High paying jobs in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Muskegon-Norton Shores, 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI run 7.5% below the national average (2024), so a Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$243,270
Master's degree
$214,240 – $287,50060
2Family Medicine Physicians$220,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$108,760 – $432,08060
3Chief Executives$177,090
Bachelor's degree
$86,000 – $384,01070
4Personal Financial Advisors$159,990
Bachelor's degree
$48,190 – $160,980100
5Architectural and Engineering Managers$154,140
Bachelor's degree
$106,820 – $196,820130
6Pharmacists$141,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,830 – $157,790180
7Physician Assistants$132,230
Master's degree
$113,100 – $150,230110
8Human Resources Managers$130,580
Bachelor's degree
$82,960 – $193,76050
9Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,960
Bachelor's degree
$93,330 – $208,37090
10Industrial Production Managers$124,100
Bachelor's degree
$76,660 – $181,190280
11Marketing Managers$124,070
Bachelor's degree
$62,750 – $203,85050
12Dentists, General$123,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,300 – $283,12060
13Sales Managers$121,460
Bachelor's degree
$61,950 – $221,790170
14Financial Managers$120,070
Bachelor's degree
$64,140 – $204,700180
15Nurse Practitioners$117,670
Master's degree
$63,970 – $170,56060
16Managers, All Other$116,820
Bachelor's degree
$62,300 – $197,64070
17Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$112,520
Bachelor's degree
$62,280 – $164,44060
18Medical and Health Services Managers$104,970
Bachelor's degree
$59,990 – $178,790210
19Administrative Services Managers$103,010
Bachelor's degree
$53,570 – $171,30050
20Construction Managers$102,640
Bachelor's degree
$65,270 – $166,26080
21Electrical Engineers$101,990
Bachelor's degree
$76,010 – $151,95090
22Software Developers$101,940
Bachelor's degree
$70,490 – $158,24090
23Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,780
Master's degree
$77,080 – $132,040180
24Physical Therapists$97,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,300 – $119,750120
25Lawyers$97,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,890 – $166,600130
26Social and Community Service Managers$95,670
Bachelor's degree
$48,270 – $107,240100
27Mechanical Engineers$93,860
Bachelor's degree
$65,150 – $125,290280
28Civil Engineers$93,140
Bachelor's degree
$65,500 – $123,83070
29Chemists$92,320
Bachelor's degree
$57,330 – $130,29070
30First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$90,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,510 – $109,67050
31Management Analysts$88,610
Bachelor's degree
$58,350 – $173,31040
32Facilities Managers$88,070
Bachelor's degree
$56,960 – $159,15050
33Engineers, All Other$87,810
Bachelor's degree
$61,720 – $134,16040
34Industrial Engineers$86,680
Bachelor's degree
$65,300 – $124,080430
35General and Operations Managers$86,200
Bachelor's degree
$45,590 – $203,7901,140
36Financial and Investment Analysts$86,110
Bachelor's degree
$60,670 – $105,89040
37First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$84,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,230 – $123,700310
38Compliance Officers$84,430
Bachelor's degree
$48,690 – $98,280100
39Speech-Language Pathologists$83,680
Master's degree
$56,940 – $101,47090
40Project Management Specialists$83,360
Bachelor's degree
$52,340 – $122,050240
41Instructional Coordinators$82,310
Master's degree
$63,400 – $101,07080
42Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$82,270
Bachelor's degree
$48,280 – $128,35040
43Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,420 – $115,21030
44Sheet Metal Workers$80,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,590 – $90,750150
45Network and Computer Systems Administrators$80,150
Bachelor's degree
$53,780 – $110,15060
46Computer Systems Analysts$79,840
Bachelor's degree
$68,100 – $157,94050
47Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$79,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,200 – $128,27090
48Dental Hygienists$79,660
Associate's degree
$76,600 – $93,83090
49Data Scientists$79,480
Bachelor's degree
$55,080 – $116,51040
50School Psychologists$79,320
Master's degree
$59,730 – $107,54030

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

#	Occupation	MedianMuskegon-Norton Shores, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$243,270	$214,240 – $287,500	60
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$220,540	$108,760 – $432,080	60
3	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$177,090	$86,000 – $384,010	70
4	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$159,990	$48,190 – $160,980	100
5	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,140	$106,820 – $196,820	130
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,460	$101,830 – $157,790	180
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$132,230	$113,100 – $150,230	110
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,580	$82,960 – $193,760	50
9	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,960	$93,330 – $208,370	90
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,100	$76,660 – $181,190	280
11	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,070	$62,750 – $203,850	50
12	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$123,240	$36,300 – $283,120	60
13	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,460	$61,950 – $221,790	170
14	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,070	$64,140 – $204,700	180
15	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$117,670	$63,970 – $170,560	60
16	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$116,820	$62,300 – $197,640	70
17	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$112,520	$62,280 – $164,440	60
18	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,970	$59,990 – $178,790	210
19	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,010	$53,570 – $171,300	50
20	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,640	$65,270 – $166,260	80
21	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,990	$76,010 – $151,950	90
22	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$101,940	$70,490 – $158,240	90
23	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$99,780	$77,080 – $132,040	180
24	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,710	$79,300 – $119,750	120
25	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$97,300	$62,890 – $166,600	130
26	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,670	$48,270 – $107,240	100
27	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$93,860	$65,150 – $125,290	280
28	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$93,140	$65,500 – $123,830	70
29	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$92,320	$57,330 – $130,290	70
30	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,020	$77,510 – $109,670	50
31	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$88,610	$58,350 – $173,310	40
32	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$88,070	$56,960 – $159,150	50
33	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,810	$61,720 – $134,160	40
34	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$86,680	$65,300 – $124,080	430
35	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$86,200	$45,590 – $203,790	1,140
36	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,110	$60,670 – $105,890	40
37	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,970	$60,230 – $123,700	310
38	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$84,430	$48,690 – $98,280	100
39	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$83,680	$56,940 – $101,470	90
40	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,360	$52,340 – $122,050	240
41	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$82,310	$63,400 – $101,070	80
42	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,270	$48,280 – $128,350	40
43	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,330	$52,420 – $115,210	30
44	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,900	$39,590 – $90,750	150
45	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$80,150	$53,780 – $110,150	60
46	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,840	$68,100 – $157,940	50
47	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,680	$57,200 – $128,270	90
48	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$79,660	$76,600 – $93,830	90
49	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$79,480	$55,080 – $116,510	40
50	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$79,320	$59,730 – $107,540	30

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