Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. 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 361 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $298,580 | $143.55 | 60 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $265,890 | $127.83 | 70 |
| 3 | Chief Executives | $198,390 | $95.38 | 140 |
| 4 | Dentists, General | $178,410 | $85.77 | 90 |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $159,960 | $76.90 | 360 |
| 6 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $151,510 | $72.84 | 260 |
| 7 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $131,390 | $63.17 | 230 |
| 8 | Natural Sciences Managers | $130,760 | $62.87 | 120 |
| 9 | Human Resources Managers | $130,010 | $62.51 | 110 |
| 10 | Managers, All Other | $130,000 | $62.50 | 180 |
| 11 | Marketing Managers | $129,620 | $62.32 | 100 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $129,380 | $62.20 | 480 |
| 13 | Purchasing Managers | $129,260 | $62.15 | 80 |
| 14 | Pharmacists | $129,060 | $62.05 | 220 |
| 15 | Physician Assistants | $128,870 | $61.96 | 70 |
| 16 | Nurse Practitioners | $126,850 | $60.99 | 150 |
| 17 | Sales Managers | $126,300 | $60.72 | 450 |
| 18 | Software Developers | $124,560 | $59.89 | 510 |
| 19 | Mechanical Engineers | $121,220 | $58.28 | 1,060 |
| 20 | Information Security Analysts | $119,310 | $57.36 | 30 |
| 21 | Electrical Engineers | $115,660 | $55.61 | 260 |
| 22 | Veterinarians | $115,210 | $55.39 | 80 |
| 23 | Industrial Production Managers | $113,930 | $54.77 | 800 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $103,760 | $49.89 | 40 |
| 25 | Sales Engineers | $103,490 | $49.76 | 40 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan 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.