Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, 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 Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $214,900. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $209,740.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 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 Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$214,900	$114,180	50
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$209,740	$160,590	40
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$198,810	$175,500	70
4	Chief Executives	$189,390	$58,960	60
5	General Pediatricians	$171,430	$123,890	40
6	Pharmacists	$126,420	$88,980	280
7	Physician Assistants	$124,530	$90,480	170
8	Orthodontists	$123,970	$123,590	0
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,720	$83,750	120
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$109,300	$64,720	130
11	Sales Managers	$108,600	$48,480	290
12	General Dentists	$106,980	$52,640	120
13	Veterinarians	$105,320	$76,160	60
14	Purchasing Managers	$103,500	$60,280	40
15	Financial Managers	$102,440	$72,000	390
16	Marketing Managers	$101,980	$36,200	80
17	Nurse Practitioners	$101,400	$76,500	180
18	Human Resources Managers	$101,310	$71,250	80
19	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$101,050	$66,270	140
20	Construction Managers	$98,010	$60,320	220
21	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,900	$58,800	220
22	Industrial Production Managers	$97,070	$64,160	300
23	Chiropractors	$96,710	$50,400	80
24	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$96,290	$60,210	30
25	Lawyers	$95,150	$55,790	270
26	Medical and Health Services Managers	$95,000	$61,230	410
27	Electrical Engineers	$94,740	$65,010	130
28	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$91,500	$60,550	30
29	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$90,370	$34,540	70
30	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$88,920	$61,970	80
31	Administrative Services Managers	$88,790	$51,570	90
32	Computer Network Architects	$87,800	$53,790	30
33	Sales Engineers	$87,110	$59,740	30
34	Software Developers	$85,020	$51,650	190
35	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,460	$61,220	150
36	Optometrists	$84,150	$38,330	50
37	Computer Systems Analysts	$83,740	$54,170	80
38	Physical Therapists	$82,590	$63,240	270
39	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$82,060	$75,250	40
40	Management Analysts	$81,030	$41,600	130
41	Civil Engineers	$80,950	$56,580	120
42	Occupational Therapists	$80,260	$61,060	150
43	All Other Managers	$79,520	$35,860	140
44	Industrial Engineers	$79,310	$57,500	320
45	Project Management Specialists	$79,230	$49,270	290
46	School Psychologists	$78,650	$59,030	50
47	Labor Relations Specialists	$78,490	$47,270	30
48	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$77,510	$53,710	110
49	Computer Programmers	$77,420	$40,420	30
50	Mechanical Engineers	$77,050	$48,360	210
51	Registered Nurses	$76,430	$62,250	3,400
52	Social and Community Service Managers	$75,280	$49,020	160
53	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$75,280	$49,860	80
54	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$75,000	$46,830	80
55	General and Operations Managers	$74,940	$37,100	3,020
56	Financial Analysts	$74,730	$57,230	90
57	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$74,630	$59,580	50
58	Facilities Managers	$74,270	$40,640	70
59	Instructional Coordinators	$73,690	$32,960	110
60	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$73,560	$57,030	100
61	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$73,050	$46,940	30
62	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$72,960	$48,980	40
63	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$72,560	$40,040	160
64	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$72,390	$59,540	110
65	Dental Hygienists	$71,690	$44,480	260
66	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$70,770	$47,110	70
67	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$70,460	$48,420	60
68	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$69,330	$46,050	40
69	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$68,810	$53,240	40
70	Computer Occupations, All Other	$67,900	$45,860	70
71	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$66,500	$40,010	40
72	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$66,020	$61,760	80
73	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$65,690	$42,360	420
74	Lodging Managers	$64,560	$46,660	90
75	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$64,500	$36,430	60
76	Other Business Operations Specialists	$64,280	$33,790	640
77	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$63,910	$32,960	50
78	Loan Officers	$63,690	$36,910	170
79	Legislators	$63,460	$21,760	160
80	Boilermakers	$63,420	$49,880	50
81	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,600	$40,380	400
82	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$62,460	$54,960	40
83	Surveyors	$62,380	$48,550	60
84	Foresters	$62,000	$50,600	50
85	Insurance Sales Agents	$61,980	$29,820	620
86	Personal Financial Advisors	$61,970	$41,020	250
87	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$61,940	$46,120	550
88	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,740	$40,080	760
89	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$61,620	$37,440	60
90	Respiratory Therapists	$61,550	$50,190	130
91	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$61,520	$44,880	40
92	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,390	$39,260	1,000
93	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$61,120	$39,780	110
94	Compliance Officers	$61,090	$40,020	200
95	Mechanical Drafters	$60,750	$41,300	40
96	Radiologic Technologists	$60,740	$48,720	260
97	Accountants and Auditors	$60,650	$40,180	910
98	Urban and Regional Planners	$60,060	$39,660	50
99	Healthcare Social Workers	$59,970	$37,700	160
100	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$59,960	$47,590	60

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$202,860
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$195,550
3	General Pediatricians	$128,740
4	General Dentists	$128,190
5	Pharmacists	$126,300
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$119,860
7	Sales Managers	$118,080
8	Physician Assistants	$101,680
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$101,130
10	Financial Managers	$100,910

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$186,760
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$185,470
3	Chief Executives	$136,500
4	General Pediatricians	$132,360
5	Personal Financial Advisors	$124,820
6	Pharmacists	$124,410
7	Nurse Practitioners	$116,350
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$115,080
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$109,710
10	Sales Managers	$103,650

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$205,080
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$182,830
3	Pharmacists	$125,040
4	Personal Financial Advisors	$121,240
5	Nurse Practitioners	$113,380
6	Petroleum Engineers	$109,020
7	Sales Managers	$108,690
8	Physician Assistants	$105,720
9	Marketing Managers	$104,220
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$102,310

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