Bay City, MI Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 91.9) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Bay City, MI moved from $41,940 in May 2024 to $45,620 in May 2025 (+8.8%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Bay City, MI sits +5.7 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 13020 · Bay City, MI $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-THIN · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #368/528
- RPP-LOW 91.9
- OCC-THIN 176 occs
- TOP-LEAD Chief Executives · $248K
- EMP-MIX Chemists
- TREND-AHEAD +5.7 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Great Falls, MT
- BOOK-MOST 176 rows · May 2025
Read with Great Falls, MT ($6 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Bay City, MI
Where Bay City, MI already employs the upper wage tier
Chemists and Industrial Production Managers lead published employment inside Bay City, MI's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Chemists 250 jobs · $132,480
- 2. Industrial Production Managers 170 jobs · $113,810
- 3. Industrial Engineers 160 jobs · $102,590
- 4. Medical and Health Services Managers 150 jobs · $101,050
- 5. Financial Managers 120 jobs · $124,130
- 6. Sales Managers 110 jobs · $130,760
- 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers 100 jobs · $159,850
- 8. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 100 jobs · $99,390
- 9. Software Developers 90 jobs · $124,420
- 10. Construction Managers 70 jobs · $99,730
- 11. Architectural and Engineering Managers 60 jobs · $160,560
- 12. Pharmacists 60 jobs · $135,330
- 13. Lawyers 60 jobs · $101,540
- 14. Mechanical Engineers 60 jobs · $96,000
- 15. Natural Sciences Managers 50 jobs · $204,120
- 16. Nurse Practitioners 50 jobs · $127,830
- 17. Facilities Managers 50 jobs · $104,830
- 18. Electrical Engineers 50 jobs · $101,480
Occupations Tracked
176
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,569
employment-weighted, 176 complete rows
Top Salary
$247,680
Chief Executives
Cost of Living
91.9
8% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Bay City, MI, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemists | $132,480 |
| 2 | Industrial Production Managers | $113,810 |
| 3 | Industrial Engineers | $102,590 |
| 4 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $101,050 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $124,130 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | $130,760 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $159,850 |
| 8 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $99,390 |
| 9 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $124,420 |
| 10 | Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,730 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $160,560 |
| 12 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $135,330 |
| 13 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,540 |
| 14 | Mechanical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $96,000 |
| 15 | Natural Sciences Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $204,120 |
| 16 | Nurse Practitioners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $127,830 |
| 17 | Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,830 |
| 18 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,480 |
| 19 | Power Plant Operators Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,930 |
| 20 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $247,680 |
| 21 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $117,620 |
| 22 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,820 |
| 23 | Computer Systems Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,820 |
| 24 | Management Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $114,610 |
| 25 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $102,060 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Bay City, MI
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $25,960 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $27,060 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,060 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,080 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $28,440 |
| Childcare Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,660 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $28,790 |
| Funeral Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,900 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $29,070 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $29,120 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in MI
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside MI. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($54,569 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Bay City, MI wage figures in a real decision
- Chief Executives leads published medians in Bay City, MI at $247,680/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Chief Executives
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $54,569 adjusts to about $59,365 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 91.9. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for MI before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.