High paying management jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Employed

1Chief Executives$304,110
Bachelor's degree
$112,220 – $604,2202,070
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Bachelor's degree
$103,890 – $234,5207,980
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550
Bachelor's degree
$128,680 – $218,0509,260
4Purchasing Managers$163,660
Bachelor's degree
$103,140 – $221,4101,490
5Financial Managers$160,240
Bachelor's degree
$91,520 – $285,50011,670
6Sales Managers$155,560
Bachelor's degree
$79,250 – $251,1608,760
7Human Resources Managers$149,980
Bachelor's degree
$97,340 – $232,7903,090
8Marketing Managers$149,310
Bachelor's degree
$86,600 – $236,6703,370
9Managers, All Other$138,970
Bachelor's degree
$82,860 – $214,6604,500
10Natural Sciences Managers$129,140
Bachelor's degree
$59,480 – $229,780640
11Industrial Production Managers$126,200
Bachelor's degree
$80,040 – $198,6705,950
12Administrative Services Managers$122,350
Bachelor's degree
$68,870 – $173,8402,990
13Medical and Health Services Managers$114,340
Bachelor's degree
$67,590 – $206,6307,110
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,160
Master's degree
$78,890 – $138,2503,740
15Construction Managers$109,890
Bachelor's degree
$64,160 – $179,3903,970
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$105,980
Master's degree
$62,420 – $214,6901,410
17General and Operations Managers$104,010
Bachelor's degree
$51,910 – $259,39037,250
18Facilities Managers$103,080
Bachelor's degree
$63,150 – $165,0502,030
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,240 – $170,5703,660
20Social and Community Service Managers$86,450
Bachelor's degree
$55,880 – $127,8402,230
21Food Service Managers$61,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,280 – $96,4104,180
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540 – $120,2802,940
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$58,840
Bachelor's degree
$38,970 – $80,350830

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

#	Occupation	MedianDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$304,110	$112,220 – $604,220	2,070
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,040	$103,890 – $234,520	7,980
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,550	$128,680 – $218,050	9,260
4	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,660	$103,140 – $221,410	1,490
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,240	$91,520 – $285,500	11,670
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,560	$79,250 – $251,160	8,760
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,980	$97,340 – $232,790	3,090
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,310	$86,600 – $236,670	3,370
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$138,970	$82,860 – $214,660	4,500
10	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,140	$59,480 – $229,780	640
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,200	$80,040 – $198,670	5,950
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,350	$68,870 – $173,840	2,990
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,340	$67,590 – $206,630	7,110
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$110,160	$78,890 – $138,250	3,740
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,890	$64,160 – $179,390	3,970
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$105,980	$62,420 – $214,690	1,410
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,010	$51,910 – $259,390	37,250
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,080	$63,150 – $165,050	2,030
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,860	$66,240 – $170,570	3,660
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$86,450	$55,880 – $127,840	2,230
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,060	$45,280 – $96,410	4,180
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,910	$37,540 – $120,280	2,940
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$58,840	$38,970 – $80,350	830

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, 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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