Midland, MI

Across all occupations in the Midland, MI metropolitan area, the median wage is $49,340 a year ($23.72 an hour) and the mean $70,070, May 2025. That median is −3% against the US median of $50,980 and 0% against Michigan's $49,270. BLS counts 37,300 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is chief executives; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Midland, MI vs Michigan and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Midland, MI area, Michigan and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Midland, MI	Hourly	$14.21	$17.71	$23.72	$39.08	$61.08	$33.69	37,300
Midland, MI	Annual	$29,560	$36,840	$49,340	$81,290	$127,040	$70,070	37,300
Michigan	Hourly	$14.56	$17.82	$23.69	$37.46	$53.20	$31.21	4,403,730
Michigan	Annual	$30,290	$37,070	$49,270	$77,910	$110,650	$64,920	4,403,730
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

168 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Michigan. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Midland, MI

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$587,950	$282.67	60
2	Natural Sciences Managers	$212,130	$101.98	60
3	Financial Managers in Michigan	$173,080	$83.21	310
4	Human Resources Managers	$170,710	$82.07	80
5	Dentists, General	$167,770	$80.66	40
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,460	$80.03	110
7	Industrial Production Managers	$154,070	$74.07	110
8	Pharmacists	$147,830	$71.07	90
9	Physician Assistants	$129,860	$62.43	110
10	Sales Managers in Michigan	$128,280	$61.67	80
11	Administrative Services Managers	$123,690	$59.47	60
12	Facilities Managers	$114,330	$54.97	50
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$112,320	$54.00	230
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$110,310	*	80
15	Mechanical Engineers	$109,230	$52.51	120
16	Information Security Analysts	$105,830	$50.88	60
17	Chemists	$105,710	$50.82	240
18	Industrial Engineers	$104,700	$50.34	170
19	Computer Systems Analysts	$102,840	$49.44	210
20	Computer Occupations, All Other	$102,280	$49.17	30

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Midland, MI

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Michigan	2,700	72.52	2.62	$36,950
2	Registered Nurses in Michigan	1,380	36.87	1.70	$86,360
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Michigan	1,060	28.38	1.14	$28,480
4	Retail Salespersons in Michigan	790	21.24	0.85	$33,260
5	Cashiers in Michigan	660	17.82	0.90	$30,280
6	Office Clerks, General in Michigan	630	16.79	1.06	$43,780
7	General and Operations Managers in Michigan	620	16.56	0.73	$98,270
7	Customer Service Representatives in Michigan	620	16.58	0.99	$48,250
9	Nursing Assistants in Michigan	600	16.14	1.73	$39,340
10	Stockers and Order Fillers in Michigan	550	14.69	0.81	$35,380
11	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Michigan	500	13.29	1.21	$49,010
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Michigan	490	13.01	1.42	$31,540
13	Accountants and Auditors in Michigan	450	12.15	1.30	$91,790
14	Waiters and Waitresses in Michigan	430	11.42	0.78	$37,750
15	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Michigan	420	11.23	1.82	$40,400
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Michigan	370	9.87	1.12	$46,500
17	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Michigan	350	9.33	0.49	$37,600
18	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Michigan	330	8.84	1.78	*
19	Medical Assistants in Michigan	320	8.50	1.62	$39,360
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Michigan	320	8.56	1.09	$37,400

Most concentrated occupations in Midland, MI

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Chemists	11.92	240	6.34	$105,710
2	Logisticians	4.54	270	7.33	*
3	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3.72	200	5.30	*
4	Physician Assistants	2.90	110	3.03	$129,860
5	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	2.76	110	2.82	$47,050
6	Medical Records Specialists	2.67	120	3.35	$52,050
7	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Michigan	2.62	2,700	72.52	$36,950
8	Coaches and Scouts	2.20	130	3.53	$38,890
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	2.17	110	3.08	$166,460
10	Dental Hygienists	2.12	110	3.04	$82,160

Occupation groups in Midland, MI

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$134,910	$152,570	3,400	91.21	1.27
Legal	$101,750	$163,230	190	5.16	0.61
Architecture and Engineering	$98,560	$101,990	660	17.63	1.05
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$86,830	$98,380	540	14.57	1.54
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$86,360	$116,150	3,820	102.39	1.62
Computer and Mathematical	$86,090	$91,810	880	23.48	0.69
Business and Financial Operations	$79,860	$86,670	2,420	64.95	0.96
Construction and Extraction	$61,510	$61,760	1,660	44.58	1.08
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$57,570	$61,030	1,180	31.74	0.81
Protective Service	$52,800	$55,780	390	10.36	0.43
Community and Social Service	$52,580	$56,430	760	20.36	1.19
Educational Instruction and Library	$48,740	$57,350	1,890	50.81	0.87
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$48,460	$58,060	430	11.66	0.89
Production	$48,120	$55,970	1,810	48.56	0.88
Office and Administrative Support	$45,820	$50,940	4,060	108.92	0.95
Healthcare Support	$38,570	$38,700	4,100	110.02	2.17
Transportation and Material Moving	$38,340	$42,860	2,350	63.12	0.72
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,840	$38,350	850	22.68	0.78
Sales and Related	$35,520	$46,780	2,320	62.33	0.72
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$30,400	$35,290	2,940	78.90	0.90
Personal Care and Service	$30,220	$35,440	600	15.97	0.76
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	–	–	–	–	–

Every occupation in Michigan, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 168 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Midland, MI estimates (area 33220).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Midland, MI area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.