Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Muskegon Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area

Figures describe the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Muskegon 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 253 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$243,270	$116.96	60
2	Anesthesiologists	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	60
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$220,540	$106.03	60
4	Chief Executives	$177,090	$85.14	70
5	Personal Financial Advisors	$159,990	$76.92	100
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,140	$74.11	130
7	Pharmacists	$141,460	$68.01	180
8	Physician Assistants	$132,230	$63.57	110
9	Human Resources Managers	$130,580	$62.78	50
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,960	$60.08	90
11	Industrial Production Managers	$124,100	$59.67	280
12	Marketing Managers	$124,070	$59.65	50
13	Dentists, General	$123,240	$59.25	60
14	Sales Managers	$121,460	$58.39	170
15	Financial Managers	$120,070	$57.72	180
16	Nurse Practitioners	$117,670	$56.57	60
17	Managers, All Other	$116,820	$56.16	70
18	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$112,520	$54.10	60
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,970	$50.46	210
20	Administrative Services Managers	$103,010	$49.53	50
21	Construction Managers	$102,640	$49.35	80
22	Electrical Engineers	$101,990	$49.03	90
23	Software Developers	$101,940	$49.01	90
24	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,780	Not published	180
25	Physical Therapists	$97,710	$46.98	120

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