Niles, MI Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Niles, MI - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Niles, MI moved from $45,180 in May 2024 to $45,980 in May 2025 (+1.8%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Niles, MI sits -1.3 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 35660 · Niles, MI $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #332/528
- RPP-LOW 92.4
- OCC-MID 239 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $230K
- EMP-MIX Mechanical E…
- TREND-INLINE -1.3 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Punta Gorda, FL
- BOOK-MOST 239 rows · May 2025
Read with Punta Gorda, FL (+$1 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 Niles, MI
Employment scale inside Niles, MI's top-pay list
Mechanical Engineers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Niles, MI's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Mechanical Engineers 550 jobs · $106,320
- 2. Financial Managers 260 jobs · $127,650
- 3. Architectural and Engineering Managers 240 jobs · $146,850
- 4. Sales Managers 240 jobs · $136,880
- 5. Industrial Production Managers 240 jobs · $109,470
- 6. Software Developers 160 jobs · $111,720
- 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers 150 jobs · $162,310
- 8. Medical and Health Services Managers 140 jobs · $106,660
- 9. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 140 jobs · $106,630
- 10. Electrical Engineers 130 jobs · $104,310
- 11. Lawyers 110 jobs · $123,030
- 12. Marketing Managers 90 jobs · $159,810
- 13. Managers, All Other 90 jobs · $150,350
- 14. Pharmacists 90 jobs · $140,290
- 15. Nurse Practitioners 90 jobs · $127,700
- 16. Physical Therapists 80 jobs · $106,020
- 17. Human Resources Managers 70 jobs · $148,360
- 18. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 70 jobs · $113,680
Occupations Tracked
239
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$55,674
employment-weighted, 239 complete rows
Top Salary
$229,740
Family Medicine Physicians
Cost of Living
92.4
8% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Niles, MI
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians | $229,740 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $210,620 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $165,950 |
| 4 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $162,310 |
| 5 | Marketing Managers | $159,810 |
| 6 | Managers, All Other | $150,350 |
| 7 | Human Resources Managers | $148,360 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $146,850 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $140,290 |
| 10 | Sales Managers | $136,880 |
| 11 | Physician Assistants | $128,480 |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,700 |
| 13 | Financial Managers | $127,650 |
| 14 | Lawyers | $123,030 |
| 15 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $113,680 |
| 16 | Software Developers | $111,720 |
| 17 | Industrial Production Managers | $109,470 |
| 18 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $106,660 |
| 19 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $106,630 |
| 20 | Mechanical Engineers | $106,320 |
| 21 | Physical Therapists | $106,020 |
| 22 | Electrical Engineers | $104,310 |
| 23 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $103,580 |
| 24 | Purchasing Managers | $100,890 |
| 25 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $99,850 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Niles, MI
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $27,650 |
| Library Technicians | $27,650 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,740 |
| Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | $28,050 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $28,130 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $28,170 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $28,240 |
| Childcare Workers | $28,400 |
| Cashiers | $29,550 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $29,640 |
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 ($55,674 here) and summed published employment.
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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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