2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI metropolitan area. 44 published occupation pages; regional price parity 100.9 (US = 100).
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · 44 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation
What Ann Arbor pays
Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.
| Occupation | Median | Employment |
|---|
| Financial Managers | $139,500 | 820 |
| Lawyers | $132,920 | 640 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $127,310 | 2,280 |
| Software Developers | $126,830 | 2,740 |
| General and Operations Managers | $106,000 | 3,180 |
| Industrial Engineers | $105,610 | 930 |
| Project Management Specialists | $103,690 | 1,430 |
| Registered Nurses | $103,450 | 10,980 |
| Electricians | $81,450 | 610 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $80,040 | 1,580 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $77,770 | 1,110 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $77,590 | 1,160 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $75,310 | 1,060 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $66,210 | 1,160 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $64,880 | 1,330 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $64,060 | 1,630 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $59,230 | 1,270 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $51,100 | 1,510 |
| Construction Laborers | $50,910 | 510 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $50,600 | 2,290 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $49,170 | 1,680 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $48,340 | 250 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $47,540 | 1,200 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $46,740 | 1,930 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $46,060 | 800 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $45,250 | 720 |
| Nursing Assistants | $44,570 | 3,430 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $43,960 | 660 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $43,470 | 2,010 |
| Medical Assistants | $43,180 | 2,440 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $42,650 | 410 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $42,340 | 1,250 |
| Security Guards | $42,100 | 630 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $40,230 | 2,710 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $39,190 | 1,500 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | $38,990 | 12,860 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $38,710 | 1,270 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $38,290 | 1,600 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $38,080 | 2,880 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $36,230 | 2,500 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $36,030 | 1,760 |
| Retail Salespersons | $35,040 | 4,570 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $33,220 | 4,800 |
| Cashiers | $32,370 | 4,510 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.