Michigan · 2026 100 Occupations

Michigan Salary Guide — 2026

A complete 2026 pay reference for Michigan: 100 occupations across tech, healthcare, finance, trades, and more, ranked by median annual salary.

$488K
Highest median
$119K
Average across 100 jobs
$41K
Lowest median
100
Occupations covered
Michigan Pay Ranking

100 Jobs in Michigan, Ranked by Median Salary

Sorted highest to lowest. Click any role for detailed percentiles, experience tiers, and metro breakdown.

#JobCategoryMedian 202625th %75th %
1CEO (Mid-Market)Business & Management$488,900$371,500$635,500
2SurgeonHealthcare$402,200$305,700$522,800
3Chief Financial OfficerFinance$368,200$279,800$478,600
4Physician (MD/DO)Healthcare$259,300$197,100$337,100
5Corporate LawyerLegal$221,100$168,000$287,400
6Investment BankerFinance$200,500$152,400$260,700
7DentistHealthcare$190,500$144,800$247,700
8AI EngineerTechnology$189,600$144,100$246,500
9Machine Learning EngineerTechnology$173,500$131,800$225,500
10Senior Software EngineerTechnology$169,400$128,800$220,300
11Site Reliability EngineerTechnology$163,400$124,200$212,400
12IT ManagerTechnology$159,400$121,100$207,200
13ControllerFinance$156,300$118,800$203,200
14Judge / MagistrateLegal$156,300$118,800$203,200
15Management ConsultantBusiness & Management$154,800$117,700$201,200
16Product ManagerTechnology$153,300$116,500$199,300
17Lawyer / AttorneyLegal$152,200$115,700$197,900
18Petroleum EngineerEngineering$150,700$114,600$196,000
19Sales EngineerSales$150,700$114,600$196,000
20Data ScientistTechnology$149,300$113,400$194,100
21Marketing ManagerBusiness & Management$147,700$112,200$192,000
22PharmacistHealthcare$146,100$111,000$189,900
23Account Executive (SaaS)Sales$144,600$109,900$188,000
24Data EngineerTechnology$143,200$108,800$186,200
25Cloud Engineer (AWS/Azure)Technology$143,200$108,800$186,200
26Sales ManagerBusiness & Management$140,500$106,800$182,700
27DevOps EngineerTechnology$139,200$105,800$180,900
28Physician Assistant (PA)Healthcare$137,600$104,600$178,900
29Nurse Practitioner (NP)Healthcare$135,500$103,000$176,100
30HR ManagerBusiness & Management$134,400$102,200$174,800
31Aerospace EngineerEngineering$134,400$102,200$174,800
32Software EngineerTechnology$133,100$101,200$173,100
33Mobile Developer (iOS/Android)Technology$133,100$101,200$173,100
34ActuaryFinance$131,600$100,000$171,100
35Backend DeveloperTechnology$131,100$99,600$170,500
36Cybersecurity AnalystTechnology$129,100$98,100$167,800
37VeterinarianHealthcare$129,100$98,100$167,900
38Full-Stack DeveloperTechnology$126,100$95,800$163,900
39General ManagerBusiness & Management$124,300$94,400$161,500
40Chemical EngineerEngineering$120,200$91,300$156,200
41Frontend DeveloperTechnology$119,000$90,500$154,700
42Mechanical EngineerEngineering$119,000$90,500$154,700
43Industrial EngineerEngineering$114,400$86,900$148,700
44Construction ManagerSkilled Trades$114,300$86,900$148,600
45Electrical EngineerEngineering$114,100$86,700$148,300
46Database Administrator (DBA)Technology$113,000$85,900$146,900
47College ProfessorEducation$112,100$85,200$145,800
48School PrincipalEducation$112,100$85,200$145,800
49Operations ManagerBusiness & Management$110,000$83,600$143,000
50Supply Chain ManagerBusiness & Management$110,000$83,600$143,000
51Art DirectorCreative & Media$108,900$82,800$141,600
52Physical TherapistHealthcare$108,000$82,000$140,300
53Financial AnalystFinance$108,000$82,100$140,400
54Project Manager (PMP)Business & Management$106,900$81,300$139,000
55Biomedical EngineerEngineering$106,900$81,300$139,000
56UX / Product DesignerTechnology$105,900$80,500$137,700
57Civil EngineerEngineering$103,900$79,000$135,000
58Data AnalystTechnology$102,900$78,200$133,700
59Occupational TherapistHealthcare$101,600$77,200$132,100
60Financial AdvisorFinance$100,800$76,600$131,000
61QA / Test EngineerTechnology$98,800$75,100$128,500
62Business AnalystBusiness & Management$96,800$73,500$125,800
63Dental HygienistHealthcare$93,100$70,800$121,100
64Registered Nurse (RN)Healthcare$91,000$69,200$118,300
65Insurance UnderwriterFinance$90,500$68,800$117,600
66AnimatorCreative & Media$88,800$67,500$115,400
67Tax AccountantFinance$88,400$67,200$115,000
68Credit AnalystFinance$86,400$65,700$112,300
69Accountant / CPAFinance$84,300$64,100$109,600
70Respiratory TherapistHealthcare$82,600$62,700$107,300
71Sales RepresentativeSales$79,400$60,400$103,300
72Police OfficerPublic Service$77,900$59,200$101,200
73Radiologic TechnologistHealthcare$76,200$57,900$99,100
74Hotel ManagerHospitality$75,500$57,400$98,100
75ElectricianSkilled Trades$72,000$54,700$93,600
76High School TeacherEducation$70,600$53,700$91,800
77Special Education TeacherEducation$70,600$53,700$91,800
78PlumberSkilled Trades$69,900$53,100$90,800
79Video EditorCreative & Media$68,600$52,100$89,200
80Social Media ManagerCreative & Media$68,600$52,100$89,200
81Interior DesignerCreative & Media$68,600$52,100$89,200
82Elementary TeacherEducation$68,500$52,100$89,100
83Real Estate AgentReal Estate$66,600$50,600$86,500
84School CounselorEducation$66,500$50,500$86,400
85Heavy Equipment OperatorSkilled Trades$65,600$49,900$85,300
86Chef / Head CookHospitality$65,000$49,400$84,500
87FirefighterPublic Service$64,400$48,900$83,700
88ParalegalLegal$63,800$48,500$82,900
89Medical Lab TechnicianHealthcare$63,500$48,300$82,600
90HVAC TechnicianSkilled Trades$63,500$48,300$82,600
91Graphic DesignerCreative & Media$62,500$47,500$81,300
92Social WorkerPublic Service$62,300$47,300$81,000
93CarpenterSkilled Trades$61,400$46,700$79,800
94Content Writer / CopywriterCreative & Media$58,500$44,500$76,000
95WelderSkilled Trades$55,000$41,800$71,500
96Auto MechanicSkilled Trades$55,000$41,800$71,500
97PhotographerCreative & Media$48,400$36,800$62,900
98Administrative AssistantAdministrative$47,300$36,000$61,500
99Medical AssistantHealthcare$46,600$35,400$60,500
100Customer Service RepAdministrative$41,100$31,300$53,500

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