High paying engineering and architecture jobs in Michigan

Every engineering and architecture occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Michigan. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single engineering and architecture 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 Michigan run 3.8% below the national average (2024), so a Michigan salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Michigan.

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

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OccupationMedian, Michigan · Employed

1Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$127,200
Bachelor's degree
$89,320 – $166,4102,960
2Engineers, All Other$121,000
Bachelor's degree
$69,990 – $166,3607,700
3Computer Hardware Engineers$119,670
Bachelor's degree
$78,240 – $176,7001,420
4Electrical Engineers$106,070
Bachelor's degree
$75,880 – $159,09010,840
5Mechanical Engineers$104,890
Bachelor's degree
$76,310 – $159,84034,630
6Industrial Engineers$101,680
Bachelor's degree
$74,060 – $140,14030,990
7Civil Engineers$92,100
Bachelor's degree
$63,920 – $130,4007,760
8Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$88,430
Bachelor's degree
$59,850 – $135,5202,630
9Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,800
Associate's degree
$46,590 – $100,4202,350
10Mechanical Drafters$72,280
Associate's degree
$47,100 – $112,1702,030
11Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$68,170
Associate's degree
$46,110 – $98,9804,930
12Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,510
Associate's degree
$48,550 – $98,4605,410
13Architectural and Civil Drafters$58,330
Associate's degree
$40,390 – $90,7502,100
14Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$57,990
Associate's degree
$44,840 – $85,6502,930

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

#	Occupation	MedianMichigan	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$127,200	$89,320 – $166,410	2,960
2	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$121,000	$69,990 – $166,360	7,700
3	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$119,670	$78,240 – $176,700	1,420
4	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$106,070	$75,880 – $159,090	10,840
5	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$104,890	$76,310 – $159,840	34,630
6	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,680	$74,060 – $140,140	30,990
7	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$92,100	$63,920 – $130,400	7,760
8	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$88,430	$59,850 – $135,520	2,630
9	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,800	$46,590 – $100,420	2,350
10	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$72,280	$47,100 – $112,170	2,030
11	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,170	$46,110 – $98,980	4,930
12	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,510	$48,550 – $98,460	5,410
13	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$58,330	$40,390 – $90,750	2,100
14	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,990	$44,840 – $85,650	2,930

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Michigan. 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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