Monroe, MI Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Monroe, MI - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Monroe, MI moved from $46,220 in May 2024 to $46,240 in May 2025 (+0.0%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Monroe, MI sits -3.1 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power from BLS and BEA sources, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 33780 · Monroe, MI $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-THIN · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-BEHIND · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #321/528
- RPP-LOW 93.5
- OCC-THIN 195 occs
- TOP-LEAD Chief Executives · $245K
- EMP-MIX Industrial P…
- TREND-BEHIND -3.1 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Scranton--Wilkes…
- BOOK-MOST 193 rows · May 2025
Read with Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (+$11 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
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 Monroe, MI
Employment scale inside Monroe, MI's top-pay list
Industrial Production Managers and Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary lead published employment inside Monroe, MI's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Production Managers 160 jobs · $125,410
- 2. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 160 jobs · $100,740
- 3. Financial Managers 150 jobs · $140,110
- 4. Sales Managers 130 jobs · $129,620
- 5. Architectural and Engineering Managers 120 jobs · $158,170
- 6. Project Management Specialists 120 jobs · $100,290
- 7. Electrical Engineers 110 jobs · $107,400
- 8. Medical and Health Services Managers 100 jobs · $101,310
- 9. Construction Managers 100 jobs · $99,020
- 10. Software Developers 100 jobs · $98,270
- 11. Nuclear Engineers 90 jobs · $136,260
- 12. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 80 jobs · $114,160
- 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers 70 jobs · $153,080
- 14. Engineers, All Other 70 jobs · $119,400
- 15. Lawyers 70 jobs · $104,020
- 16. Managers, All Other 60 jobs · $137,040
- 17. Pharmacists 60 jobs · $130,360
- 18. Financial and Investment Analysts 60 jobs · $102,320
Occupations Tracked
195
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$56,218
employment-weighted, 193 complete rows
Top Salary
$244,760
Chief Executives
Cost of Living
93.5
7% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Monroe, MI
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Executives | $244,760 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $210,090 |
| 3 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $158,170 |
| 4 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $153,080 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $140,110 |
| 6 | Managers, All Other | $137,040 |
| 7 | Nuclear Engineers | $136,260 |
| 8 | Human Resources Managers | $133,510 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $130,360 |
| 10 | Sales Managers | $129,620 |
| 11 | Industrial Production Managers | $125,410 |
| 12 | Engineers, All Other | $119,400 |
| 13 | Nurse Practitioners | $116,260 |
| 14 | Facilities Managers | $116,210 |
| 15 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $114,160 |
| 16 | Electrical Engineers | $107,400 |
| 17 | Computer Systems Analysts | $104,500 |
| 18 | Lawyers | $104,020 |
| 19 | Physical Therapists | $102,510 |
| 20 | Financial and Investment Analysts | $102,320 |
| 21 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $101,310 |
| 22 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $100,740 |
| 23 | Project Management Specialists | $100,290 |
| 24 | Construction Managers | $99,020 |
| 25 | Software Developers | $98,270 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Monroe, MI
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Cooks, Fast Food | $27,120 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $27,710 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,950 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $28,560 |
| Dishwashers | $28,670 |
| Childcare Workers | $29,210 |
| Cashiers | $29,320 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $29,470 |
| Animal Caretakers | $29,820 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $29,920 |
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 ($56,218 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 Monroe, MI wage figures in a real decision
- Chief Executives leads published medians in Monroe, MI at $244,760/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Chief Executives
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $56,218 adjusts to about $60,131 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 93.5. 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.