These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Detroit, MI For 2018

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 Psychiatrists are the highest paid people in Detroit.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Detroit:

1. Psychiatrists
2. Chief Executives
3. Surgeons
4. Pediatricians, General
5. Nurse Anesthetists
6. Family and General Practitioners
7. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
8. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
9. Internists, General
10. Dentists, General

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 10 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 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 514 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 30, 2018.

For more reading, check out:

• These Are The 100 Lowest Paying Jobs In Michigan

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Detroit

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Psychiatrists	$224,800	$160,820	120
2	Chief Executives	$203,090	$92,330	1,330
3	Surgeons	$191,360	$44,560	230
4	Pediatricians, General	$190,190	$49,620	320
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$181,820	$166,390	650
6	Family and General Practitioners	$164,890	$46,290	830
7	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$158,940	$45,020	210
8	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$158,690	$47,640	4,390
9	Internists, General	$156,790	$45,270	590
10	Dentists, General	$151,550	$69,010	490
11	Marketing Managers	$148,500	$63,200	920
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$142,170	$83,820	2,020
13	Sales Managers	$137,240	$74,090	2,090
14	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$135,640	$57,330	100
15	Physicists	$134,130	$72,550	60
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,670	$82,160	1,780
17	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$129,130	$65,970	290
18	Industrial Production Managers	$125,740	$78,220	2,000
19	Purchasing Managers	$125,710	$61,520	570
20	Financial Managers	$121,730	$59,940	2,550
21	General and Operations Managers	$119,560	$50,590	10,310
22	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$117,280	$74,440	110
23	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$115,850	$78,150	3,160
24	Human Resources Managers	$113,440	$62,710	940
25	Pharmacists	$113,160	$93,910	1,680
26	Optometrists	$113,120	$30,020	100
27	Medical and Health Services Managers	$112,410	$60,650	1,660
28	Computer Network Architects	$111,150	$76,800	740
29	Training and Development Managers	$106,000	$62,800	90
30	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$104,340	$68,810	270
31	Managers, All Other	$104,240	$60,120	2,410
32	Transportation Inspectors	$103,520	$76,300	160
33	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$102,590	$67,620	60
34	Chemical Engineers	$102,080	$72,330	70
35	Personal Financial Advisors	$101,480	$40,710	710
36	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$99,370	$65,320	730
37	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,360	$57,130	660
38	Construction Managers	$96,330	$66,520	700
39	Physician Assistants	$95,870	$63,810	400
40	Computer Systems Analysts	$95,430	$62,760	3,850
41	Electrical Engineers	$95,220	$64,590	2,630
42	Engineers, All Other	$94,230	$63,010	2,210
43	Software Developers, Applications	$94,210	$56,340	3,480
44	Mechanical Engineers	$94,050	$64,410	12,270
45	Environmental Engineers	$93,710	$56,900	560
46	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$93,650	$59,150	980
47	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,380	$44,000	460
48	Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	$92,060	$55,700	110
49	Nurse Practitioners	$91,890	$60,790	690
50	Industrial Engineers	$91,820	$64,540	5,380
51	Management Analysts	$91,820	$53,110	3,510
52	Financial Examiners	$91,810	$48,880	70
53	Actuaries	$91,430	$56,550	40
54	Sales Engineers	$91,390	$52,490	340
55	Veterinarians	$90,690	$63,740	300
56	Database Administrators	$90,040	$50,950	550
57	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$89,630	$65,850	590
58	Operations Research Analysts	$89,390	$59,760	510
59	Podiatrists	$88,970	$40,590	100
60	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,190	$68,050	40
61	Financial Analysts	$87,900	$53,430	1,920
62	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$87,400	$46,010	2,750
63	Financial Specialists, All Other	$87,340	$41,430	1,280
64	Budget Analysts	$86,760	$59,420	350
65	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,730	$61,910	230
66	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$85,890	$50,210	1,030
67	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,750	$43,980	170
68	Information Security Analysts	$85,320	$49,260	640
69	Software Developers, Systems Software	$84,670	$51,570	3,130
70	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$84,640	$58,900	1,490
71	Physical Therapists	$84,630	$59,850	1,250
72	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,150	$50,280	50
73	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,770	$30,260	120
74	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,210	$44,920	160
75	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,950	$42,910	130
76	Education Administrators, All Other	$81,640	$41,090	100
77	Computer Hardware Engineers	$81,210	$39,470	210
78	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$80,810	$39,700	430
79	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$80,550	$47,990	240
80	Administrative Services Managers	$80,490	$42,920	1,000
81	Computer Programmers	$79,840	$42,410	730
82	Materials Engineers	$78,710	$53,450	220
83	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$78,540	$44,530	100
84	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,190	$46,080	1,850
85	Computer Occupations, All Other	$77,740	$40,970	1,470
86	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,370	$43,140	400
87	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$77,260	$44,530	350
88	Compliance Officers	$76,340	$50,320	1,770
89	Commercial Pilots	$75,690	$35,990	340
90	Occupational Therapists	$75,620	$53,720	870
91	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,540	$33,740	550
92	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,430	$44,370	110
93	Real Estate Brokers	$75,160	$31,210	80
94	Civil Engineers	$75,110	$46,380	1,150
95	Chemists	$74,730	$41,650	420
96	Chiropractors	$74,470	$51,570	120
97	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$74,160	$41,270	2,730
98	Radiation Therapists	$74,090	$54,510	120
99	Lodging Managers	$73,780	$29,920	110
100	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$73,210	$37,400	310