High paying jobs in Battle Creek, MI

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Battle Creek, MI. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Battle Creek, MI run 9.5% below the national average (2024), so a Battle Creek, MI salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Battle Creek, MI · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$292,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$166,280 – $364,45050
2Chief Executives$211,560
Bachelor's degree
$87,360 – $440,17060
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$152,500
Bachelor's degree
$115,860 – $208,270140
4Dentists, General$148,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$127,800 – $195,00040
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,770
Bachelor's degree
$83,870 – $217,890110
6Managers, All Other$141,130
Bachelor's degree
$79,340 – $184,72090
7Marketing Managers$140,680
Bachelor's degree
$82,870 – $211,320110
8Pharmacists$140,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,620 – $176,950110
9Sales Managers$132,120
Bachelor's degree
$69,990 – $229,610170
10Physician Assistants$130,870
Master's degree
$104,550 – $168,03070
11Financial Managers$127,370
Bachelor's degree
$65,820 – $221,220180
12Industrial Production Managers$126,050
Bachelor's degree
$77,110 – $170,360230
13Software Developers$126,050
Bachelor's degree
$81,080 – $160,700190
14Nurse Practitioners$124,630
Master's degree
$104,630 – $150,030110
15Human Resources Managers$123,250
Bachelor's degree
$73,280 – $180,46070
16Computer Occupations, All Other$112,400
Bachelor's degree
$81,450 – $141,130300
17Engineers, All Other$112,260
Bachelor's degree
$64,370 – $158,17040
18Medical and Health Services Managers$105,710
Bachelor's degree
$67,480 – $166,520300
19Lawyers$104,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,680 – $190,42070
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$104,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,170 – $188,57090
21Physical Therapists$103,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,280 – $119,060100
22Construction Managers$102,300
Bachelor's degree
$61,180 – $206,37090
23Occupational Therapists$102,230
Master's degree
$73,750 – $106,330110
24Mechanical Engineers$100,950
Bachelor's degree
$62,350 – $135,860230
25Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,460
Master's degree
$80,800 – $137,730140
26General and Operations Managers$97,950
Bachelor's degree
$49,020 – $200,220920
27Project Management Specialists$97,600
Bachelor's degree
$58,990 – $127,300190
28Registered Nurses$97,520
Bachelor's degree
$80,030 – $122,3901,480
29Speech-Language Pathologists$97,470
Master's degree
$66,550 – $109,30080
30Computer Systems Analysts$97,110
Bachelor's degree
$76,440 – $136,39080
31Civil Engineers$96,020
Bachelor's degree
$65,990 – $147,41050
32Electrical Engineers$95,970
Bachelor's degree
$75,880 – $134,96070
33First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$95,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,300 – $115,83030
34Administrative Services Managers$95,040
Bachelor's degree
$60,470 – $162,86080
35Industrial Engineers$93,350
Bachelor's degree
$62,920 – $123,620380
36Social Workers, All Other$92,830
Bachelor's degree
$47,810 – $115,21090
37Social and Community Service Managers$92,650
Bachelor's degree
$60,950 – $132,330120
38Network and Computer Systems Administrators$92,280
Bachelor's degree
$61,010 – $129,25070
39Management Analysts$91,560
Bachelor's degree
$67,200 – $121,400500
40Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$91,560
Bachelor's degree
$49,890 – $115,92040
41Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,320
Bachelor's degree
$61,090 – $119,430550
42Financial Specialists, All Other$83,550
Bachelor's degree
$39,250 – $121,41060
43Facilities Managers$82,870
Bachelor's degree
$49,350 – $160,58090
44Instructional Coordinators$82,380
Master's degree
$63,450 – $99,38090
45First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$81,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,020 – $122,440250
46Respiratory Therapists$81,440
Associate's degree
$66,280 – $86,84060
47Detectives and Criminal Investigators$80,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,580 – $96,74030
48Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$80,450
Bachelor's degree
$37,680 – $99,20070
49Dental Hygienists$79,700
Associate's degree
$78,080 – $88,78080
50Financial and Investment Analysts$78,900
Bachelor's degree
$50,850 – $105,50050

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

#	Occupation	MedianBattle Creek, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$292,490	$166,280 – $364,450	50
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$211,560	$87,360 – $440,170	60
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,500	$115,860 – $208,270	140
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$148,460	$127,800 – $195,000	40
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,770	$83,870 – $217,890	110
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$141,130	$79,340 – $184,720	90
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,680	$82,870 – $211,320	110
8	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,240	$104,620 – $176,950	110
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,120	$69,990 – $229,610	170
10	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,870	$104,550 – $168,030	70
11	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,370	$65,820 – $221,220	180
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,050	$77,110 – $170,360	230
13	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$126,050	$81,080 – $160,700	190
14	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,630	$104,630 – $150,030	110
15	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,250	$73,280 – $180,460	70
16	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$112,400	$81,450 – $141,130	300
17	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$112,260	$64,370 – $158,170	40
18	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,710	$67,480 – $166,520	300
19	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$104,770	$65,680 – $190,420	70
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,240	$58,170 – $188,570	90
21	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,920	$83,280 – $119,060	100
22	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,300	$61,180 – $206,370	90
23	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,230	$73,750 – $106,330	110
24	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,950	$62,350 – $135,860	230
25	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$100,460	$80,800 – $137,730	140
26	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,950	$49,020 – $200,220	920
27	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$97,600	$58,990 – $127,300	190
28	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$97,520	$80,030 – $122,390	1,480
29	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$97,470	$66,550 – $109,300	80
30	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,110	$76,440 – $136,390	80
31	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$96,020	$65,990 – $147,410	50
32	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,970	$75,880 – $134,960	70
33	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,800	$74,300 – $115,830	30
34	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,040	$60,470 – $162,860	80
35	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$93,350	$62,920 – $123,620	380
36	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$92,830	$47,810 – $115,210	90
37	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,650	$60,950 – $132,330	120
38	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$92,280	$61,010 – $129,250	70
39	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,560	$67,200 – $121,400	500
40	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$91,560	$49,890 – $115,920	40
41	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$88,320	$61,090 – $119,430	550
42	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,550	$39,250 – $121,410	60
43	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$82,870	$49,350 – $160,580	90
44	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$82,380	$63,450 – $99,380	90
45	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,680	$46,020 – $122,440	250
46	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,440	$66,280 – $86,840	60
47	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,680	$56,580 – $96,740	30
48	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$80,450	$37,680 – $99,200	70
49	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$79,700	$78,080 – $88,780	80
50	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$78,900	$50,850 – $105,500	50

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