Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $78,740 here versus $105,770 nationally (-25.6%; 2,940metro-area jobs). Next is Cashiers at $28,100 locally versus $32,880 nationally (-14.5%).
- General and Operations Managers$78,740 in Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area sits 25.6% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,940 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$28,100 in Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area sits 14.5% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (4,810 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$83,660 in Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area sits 14.2% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,030 published local jobs).
- Stockers and Order Fillers$32,210 in Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area sits 13.7% below the national Stockers and Order Fillers median of $37,330 (3,120 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2600003 · Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #359/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MOST 405 occs
- TOP-LEAD Nurse Anesthet… · $267K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH South Nebraska n…
- BOOK-FULL 403 rows · May 2025
Read with South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area ($7 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 Mid Michigan nonmetropolita…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Sales Managers lead published employment inside Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 550 jobs · $116,340
- 2. Sales Managers 490 jobs · $121,620
- 3. Industrial Production Managers 480 jobs · $105,820
- 4. Software Developers 370 jobs · $102,870
- 5. Pharmacists 350 jobs · $132,280
- 6. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 280 jobs · $107,110
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 260 jobs · $121,170
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 240 jobs · $135,580
- 9. Architectural and Engineering Managers 220 jobs · $141,520
- 10. Physician Assistants 180 jobs · $128,340
- 11. Chief Executives 170 jobs · $157,020
- 12. Business Teachers, Postsecondary 170 jobs · $107,420
- 13. Human Resources Managers 130 jobs · $125,720
- 14. Marketing Managers 110 jobs · $115,440
- 15. Family Medicine Physicians 100 jobs · $236,450
- 16. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 100 jobs · $127,320
- 17. Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 100 jobs · $103,510
- 18. Physicians, All Other 90 jobs · $221,980
Occupations Tracked
405
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,983
employment-weighted, 403 complete rows
Top Salary
$267,440
Nurse Anesthetists
Top-pay occupations in Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area, 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 | Financial Managers | $116,340 |
| 2 | Sales Managers | $121,620 |
| 3 | Industrial Production Managers | $105,820 |
| 4 | Software Developers | $102,870 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $132,280 |
| 6 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $107,110 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $121,170 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $135,580 |
| 9 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $141,520 |
| 10 | Physician Assistants | $128,340 |
| 11 | Chief Executives | $157,020 |
| 12 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $107,420 |
| 13 | Human Resources Managers | $125,720 |
| 14 | Marketing Managers | $115,440 |
| 15 | Family Medicine Physicians | $236,450 |
| 16 | Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $127,320 |
| 17 | Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | $103,510 |
| 18 | Physicians, All Other | $221,980 |
| 19 | Veterinarians | $107,700 |
| 20 | Dentists, General | $201,410 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $129,480 |
| 22 | Optometrists | $124,850 |
| 23 | Public Relations Managers | $102,660 |
| 24 | Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary | $102,700 |
| 25 | Nurse Anesthetists | $267,440 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $25,960 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $27,420 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,640 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $27,660 |
| Dishwashers | $27,680 |
| Cashiers | $28,100 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $28,440 |
| Tutors | $28,510 |
| Childcare Workers | $29,590 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $29,790 |
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 ($54,983 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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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