Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Saginaw, MI

Each occupation's median wage in Saginaw, MI compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Saginaw, MI pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Saginaw, MI run 9.1% below the national average (2024), so a Saginaw, MI salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Saginaw, MI · vs. national

1Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$74,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,860 – $78,640+67.1%
2Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$65,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,400 – $65,610+39.1%
3Millwrights$91,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,400 – $97,480+38.5%
4Painters, Construction and Maintenance$63,360
No formal educational credential
$38,980 – $72,260+28.3%
5Social Workers, All Other$91,580
Bachelor's degree
$45,610 – $116,650+27.4%
6Electricians$79,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,060 – $94,360+26.4%
7Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$80,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,520 – $101,440+26.1%
8Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$83,180
Bachelor's degree
$61,170 – $83,180+25.5%
9Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$66,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,170 – $70,760+23.1%
10Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$72,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,280 – $72,800+21.0%
11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$76,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,280 – $76,780+20.2%
12Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,620 – $69,300+20.1%
13Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$59,620
No formal educational credential
$30,210 – $70,380+20.0%
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,430
Bachelor's degree
$50,450 – $87,620+18.9%
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$73,810
Bachelor's degree
$47,000 – $90,400+15.4%
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,440
Bachelor's degree
$65,380 – $97,440+15.3%
17Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$62,800
Associate's degree
$41,800 – $81,350+14.2%
18Parts Salespersons$43,960
No formal educational credential
$29,300 – $71,420+13.8%
19Massage Therapists$66,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,960 – $74,180+13.1%
20Crane and Tower Operators$76,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,930 – $94,030+12.7%
21Tool and Die Makers$71,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,760 – $96,020+12.3%
22Waiters and Waitresses$39,430
No formal educational credential
$25,960 – $62,860+11.9%
23Information and Record Clerks, All Other$54,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010 – $64,940+11.0%
24Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$65,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,810 – $107,670+10.4%
25Nurse Anesthetists$259,950
Master's degree
$224,400 – $318,600+9.9%
26Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$69,090
Bachelor's degree
$36,140 – $85,050+9.8%
27Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,740 – $68,740+9.3%
28Highway Maintenance Workers$54,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,520 – $63,740+9.2%
29Security Guards$40,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,900 – $56,630+7.1%
30Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$53,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,960 – $86,110+7.0%
31Bartenders$36,550
No formal educational credential
$25,960 – $76,010+6.4%
32Skincare Specialists$48,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,050 – $61,870+6.3%
33Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $64,440+5.0%
34Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,360
Associate's degree
$46,080 – $136,010+4.9%
35Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,270 – $109,000+4.9%
36Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$37,030
No formal educational credential
$28,610 – $39,500+4.7%
37Construction Laborers$49,000
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $64,990+4.0%
38Roofers$57,300
No formal educational credential
$37,280 – $72,370+3.4%
39Medical Records Specialists$52,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,070 – $78,940+3.4%
40Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$61,980
Master's degree
$39,390 – $93,140+2.8%
41Bill and Account Collectors$48,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,260 – $60,750+2.7%
42Carpenters$62,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,030 – $76,710+2.7%
43Pharmacists$144,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,640 – $164,740+2.5%
44Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,200 – $72,760+2.1%
45Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,960 – $86,360+2.1%
46Counter and Rental Clerks$42,120
No formal educational credential
$28,910 – $72,350+2.0%
47Public Safety Telecommunicators$54,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,110 – $62,570+1.8%
48First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,940 – $103,620+1.7%
49Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$50,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050 – $75,030+1.7%
50Special Education Teachers, All Other$77,760
Bachelor's degree
$48,030 – $98,990+1.5%

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

#	Occupation	MedianSaginaw, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,130	$35,860 – $78,640	+67.1%
2	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,610	$35,400 – $65,610	+39.1%
3	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,010	$78,400 – $97,480	+38.5%
4	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$63,360	$38,980 – $72,260	+28.3%
5	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$91,580	$45,610 – $116,650	+27.4%
6	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,860	$44,060 – $94,360	+26.4%
7	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,440	$45,520 – $101,440	+26.1%
8	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,180	$61,170 – $83,180	+25.5%
9	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,750	$54,170 – $70,760	+23.1%
10	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and GasHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,800	$54,280 – $72,800	+21.0%
11	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,780	$48,280 – $76,780	+20.2%
12	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,630	$36,620 – $69,300	+20.1%
13	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$59,620	$30,210 – $70,380	+20.0%
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,430	$50,450 – $87,620	+18.9%
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$73,810	$47,000 – $90,400	+15.4%
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,440	$65,380 – $97,440	+15.3%
17	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral ArrangersAssociate's degree	$62,800	$41,800 – $81,350	+14.2%
18	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$43,960	$29,300 – $71,420	+13.8%
19	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,090	$25,960 – $74,180	+13.1%
20	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,750	$47,930 – $94,030	+12.7%
21	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,910	$44,760 – $96,020	+12.3%
22	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$39,430	$25,960 – $62,860	+11.9%
23	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,950	$46,010 – $64,940	+11.0%
24	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,880	$42,810 – $107,670	+10.4%
25	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$259,950	$224,400 – $318,600	+9.9%
26	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$69,090	$36,140 – $85,050	+9.8%
27	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,880	$34,740 – $68,740	+9.3%
28	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,900	$36,520 – $63,740	+9.2%
29	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,730	$30,900 – $56,630	+7.1%
30	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,820	$36,960 – $86,110	+7.0%
31	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$36,550	$25,960 – $76,010	+6.4%
32	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,180	$31,050 – $61,870	+6.3%
33	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,940	$29,640 – $64,440	+5.0%
34	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,360	$46,080 – $136,010	+4.9%
35	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,830	$51,270 – $109,000	+4.9%
36	Food Servers, NonrestaurantNo formal educational credential	$37,030	$28,610 – $39,500	+4.7%
37	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$49,000	$31,200 – $64,990	+4.0%
38	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$57,300	$37,280 – $72,370	+3.4%
39	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,890	$38,070 – $78,940	+3.4%
40	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$61,980	$39,390 – $93,140	+2.8%
41	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,310	$36,260 – $60,750	+2.7%
42	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,240	$44,030 – $76,710	+2.7%
43	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$144,470	$101,640 – $164,740	+2.5%
44	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,480	$40,200 – $72,760	+2.1%
45	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,380	$37,960 – $86,360	+2.1%
46	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$42,120	$28,910 – $72,350	+2.0%
47	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,000	$39,110 – $62,570	+1.8%
48	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,710	$46,940 – $103,620	+1.7%
49	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,070	$34,050 – $75,030	+1.7%
50	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,760	$48,030 – $98,990	+1.5%

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