Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $84,890 here versus $105,770 nationally (-19.7%; 2,110metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $81,410 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-16.5%).
- General and Operations Managers$84,890 in Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area sits 19.7% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,110 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$81,410 in Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area sits 16.5% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,490 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$28,580 in Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area sits 13.1% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (3,390 published local jobs).
- Stockers and Order Fillers$33,090 in Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area sits 11.4% below the national Stockers and Order Fillers median of $37,330 (2,530 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2600001 · Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #319/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 384 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $285K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Southern Ohio no…
- BOOK-FULL 379 rows · May 2025
Read with Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (+$30 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 Upper Peninsula of Michigan…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Industrial Production Managers lead published employment inside Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 470 jobs · $106,080
- 2. Industrial Production Managers 310 jobs · $104,550
- 3. Pharmacists 270 jobs · $134,440
- 4. Sales Managers 250 jobs · $108,620
- 5. Nurse Practitioners 240 jobs · $127,930
- 6. Software Developers 230 jobs · $104,540
- 7. Managers, All Other 220 jobs · $126,440
- 8. Physicians, All Other 210 jobs · $285,100
- 9. Electrical Engineers 180 jobs · $103,840
- 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers 170 jobs · $124,050
- 11. Architectural and Engineering Managers 160 jobs · $133,350
- 12. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 160 jobs · $109,520
- 13. Dentists, General 140 jobs · $170,030
- 14. Physician Assistants 140 jobs · $129,080
- 15. Chief Executives 120 jobs · $179,080
- 16. Family Medicine Physicians 110 jobs · $160,520
- 17. Human Resources Managers 100 jobs · $123,510
- 18. Power Plant Operators 100 jobs · $103,580
Occupations Tracked
384
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$56,263
employment-weighted, 379 complete rows
Top Salary
$285,100
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Upper Peninsula of 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 | $106,080 |
| 2 | Industrial Production Managers | $104,550 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $134,440 |
| 4 | Sales Managers | $108,620 |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,930 |
| 6 | Software Developers | $104,540 |
| 7 | Managers, All Other | $126,440 |
| 8 | Physicians, All Other | $285,100 |
| 9 | Electrical Engineers | $103,840 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $124,050 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $133,350 |
| 12 | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $109,520 |
| 13 | Dentists, General | $170,030 |
| 14 | Physician Assistants | $129,080 |
| 15 | Chief Executives | $179,080 |
| 16 | Family Medicine Physicians | $160,520 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $123,510 |
| 18 | Power Plant Operators | $103,580 |
| 19 | Veterinarians | $119,990 |
| 20 | Marketing Managers | $106,350 |
| 21 | Natural Sciences Managers | $102,980 |
| 22 | Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $111,340 |
| 23 | Optometrists | $149,040 |
| 24 | Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | $104,300 |
| 25 | Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary | $103,190 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $26,850 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $26,870 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $27,110 |
| Dishwashers | $27,950 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $28,030 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,070 |
| Cashiers | $28,580 |
| Childcare Workers | $28,820 |
| Animal Caretakers | $29,570 |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $29,700 |
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 ($56,263 here) and summed published employment.
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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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