High paying tech and IT jobs in Michigan

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,760
Bachelor's degree
$99,270 – $232,87016,010
2Software Developers$125,570
Bachelor's degree
$78,930 – $166,51043,460
3Computer Hardware Engineers$119,670
Bachelor's degree
$78,240 – $176,7001,420
4Computer Network Architects$112,040
Bachelor's degree
$71,400 – $167,9603,210
5Information Security Analysts$106,230
Bachelor's degree
$64,150 – $165,7303,280
6Computer Occupations, All Other$105,680
Bachelor's degree
$51,440 – $160,8307,440
7Computer Systems Analysts$103,410
Bachelor's degree
$66,360 – $155,67014,070
8Data Scientists$100,590
Bachelor's degree
$60,830 – $162,6707,360
9Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$98,720
Bachelor's degree
$52,460 – $135,8303,480
10Web Developers$98,470
Bachelor's degree
$49,930 – $149,6601,580
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$92,750
Bachelor's degree
$63,100 – $133,9006,900
12Web and Digital Interface Designers$81,010
Bachelor's degree
$42,660 – $140,8301,750
13Computer Network Support Specialists$65,900
Associate's degree
$40,250 – $108,2502,470
14Computer Programmers$65,860
Bachelor's degree
$35,600 – $127,8504,400
15Computer User Support Specialists$56,240
Some college, no degree
$38,150 – $84,94022,090

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,760	$99,270 – $232,870	16,010
2	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$125,570	$78,930 – $166,510	43,460
3	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$119,670	$78,240 – $176,700	1,420
4	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$112,040	$71,400 – $167,960	3,210
5	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$106,230	$64,150 – $165,730	3,280
6	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$105,680	$51,440 – $160,830	7,440
7	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,410	$66,360 – $155,670	14,070
8	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$100,590	$60,830 – $162,670	7,360
9	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$98,720	$52,460 – $135,830	3,480
10	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$98,470	$49,930 – $149,660	1,580
11	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$92,750	$63,100 – $133,900	6,900
12	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$81,010	$42,660 – $140,830	1,750
13	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$65,900	$40,250 – $108,250	2,470
14	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$65,860	$35,600 – $127,850	4,400
15	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$56,240	$38,150 – $84,940	22,090

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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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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