Traverse City, MI metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Traverse City Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Traverse City, MI metro area

Figures describe the Traverse City, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Traverse City 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 (4 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 292 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Traverse City, MI metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$280,490	$134.85	110
2	Chief Executives	$248,510	$119.47	60
3	Dentists, General	$171,740	$82.57	80
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$168,080	$80.81	60
5	Pharmacists	$143,050	$68.77	150
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$141,450	$68.01	100
7	Marketing Managers	$137,590	$66.15	60
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,170	$65.47	70
9	Physician Assistants	$134,180	$64.51	170
10	Veterinarians	$124,330	$59.78	30
11	Nurse Practitioners	$123,910	$59.57	120
12	Financial Managers	$119,810	$57.60	310
13	Optometrists	$118,030	$56.75	40
14	Managers, All Other	$110,070	$52.92	80
15	Human Resources Managers	$109,140	$52.47	70
16	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$108,970	$52.39	60
17	Lawyers	$107,460	$51.67	190
18	Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,610	$50.29	260
19	Industrial Production Managers	$104,390	$50.19	150
20	Sales Managers	$104,090	$50.04	240
21	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$102,850	$49.45	40
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$102,390	Not published	130
23	Physical Therapists	$101,640	$48.86	240
24	Electrical Engineers	$101,210	$48.66	60
25	Mechanical Engineers	$98,900	$47.55	140

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