High paying management jobs in Michigan

Every management 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 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 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

1Chief Executives$255,560
Bachelor's degree
$104,010 – $547,0904,950
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,930
Bachelor's degree
$117,490 – $218,05014,820
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,760
Bachelor's degree
$99,270 – $232,87016,010
4Purchasing Managers$142,120
Bachelor's degree
$96,530 – $214,7802,780
5Financial Managers$139,370
Bachelor's degree
$80,280 – $258,48022,490
6Human Resources Managers$138,930
Bachelor's degree
$88,990 – $224,8805,890
7Marketing Managers$138,510
Bachelor's degree
$80,260 – $222,9106,620
8Sales Managers$136,870
Bachelor's degree
$69,790 – $230,07017,950
9Managers, All Other$134,260
Bachelor's degree
$78,140 – $210,9709,380
10Natural Sciences Managers$129,070
Bachelor's degree
$68,380 – $222,0302,220
11Industrial Production Managers$120,660
Bachelor's degree
$77,110 – $182,06014,320
12Public Relations Managers$117,900
Bachelor's degree
$70,680 – $213,3601,720
13Education Administrators, Postsecondary$108,500
Master's degree
$62,420 – $236,6405,110
14Administrative Services Managers$108,210
Bachelor's degree
$66,210 – $169,4406,590
15Medical and Health Services Managers$107,570
Bachelor's degree
$66,140 – $192,44016,060
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,020
Master's degree
$77,340 – $134,4309,610
17Construction Managers$103,230
Bachelor's degree
$61,830 – $171,3409,620
18General and Operations Managers$99,530
Bachelor's degree
$49,380 – $222,81085,860
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$99,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,720 – $169,0208,180
20Facilities Managers$98,150
Bachelor's degree
$60,550 – $159,1604,920
21Social and Community Service Managers$85,500
Bachelor's degree
$53,100 – $127,9106,320
22Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$65,890
Bachelor's degree
$40,970 – $111,4801,670
23Food Service Managers$60,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $93,1809,240
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $117,1805,840
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,870
Bachelor's degree
$38,670 – $82,6301,890

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$255,560	$104,010 – $547,090	4,950
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,930	$117,490 – $218,050	14,820
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,760	$99,270 – $232,870	16,010
4	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,120	$96,530 – $214,780	2,780
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,370	$80,280 – $258,480	22,490
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,930	$88,990 – $224,880	5,890
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,510	$80,260 – $222,910	6,620
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,870	$69,790 – $230,070	17,950
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$134,260	$78,140 – $210,970	9,380
10	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,070	$68,380 – $222,030	2,220
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,660	$77,110 – $182,060	14,320
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,900	$70,680 – $213,360	1,720
13	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$108,500	$62,420 – $236,640	5,110
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,210	$66,210 – $169,440	6,590
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,570	$66,140 – $192,440	16,060
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$104,020	$77,340 – $134,430	9,610
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,230	$61,830 – $171,340	9,620
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,530	$49,380 – $222,810	85,860
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,100	$61,720 – $169,020	8,180
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,150	$60,550 – $159,160	4,920
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,500	$53,100 – $127,910	6,320
22	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$65,890	$40,970 – $111,480	1,670
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,790	$41,600 – $93,180	9,240
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,350	$36,960 – $117,180	5,840
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$56,870	$38,670 – $82,630	1,890

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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Michigan to rank honestly.

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