650	50
60	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,960	$48,340	210
61	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,870	$45,480	410
62	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,800	$41,630	600
63	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$62,670	$38,010	40
64	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,240	$46,100	280
65	Other Business Operations Specialists	$61,720	$31,130	200
66	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,320	$43,900	610
67	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$61,080	$43,330	70
68	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$61,030	$55,650	40
69	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$60,700	$41,650	50
70	Healthcare Social Workers	$60,440	$45,490	100
71	Property, Real Estate Managers	$60,370	$34,870	30
72	Construction and Building Inspectors	$60,160	$37,280	40
73	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$60,130	$37,960	170
74	Electricians	$59,240	$36,640	460
75	Human Resources Specialists	$59,100	$39,760	230
76	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$58,880	$37,790	240
77	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$58,840	$43,620	90
78	Training and Development Specialists	$57,790	$32,470	60
79	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$57,030	$47,750	30
80	Physical Therapist Assistants	$56,740	$27,010	50
81	Postal Service Clerks	$56,380	$39,770	30
82	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,520	$37,100	340
83	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$55,070	$43,160	70
84	Food Service Managers	$54,850	$36,530	170
85	Mechanical Drafters	$54,330	$40,320	40
86	Public Relations Specialists	$54,090	$31,990	60
87	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$53,890	$26,360	90
88	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$52,440	$34,970	200
89	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$52,170	$30,790	230
90	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$51,710	$39,640	180
91	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$51,440	$39,310	420
92	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$51,370	$37,080	170
93	Loan Officers	$51,320	$31,710	40
94	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$51,290	$35,830	90
95	Other Teachers and Instructors	$51,100	$30,060	70
96	Computer User Support Specialists	$51,080	$32,250	120
97	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$50,780	$39,220	40
98	Surgical Technologists	$50,770	$38,630	50
99	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$50,700	$30,950	70
100	Paramedics	$50,590	$36,650	30

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$164,520
2	General Dentists	$156,800
3	Chief Executives	$128,110
4	Pharmacists	$126,950
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$120,230
6	Sales Managers	$119,400
7	Physician Assistants	$119,320
8	Nurse Practitioners	$100,230
9	Sales Engineers	$99,310
10	Financial Managers	$99,240

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$206,000
2	General Dentists	$179,210
3	Sales Managers	$133,960
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,100
5	Nurse Practitioners	$115,020
6	Physician Assistants	$113,550
7	Industrial Production Managers	$102,420
8	Personal Financial Advisors	$101,950
9	Human Resources Managers	$101,900
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,780

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$144,190
2	Sales Managers	$136,750
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$118,310
4	Human Resources Managers	$118,300
5	Nurse Practitioners	$113,380
6	Physician Assistants	$109,840
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$108,700
8	Industrial Production Managers	$104,110
9	Financial Managers	$96,430
10	Administrative Services and Facilities Managers	$94,390

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