Midland, MI metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Midland Metro

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

Figures describe the Midland, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Midland 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 (6 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 168 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Midland, MI metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$587,950	$282.67	60
2	Natural Sciences Managers	$212,130	$101.98	60
3	Financial Managers	$173,080	$83.21	310
4	Human Resources Managers	$170,710	$82.07	80
5	Dentists, General	$167,770	$80.66	40
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,460	$80.03	110
7	Industrial Production Managers	$154,070	$74.07	110
8	Pharmacists	$147,830	$71.07	90
9	Physician Assistants	$129,860	$62.43	110
10	Sales Managers	$128,280	$61.67	80
11	Administrative Services Managers	$123,690	$59.47	60
12	Facilities Managers	$114,330	$54.97	50
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$112,320	$54.00	230
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$110,310	Not published	80
15	Mechanical Engineers	$109,230	$52.51	120
16	Information Security Analysts	$105,830	$50.88	60
17	Chemists	$105,710	$50.82	240
18	Industrial Engineers	$104,700	$50.34	170
19	Computer Systems Analysts	$102,840	$49.44	210
20	Computer Occupations, All Other	$102,280	$49.17	30
21	Project Management Specialists	$100,190	$48.17	200
22	Management Analysts	$99,590	$47.88	120
23	General and Operations Managers	$98,270	$47.24	620
24	Civil Engineers	$96,730	$46.50	50
25	Construction Managers	$95,540	$45.94	110

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