Bay City, MI metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Bay City Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Bay City, MI metro area

Figures describe the Bay City, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Bay City city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 176 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Bay City, MI metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$247,680	$119.08	40
2	Natural Sciences Managers	$204,120	$98.13	50
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,560	$77.19	60
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$159,850	$76.85	100
5	Pharmacists	$135,330	$65.06	60
6	Chemists	$132,480	$63.69	250
7	Sales Managers	$130,760	$62.87	110
8	Nurse Practitioners	$127,830	$61.46	50
9	Software Developers	$124,420	$59.82	90
10	Financial Managers	$124,130	$59.68	120
11	Managers, All Other	$117,620	$56.55	40
12	Management Analysts	$114,610	$55.10	30
13	Industrial Production Managers	$113,810	$54.72	170
14	Facilities Managers	$104,830	$50.40	50
15	Industrial Engineers	$102,590	$49.32	160
16	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$102,060	$49.07	30
17	Lawyers	$101,540	$48.82	60
18	Electrical Engineers	$101,480	$48.79	50
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,050	$48.58	150
20	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$100,820	$48.47	40
21	Construction Managers	$99,730	$47.95	70
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,390	Not published	100
23	Power Plant Operators	$98,930	$47.56	50
24	Mechanical Engineers	$96,000	$46.15	60
25	Computer Systems Analysts	$94,820	$45.59	40

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Bay City metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.