High paying business and finance jobs in Jackson, MI

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jackson, MI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Jackson, MI run 8.2% below the national average (2024), so a Jackson, MI salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Jackson, MI · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$111,990
Bachelor's degree
$44,760 – $350,39040
2Management Analysts$105,410
Bachelor's degree
$64,480 – $169,640180
3Project Management Specialists$100,280
Bachelor's degree
$59,780 – $149,360210
4Financial and Investment Analysts$89,700
Bachelor's degree
$63,350 – $135,640100
5Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$84,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,420 – $119,25060
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,810
Bachelor's degree
$37,490 – $116,230190
7Accountants and Auditors$81,470
Bachelor's degree
$53,370 – $127,970500
8Buyers and Purchasing Agents$78,410
Bachelor's degree
$47,430 – $120,540210
9Logisticians$75,940
Bachelor's degree
$46,760 – $100,28090
10Cost Estimators$73,650
Bachelor's degree
$48,580 – $122,58070
11Compliance Officers$71,680
Bachelor's degree
$42,140 – $123,910160
12Human Resources Specialists$69,240
Bachelor's degree
$45,460 – $105,160270
13Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,510
Bachelor's degree
$37,960 – $125,610220
14Fundraisers$61,730
Bachelor's degree
$42,280 – $90,62040
15Loan Officers$60,540
Bachelor's degree
$36,290 – $106,700110
16Training and Development Specialists$60,310
Bachelor's degree
$36,500 – $105,610100
17Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$44,700
Bachelor's degree
$31,030 – $75,65040

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianJackson, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$111,990	$44,760 – $350,390	40
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$105,410	$64,480 – $169,640	180
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,280	$59,780 – $149,360	210
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$89,700	$63,350 – $135,640	100
5	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,810	$51,420 – $119,250	60
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,810	$37,490 – $116,230	190
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$81,470	$53,370 – $127,970	500
8	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$78,410	$47,430 – $120,540	210
9	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$75,940	$46,760 – $100,280	90
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$73,650	$48,580 – $122,580	70
11	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$71,680	$42,140 – $123,910	160
12	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,240	$45,460 – $105,160	270
13	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,510	$37,960 – $125,610	220
14	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$61,730	$42,280 – $90,620	40
15	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$60,540	$36,290 – $106,700	110
16	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,310	$36,500 – $105,610	100
17	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$44,700	$31,030 – $75,650	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Jackson, MI. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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