Monroe, MI metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Monroe Metro

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

Figures describe the Monroe, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Monroe 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 (5 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 195 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Monroe, MI metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$244,760	$117.67	40
2	Physicians, All Other	$210,090	$101.00	40
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,170	$76.04	120
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$153,080	$73.60	70
5	Financial Managers	$140,110	$67.36	150
6	Managers, All Other	$137,040	$65.88	60
7	Nuclear Engineers	$136,260	$65.51	90
8	Human Resources Managers	$133,510	$64.19	40
9	Pharmacists	$130,360	$62.67	60
10	Sales Managers	$129,620	$62.32	130
11	Industrial Production Managers	$125,410	$60.29	160
12	Engineers, All Other	$119,400	$57.41	70
13	Nurse Practitioners	$116,260	$55.89	30
14	Facilities Managers	$116,210	$55.87	40
15	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$114,160	$54.89	80
16	Electrical Engineers	$107,400	$51.64	110
17	Computer Systems Analysts	$104,500	$50.24	40
18	Lawyers	$104,020	$50.01	70
19	Physical Therapists	$102,510	$49.29	50
20	Financial and Investment Analysts	$102,320	$49.19	60
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,310	$48.71	100
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$100,740	Not published	160
23	Project Management Specialists	$100,290	$48.22	120
24	Construction Managers	$99,020	$47.61	100
25	Software Developers	$98,270	$47.25	100

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