High paying management jobs in Traverse City, MI

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Traverse City, 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 Traverse City, MI run 6.6% below the national average (2024), so a Traverse City, MI salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Traverse City, MI · Employed

1Chief Executives$248,510
Bachelor's degree
$93,040 – $431,16060
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,450
Bachelor's degree
$88,410 – $213,030100
3Marketing Managers$137,590
Bachelor's degree
$70,140 – $213,77060
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$136,170
Bachelor's degree
$97,130 – $263,52070
5Financial Managers$119,810
Bachelor's degree
$71,820 – $214,450310
6Managers, All Other$110,070
Bachelor's degree
$70,180 – $176,70080
7Human Resources Managers$109,140
Bachelor's degree
$78,060 – $169,01070
8Medical and Health Services Managers$104,610
Bachelor's degree
$64,270 – $177,770260
9Industrial Production Managers$104,390
Bachelor's degree
$68,730 – $156,110150
10Sales Managers$104,090
Bachelor's degree
$63,540 – $211,970240
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,390
Master's degree
$77,780 – $133,910130
12Construction Managers$97,540
Bachelor's degree
$60,240 – $160,810210
13Administrative Services Managers$93,960
Bachelor's degree
$62,580 – $154,74090
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$93,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,740 – $128,430100
15General and Operations Managers$84,300
Bachelor's degree
$46,550 – $191,9901,580
16Facilities Managers$79,770
Bachelor's degree
$57,900 – $129,87080
17Social and Community Service Managers$78,420
Bachelor's degree
$50,590 – $110,760110
18Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$67,830
Bachelor's degree
$43,890 – $96,95070
19Food Service Managers$62,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,250 – $102,520190
20Lodging Managers$60,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,110 – $102,97060
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$56,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,720 – $101,67050
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,820
Bachelor's degree
$46,990 – $76,62030

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

#	Occupation	MedianTraverse City, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$248,510	$93,040 – $431,160	60
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,450	$88,410 – $213,030	100
3	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,590	$70,140 – $213,770	60
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,170	$97,130 – $263,520	70
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,810	$71,820 – $214,450	310
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$110,070	$70,180 – $176,700	80
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,140	$78,060 – $169,010	70
8	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,610	$64,270 – $177,770	260
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,390	$68,730 – $156,110	150
10	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,090	$63,540 – $211,970	240
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$102,390	$77,780 – $133,910	130
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,540	$60,240 – $160,810	210
13	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$93,960	$62,580 – $154,740	90
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,260	$57,740 – $128,430	100
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$84,300	$46,550 – $191,990	1,580
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,770	$57,900 – $129,870	80
17	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$78,420	$50,590 – $110,760	110
18	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$67,830	$43,890 – $96,950	70
19	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,520	$44,250 – $102,520	190
20	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,170	$35,110 – $102,970	60
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,180	$30,720 – $101,670	50
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$48,820	$46,990 – $76,620	30

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