Michigan
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$56,370
Median Annual Wage
+32% since 2014
4,129,950
Total Workers
752
Occupations Tracked
Michigan is a State with 752 tracked occupations and an estimated 4,129,950 total workers. Wages grew an average of 35.7% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Computer and Mathematical Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $234,520 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $227,270 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $219,990 |
| Chief Executives | $219,230 |
| Physicians, All Other | $197,950 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $193,500 |
| Pediatricians, General | $182,040 |
| Dentists, General | $177,080 |
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $167,560 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $163,000 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+35.7%
avg wage growth since 2014
+5.2%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Legislators Management Occupations |
+287.6%
$18,860 → $73,110
|
| Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
+191.0%
$18,620 → $54,180
|
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+136.2%
$53,170 → $125,600
|
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Production Occupations |
+118.5%
$23,610 → $51,590
|
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Production Occupations |
+116.6%
$22,190 → $48,070
|
Most Jobs Added
| Statistical Assistants Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+900.0%
90 → 930
|
| Psychiatric Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+700.0%
600 → 5,060
|
| Stonemasons Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+600.0%
30 → 230
|
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders Production Occupations |
+400.0%
40 → 210
|
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations |
+200.0%
2,010 → 8,020
|
Wage Declines
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
-22.8%
$60,370 → $46,620
|
| Traffic Technicians Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
-22.5%
$48,030 → $37,220
|
| Mathematicians Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
-18.8%
$78,110 → $63,430
|
| Biochemists and Biophysicists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-18.8%
$79,110 → $64,200
|
| Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-14.2%
$74,550 → $63,950
|
Wage Trends in Michigan
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $56,370 |
| 2023 | $53,060 |
| 2022 | $50,460 |
| 2021 | $48,495 |
| 2020 | $49,760 |
| 2019 | $46,790 |
| 2018 | $45,150 |
| 2017 | $45,200 |
| 2016 | $44,290 |
| 2015 | $43,545 |
| 2014 | $42,855 |
Metro Areas in Michigan
BLS tracks 16 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.