Salary, Cost of Living, Housing & Safety

Average Salary & Cost of Living in Michigan

Average salary (this dataset)
$69,233
Across 698 roles in 15 Michigan cities, BLS OEWS
Cost of living index
100.9
100 = U.S. average
Median home value
$422,945
zillow_real
Crime index
1688
Per 100k residents
State GDP
$702,467M
BEA, current dollars
Population
368,394
Census ACS 5-year

Highest-paying roles in Michigan (top 30 of 4864)

CityRoleMean salary
DetroitSurgeons, All Other$519,270
MidlandChief Executives$493,680
Grand RapidsAnesthesiologists$422,390
DetroitEmergency Medicine Physicians$381,710
Ann ArborPhysicians, All Other$365,500
Ann ArborChief Executives$341,790
JacksonChief Executives$339,550
DetroitChief Executives$336,360
DetroitAirline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$332,090
DetroitPsychiatrists$318,030
DetroitDermatologists$317,890
DetroitCardiologists$316,780
KalamazooPhysicians, All Other$310,610
NilesChief Executives$291,930
Grand RapidsChief Executives$290,320
LansingPhysicians, All Other$287,670
KalamazooChief Executives$286,560
MonroeChief Executives$282,570
Battle CreekFamily Medicine Physicians$280,430
Traverse CityChief Executives$273,420
SaginawNurse Anesthetists$268,040
FlintChief Executives$267,790
Grand RapidsObstetricians and Gynecologists$264,880
SaginawFamily Medicine Physicians$264,530
DetroitObstetricians and Gynecologists$259,380
LansingChief Executives$257,740
Grand RapidsPsychiatrists$256,480
DetroitNurse Anesthetists$255,930
SaginawChief Executives$254,010
LansingNurse Anesthetists$252,680

Michigan covers 15 cities and 698 professions in this dataset. Browse by profession to see all cities for a specific role.