Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Michigan

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Michigan, 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 Michigan 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 neurologist, with an average salary of $226,470.

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

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Michigan (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	2,250
2	Neurologists	$226,470	$55,620	220
3	Radiologists	$222,530	$170,060	0
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$216,650	$60,570	2,360
5	All Other Physicians	$209,300	$60,880	11,970
6	Psychiatrists	$206,290	$65,460	520
7	Chief Executives	$203,290	$104,330	2,940
8	Other Specialists Dentists	$202,430	$103,830	80
9	Nurse Anesthetists	$195,840	$178,830	3,590
10	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$190,450	$61,490	830
11	General Pediatricians	$178,080	$61,160	1,070
12	Family Medicine Physicians	$172,080	$57,290	2,310
13	General Dentists	$171,180	$71,570	3,390
14	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$154,370	$61,980	330
15	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,980	$101,100	12,490
16	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$136,950	$65,940	260
17	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,740	$89,310	13,670
18	Orthodontists	$133,190	$79,960	140
19	Pharmacists	$132,340	$52,970	10,200
20	Sales Managers	$130,460	$62,770	13,400
21	Purchasing Managers	$130,070	$79,630	2,770
22	Optometrists	$128,430	$80,290	1,220
23	Financial Managers	$128,010	$77,840	20,040
24	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$126,300	$77,530	290
25	Podiatrists	$125,880	$71,800	300
26	Marketing Managers	$125,150	$64,080	5,540
27	Medical Dosimetrists	$124,410	$99,480	110
28	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$124,090	$53,210	130
29	Other Physical Scientists	$121,340	$79,960	310
30	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$121,140	$67,610	240
31	Nurse Midwives	$121,100	$93,600	290
32	Nuclear Engineers	$119,970	$62,120	330
33	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$119,010	$50,720	5,960
34	Natural Sciences Managers	$118,950	$77,050	1,390
35	Computer Network Architects	$117,990	$66,170	2,360
36	Computer Hardware Engineers	$116,200	$76,750	1,110
37	Physician Assistants	$115,520	$89,980	5,370
38	Public Relations Managers	$115,230	$72,920	1,300
39	Human Resources Managers	$113,930	$72,410	5,000
40	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$112,200	$83,390	280
41	All Other Managers	$111,800	$56,220	9,230
42	Other Plant and System Operators	$111,170	$56,220	220
43	Environmental Science Teachers	$110,990	$69,860	150
44	Nurse Practitioners	$109,250	$95,960	7,250
45	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$109,100	$63,100	340
46	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$107,730	$64,570	1,830
47	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$106,900	$64,520	3,430
48	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$106,770	$49,250	1,850
49	Veterinarians	$106,310	$77,180	1,940
50	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$106,220	$62,670	190
51	Lawyers	$106,190	$57,180	16,120
52	Nuclear Technicians	$105,260	$70,310	220
53	Commercial Pilots	$104,650	$40,840	1,530
54	Industrial Production Managers	$104,510	$72,560	14,190
55	Administrative Services Managers	$104,350	$60,130	6,490
56	Computer Systems Analysts	$104,070	$65,890	15,300
57	Statisticians	$103,930	$64,930	660
58	Physicists	$103,920	$62,540	430
59	Chemical Engineers	$103,670	$67,630	830
60	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$102,600	$54,380	610
61	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$102,300	$59,570	350
62	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$102,050	$61,760	230
63	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,330	$63,880	8,130
64	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$101,100	$65,960	350
65	Software Developers	$101,070	$61,090	42,200
66	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$100,960	$58,350	4,170
67	Construction Managers	$100,950	$61,770	6,810
68	Air Traffic Controllers	$100,830	$68,720	390
69	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$100,480	$59,960	460
70	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,090	$58,520	13,750
71	Electrical Engineers	$99,520	$67,080	9,800
72	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$99,010	$73,970	5,110
73	Engineers, All Other	$98,840	$59,480	9,280
74	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$98,770	$71,060	1,430
75	Information Security Analysts	$98,620	$55,030	2,790
76	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$98,340	$60,670	5,100
77	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$97,980	$43,420	90
78	Fundraising Managers	$97,640	$62,110	690
79	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$97,390	$59,930	140
80	Sales Engineers	$96,510	$62,900	2,160
81	Power Plant Operators	$96,470	$71,150	1,750
82	Economists	$96,100	$62,550	480
83	Training and Development Managers	$95,700	$59,920	610
84	Mechanical Engineers	$95,470	$62,430	31,950
85	General and Operations Managers	$95,380	$42,660	87,240
86	Physical Therapists	$93,600	$61,770	7,040
87	Biomedical Engineers	$92,620	$51,280	240
88	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$92,230	$42,750	330
89	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$91,970	$64,770	530
90	Project Management Specialists	$91,320	$52,530	22,720
91	Gas Plant Operators	$90,950	$78,710	340
92	Industrial Engineers	$90,200	$62,900	26,410
93	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$90,000	$40,420	110
94	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$88,110	$46,120	2,050
95	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$87,400	$48,290	630
96	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$87,320	$41,620	50
97	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$87,080	$63,470	2,480
98	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,930	$60,060	6,450
99	Mathematicians	$86,920	$50,700	40
100	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$86,890	$47,120	1,230

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Michigan – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Other Specialists Dentists	$195,690
2	Neurologists	$177,300
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$169,660
4	General Pediatricians	$164,530
5	General Dentists	$164,060
6	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$134,840
7	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$134,120
8	All Other Physicians	$131,820
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,920
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,420

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Michigan – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$206,290
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$202,250
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$201,570
4	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$167,350
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$167,230
6	Podiatrists	$152,790
7	Political Scientists	$139,790
8	Sales Managers	$137,100
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,420
10	Orthodontists	$133,190

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Michigan – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,320
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$193,210
3	Psychiatrists	$190,670
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$175,690
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$173,820
6	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$147,670
7	Podiatrists	$140,410
8	Sales Managers	$133,730
9	Orthodontists	$132,730
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,800

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