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Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?
We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the Detroit area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.
We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Cardiologists are the highest paid people in Detroit.
Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Detroit:
- Cardiologists
- Physicians, Pathologists
- Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
- Psychiatrists
- Chief Executives
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Family Medicine Physicians
- General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Nurse Anesthetists
Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 12 on the list of highest paid professions in Detroit. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.
If you’re interested, you can read more about the Detroit and Michigan job scene here:
- The 10 Best Jobs In Michigan For 2017 College Grads
- These Are The 10 Fastest Growing Jobs In Michigan In 2017
- These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Michigan
How we determined the highest paid jobs in Detroit For 2022
We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 640 job classifications in Detroit in order to identify those that get paid the most.
Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂
We used the most recently released BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 29, 2022.
For more reading, check out:
Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Detroit
Rank | Job Title | Average Salary | Entry Level Salary | # Of People |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cardiologists | $346,540 | $122,140 | 210 |
2 | Physicians, Pathologists | $339,890 | $194,990 | 60 |
3 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $336,400 | $62,770 | 140 |
4 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $321,050 | $170,260 | 190 |
5 | Psychiatrists | $277,670 | $134,170 | 150 |
6 | Chief Executives | $277,490 | $107,120 | 1,400 |
7 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $262,730 | $64,270 | 150 |
8 | Family Medicine Physicians | $240,430 | $129,360 | 540 |
9 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $217,380 | $102,120 | 1,100 |
10 | Nurse Anesthetists | $216,570 | $195,550 | 940 |
11 | Pediatricians, General | $198,860 | $135,440 | 320 |
12 | Dentists, General | $185,850 | $30,420 | 1,540 |
13 | Physicians, All Other | $152,450 | $60,050 | 6,620 |
14 | Natural Sciences Managers | $150,430 | $81,630 | 560 |
15 | Physicists | $148,850 | $63,450 | 150 |
16 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $145,230 | $95,420 | 6,690 |
17 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $144,290 | $100,350 | 7,290 |
18 | Sales Managers | $141,850 | $65,870 | 6,310 |
19 | Financial Managers | $141,720 | $78,890 | 8,990 |
20 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $141,300 | $78,270 | 160 |
21 | Purchasing Managers | $134,130 | $79,650 | 1,370 |
22 | Marketing Managers | $132,950 | $63,990 | 2,750 |
23 | Public Relations Managers | $131,750 | $77,040 | 480 |
24 | Human Resources Managers | $127,260 | $77,040 | 2,320 |
25 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $125,630 | $64,530 | 130 |
26 | Optometrists | $124,540 | $99,880 | 470 |
27 | Lawyers | $123,730 | $62,820 | 9,890 |
28 | General and Operations Managers | $122,370 | $47,570 | 35,330 |
29 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $121,330 | $75,570 | 150 |
30 | Podiatrists | $121,170 | $65,760 | 220 |
31 | Personal Financial Advisors | $119,020 | $47,570 | 2,710 |
32 | Industrial Production Managers | $118,530 | $65,190 | 6,290 |
33 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $118,430 | $63,110 | 670 |
34 | Database Architects | $117,990 | $78,230 | 390 |
35 | Pharmacists | $117,970 | $48,240 | 4,940 |
36 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $116,960 | $79,870 | 90 |
37 | Veterinarians | $115,570 | $61,760 | 1,010 |
38 | Managers, All Other | $115,420 | $52,470 | 4,050 |
39 | Physician Assistants | $114,170 | $82,090 | 1,730 |
40 | Nurse Midwives | $113,830 | $99,340 | 50 |
41 | Chemical Engineers | $113,780 | $60,900 | 540 |
42 | Medical Dosimetrists | $113,660 | $79,980 | 60 |
43 | Training and Development Managers | $113,440 | $65,990 | 240 |
44 | Computer Network Architects | $112,640 | $60,160 | 1,720 |
45 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $112,370 | $60,010 | 5,650 |
46 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $111,530 | $50,190 | 2,300 |
47 | Construction Managers | $110,960 | $62,770 | 2,680 |
48 | Fundraising Managers | $110,720 | $63,880 | 230 |
49 | Economists | $110,560 | $63,270 | 140 |
50 | Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | $109,570 | $61,060 | 100 |
51 | Administrative Services Managers | $109,530 | $59,200 | 2,290 |
52 | Nurse Practitioners | $109,250 | $96,040 | 2,500 |
53 | Sales Engineers | $109,130 | $63,220 | 890 |
54 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $109,030 | $47,970 | 320 |
55 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $108,970 | $64,280 | 420 |
56 | Computer Systems Analysts | $107,870 | $65,310 | 9,660 |
57 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $107,510 | $77,750 | 2,740 |
58 | Biological Scientists, All Other | $106,790 | $50,850 | 220 |
59 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $105,930 | $51,090 | 1,050 |
60 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $105,190 | $63,630 | 60 |
61 | Chemists | $103,720 | $60,260 | 1,460 |
62 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $103,530 | $48,200 | 570 |
63 | Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other | $103,310 | $29,810 | 380 |
64 | Environmental Engineers | $102,750 | $60,900 | 770 |
65 | Financial Risk Specialists | $101,260 | $61,080 | 600 |
66 | Software Developers | $101,120 | $62,960 | 21,740 |
67 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $100,750 | $64,560 | 2,920 |
68 | Electrical Engineers | $100,670 | $62,650 | 5,870 |
69 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $100,430 | $51,000 | 1,460 |
70 | Statisticians | $100,240 | $61,690 | 240 |
71 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $99,980 | $60,010 | 2,850 |
72 | Engineers, All Other | $99,530 | $60,900 | 7,340 |
73 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $98,970 | $64,610 | 1,150 |
74 | Microbiologists | $97,390 | $60,820 | 80 |
75 | Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $97,220 | $60,890 | 110 |
76 | Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $96,980 | $48,410 | 170 |
77 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $96,040 | $50,080 | 510 |
78 | Commercial Pilots | $95,770 | $36,360 | 440 |
79 | Loan Officers | $95,670 | $30,950 | 10,120 |
80 | Project Management Specialists | $95,260 | $52,750 | 11,560 |
81 | Actuaries | $95,010 | $63,040 | 180 |
82 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $94,920 | $77,680 | 1,150 |
83 | Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | $94,920 | $61,420 | 140 |
84 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $94,850 | $58,660 | 130 |
85 | Mechanical Engineers | $94,720 | $61,470 | 21,920 |
86 | Art Directors | $94,270 | $49,330 | 570 |
87 | Information Security Analysts | $93,860 | $47,570 | 1,400 |
88 | Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | $93,230 | $41,730 | 30 |
89 | Management Analysts | $93,050 | $49,970 | 7,940 |
90 | Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | $92,670 | $60,690 | 170 |
91 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $92,000 | $63,310 | 420 |
92 | Industrial Engineers | $91,390 | $61,480 | 14,610 |
93 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists | $91,290 | $49,830 | 50 |
94 | Facilities Managers | $91,180 | $50,140 | 1,540 |
95 | Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $90,530 | $64,030 | 90 |
96 | Data Scientists | $90,260 | $50,520 | 1,620 |
97 | Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $89,920 | $48,670 | 410 |
98 | Materials Scientists | $89,590 | $61,670 | 100 |
99 | Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $89,210 | $49,760 | 40 |
100 | Financial Examiners | $89,170 | $48,630 | 250 |