Average Salary in Michigan
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Michigan. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$63,120Rank #26 of 51
- Median annual wage$48,300Rank #27 of 51
- Median household income$72,389ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity96.2US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$65,613Rank #27 at national prices
- Total employment4,390,620Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $63,120 is $14,820 (30.7 %) above the median of $48,300, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Michigan are about 3.8 % below the national average (RPP 96.2, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Michigan buys what $65,613 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Michigan is $72,389 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Michigan
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $148,340 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $146,830 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $129,620 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $114,890 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $106,150 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $104,040 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $102,030 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $101,770 |
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