Jackson, MI metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Jackson Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Jackson, MI metro area

Figures describe the Jackson, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Jackson 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 (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 231 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Jackson, MI metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$298,440	$143.48	60
2	Dentists, General	$181,800	$87.41	40
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$170,400	$81.93	210
4	Managers, All Other	$165,710	$79.67	150
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,680	$76.77	140
6	Marketing Managers	$159,090	$76.49	60
7	Sales Managers	$151,710	$72.94	170
8	Financial Managers	$149,930	$72.08	310
9	Human Resources Managers	$149,930	$72.08	70
10	Purchasing Managers	$144,120	$69.29	30
11	Pharmacists	$134,080	$64.46	130
12	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$133,680	$64.27	80
13	Physician Assistants	$130,640	$62.81	50
14	Software Developers	$130,220	$62.61	390
15	Information Security Analysts	$130,010	$62.51	80
16	Nurse Practitioners	$129,460	$62.24	80
17	Computer Occupations, All Other	$128,570	$61.81	110
18	Industrial Production Managers	$112,650	$54.16	260
19	Personal Financial Advisors	$111,990	$53.84	40
20	Electrical Engineers	$109,240	$52.52	230
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$108,940	$52.37	170
22	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$107,960	$51.90	90
23	Data Scientists	$107,640	$51.75	70
24	Civil Engineers	$107,320	$51.60	80
25	Administrative Services Managers	$106,250	$51.08	70

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Jackson 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.