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.
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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