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71 occupations starting with "M"

Pay-spread lens: OEWS medians on this page run from $35,510 to $166,790 (4.7×)

Highest-pay titles under "M" on this page

Letter-keyed occupation names (BLS SOC titles). Open any row for national pay bands and local detail.

  1. Marketing Managers · $166,790
  2. Medical Dosimetrists · $147,470
  3. Managers, All Other · $141,900
  4. Mathematicians · $126,710
  5. Medical and Health Services Managers · $123,860
  6. Materials Scientists · $117,790
  7. Materials Engineers · $112,860
  8. Marine Engineers and Naval Architects · $112,230
  9. Mechanical Engineers · $104,110
  10. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · $103,410
  11. Management Analysts · $101,860
  12. Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance · $97,150
  13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · $95,480
  14. Microbiologists · $87,990
  15. Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other · $81,490
  16. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · $79,940
  17. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · $78,760
  18. Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · $74,510

The letter "M" covers 71 SOC titles in the BLS catalog (page 1 of 2, 50 shown). Combined OEWS employment on this page is about 10,839,640 (May 2025).

Published medians here span $35,510 to $166,790 (mean $72,623). Alphabetical SOC letters mix specialties with service roles; use Highest Salary or Most Jobs to reorder.

Each title opens the national occupation profile (percentile band, states, metros, outlook). OEWS includes tips and commissions; it excludes benefits and overtime premiums.

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Occupation Median Salary
Marketing Managers $166,790
Medical Dosimetrists $147,470
Managers, All Other $141,900
Mathematicians $126,710
Medical and Health Services Managers $123,860
Materials Scientists $117,790
Materials Engineers $112,860
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $112,230
Mechanical Engineers $104,110
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $103,410
Management Analysts $101,860
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance $97,150
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $95,480
Microbiologists $87,990
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other $81,490
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $79,940
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $78,760
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $74,510
Media and Communication Workers, All Other $73,620
Mechanical Drafters $71,550
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other $70,720
Marriage and Family Therapists $66,940
Millwrights $65,700
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $64,370
Medical Equipment Repairers $61,660
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $61,160
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $60,850
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $60,280
Machinists $58,750
Massage Therapists $58,450
Mechanical Door Repairers $55,720
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $54,430
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $52,800
Medical Records Specialists $51,140
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $49,590
Meter Readers, Utilities $48,150
Medical Appliance Technicians $48,030
Medical Equipment Preparers $47,700
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers $45,990
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $45,950
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $45,930
Medical Assistants $45,690
Material Moving Workers, All Other $41,800
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $41,220
Medical Transcriptionists $40,410
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $39,390
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $39,280
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $38,300
Manicurists and Pedicurists $35,760
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,510

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Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. SOC classification from BLS Standard Occupational Classification system, 2018 edition.

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