High paying management jobs in Ann Arbor, MI

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ann Arbor, MI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Ann Arbor, MI run 0.9% above the national average (2024), so a Ann Arbor, MI salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Ann Arbor, MI · Employed

1Chief Executives$335,900
Bachelor's degree
$106,630 – $547,090260
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,950
Bachelor's degree
$129,270 – $271,950670
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,200
Bachelor's degree
$110,960 – $232,8701,220
4Purchasing Managers$168,670
Bachelor's degree
$97,860 – $252,740130
5Sales Managers$148,630
Bachelor's degree
$74,520 – $239,230650
6Managers, All Other$147,220
Bachelor's degree
$82,660 – $210,970420
7Education Administrators, Postsecondary$144,340
Master's degree
$85,940 – $370,180790
8Natural Sciences Managers$144,200
Bachelor's degree
$98,300 – $294,520210
9Human Resources Managers$143,670
Bachelor's degree
$92,350 – $221,690240
10Fundraising Managers$141,800
Bachelor's degree
$86,810 – $225,200180
11Marketing Managers$141,000
Bachelor's degree
$83,520 – $225,080260
12Financial Managers$139,500
Bachelor's degree
$89,850 – $232,920820
13Public Relations Managers$137,190
Bachelor's degree
$83,640 – $195,190160
14Industrial Production Managers$130,470
Bachelor's degree
$78,970 – $196,590340
15Medical and Health Services Managers$127,940
Bachelor's degree
$78,500 – $212,6001,210
16Administrative Services Managers$122,790
Bachelor's degree
$80,300 – $161,780460
17Facilities Managers$107,170
Bachelor's degree
$65,260 – $161,100330
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,070 – $182,260270
19General and Operations Managers$106,000
Bachelor's degree
$51,780 – $257,9803,180
20Construction Managers$105,670
Bachelor's degree
$72,750 – $171,440320
21Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,140
Master's degree
$76,820 – $133,640350
22Social and Community Service Managers$92,240
Bachelor's degree
$56,330 – $136,170280
23Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$68,220
Bachelor's degree
$41,760 – $123,95090
24Food Service Managers$68,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,350 – $99,920350
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,870 – $103,740310
26Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,340
Bachelor's degree
$40,230 – $87,550110

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

#	Occupation	MedianAnn Arbor, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$335,900	$106,630 – $547,090	260
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,950	$129,270 – $271,950	670
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,200	$110,960 – $232,870	1,220
4	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,670	$97,860 – $252,740	130
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,630	$74,520 – $239,230	650
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$147,220	$82,660 – $210,970	420
7	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$144,340	$85,940 – $370,180	790
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,200	$98,300 – $294,520	210
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,670	$92,350 – $221,690	240
10	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,800	$86,810 – $225,200	180
11	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,000	$83,520 – $225,080	260
12	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,500	$89,850 – $232,920	820
13	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,190	$83,640 – $195,190	160
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,470	$78,970 – $196,590	340
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,940	$78,500 – $212,600	1,210
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,790	$80,300 – $161,780	460
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,170	$65,260 – $161,100	330
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,650	$65,070 – $182,260	270
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,000	$51,780 – $257,980	3,180
20	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,670	$72,750 – $171,440	320
21	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$104,140	$76,820 – $133,640	350
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,240	$56,330 – $136,170	280
23	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$68,220	$41,760 – $123,950	90
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,150	$48,350 – $99,920	350
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,080	$36,870 – $103,740	310
26	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,340	$40,230 – $87,550	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Ann Arbor, 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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