Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Across all occupations in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metropolitan area, the median wage is $46,060 a year ($22.15 an hour) and the mean $56,400, May 2025. That median is −10% against the US median of $50,980 and −7% against Michigan's $49,270. BLS counts 62,340 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is nurse anesthetists; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI vs Michigan and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI area, Michigan and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	Hourly	$13.74	$16.86	$22.15	$30.84	$45.19	$27.11	62,340
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	Annual	$28,590	$35,080	$46,060	$64,150	$94,000	$56,400	62,340
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.

252 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$243,270	$116.96	60
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$220,540	$106.03	60
3	Chief Executives	$177,090	$85.14	70
4	Personal Financial Advisors	$159,990	$76.92	100
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,140	$74.11	130
6	Pharmacists	$141,460	$68.01	180
7	Physician Assistants	$132,230	$63.57	110
8	Human Resources Managers	$130,580	$62.78	50
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Michigan	$124,960	$60.08	90
10	Industrial Production Managers	$124,100	$59.67	280
11	Marketing Managers	$124,070	$59.65	50
12	Dentists, General	$123,240	$59.25	60
13	Sales Managers in Michigan	$121,460	$58.39	170
14	Financial Managers in Michigan	$120,070	$57.72	180
15	Nurse Practitioners	$117,670	$56.57	60
16	Managers, All Other in Michigan	$116,820	$56.16	70
17	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$112,520	$54.10	60
18	Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,970	$50.46	210
19	Administrative Services Managers	$103,010	$49.53	50
20	Construction Managers	$102,640	$49.35	80

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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Michigan	2,740	43.95	1.77	$28,850
2	Retail Salespersons in Michigan	2,360	37.80	1.51	$30,570
3	Cashiers in Michigan	1,890	30.37	1.53	$28,590
4	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Michigan	1,440	23.15	0.84	$34,950
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Michigan	1,250	20.08	1.10	$33,790
6	General and Operations Managers in Michigan	1,140	18.34	0.81	$86,200
7	Office Clerks, General in Michigan	1,020	16.30	1.03	$42,610
8	Waiters and Waitresses in Michigan	930	14.90	1.02	$44,920
8	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Michigan	930	14.95	1.65	$41,540
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Michigan	900	14.40	0.76	$38,330
11	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	740	11.89	3.09	$58,850
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Michigan	720	11.58	0.81	$34,510
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Michigan	720	11.48	0.87	$50,500
14	Customer Service Representatives in Michigan	700	11.28	0.68	$40,760
15	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Michigan	680	10.95	1.52	$45,810
16	Nursing Assistants in Michigan	670	10.77	1.16	$38,760
17	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Michigan	660	10.65	1.35	$36,480
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Michigan	620	9.94	1.11	$62,660
19	Cooks, Restaurant in Michigan	600	9.70	1.07	$35,810
20	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Michigan	590	9.40	1.18	$61,850

Most concentrated occupations in Muskegon-Norton Shores, 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	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	18.02	120	1.94	$40,050
2	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	16.96	460	7.31	$59,750
3	Tool and Die Makers	7.69	180	2.82	$63,240
4	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	7.62	520	8.31	$55,390
5	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.19	360	5.71	$47,330
6	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.87	310	4.97	$59,430
7	Machinists	4.63	530	8.55	$48,280
8	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.53	250	4.06	$58,220
9	Tire Repairers and Changers	4.01	170	2.80	$35,950
10	Parts Salespersons	3.80	410	6.60	$30,900

Occupation groups in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$99,780	$113,220	3,410	54.76	0.76
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$82,920	$95,410	4,760	76.35	1.21
Architecture and Engineering	$81,270	$87,400	1,360	21.75	1.29
Computer and Mathematical	$78,450	$84,080	550	8.80	0.26
Legal	$77,600	$89,100	230	3.69	0.44
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$77,180	$80,850	430	6.85	0.72
Business and Financial Operations	$71,500	$76,950	2,060	33.12	0.49
Protective Service	$61,210	$59,850	1,220	19.55	0.80
Educational Instruction and Library	$59,180	$60,690	2,930	47.03	0.80
Construction and Extraction	$59,150	$64,720	2,120	34.09	0.82
Community and Social Service	$56,450	$57,530	1,240	19.97	1.16
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$55,640	$56,780	2,770	44.38	1.13
Production	$49,330	$50,960	8,520	136.73	2.48
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$48,510	$54,170	470	7.61	0.58
Office and Administrative Support	$44,160	$46,390	5,880	94.31	0.83
Healthcare Support	$38,070	$39,520	3,100	49.80	0.98
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,920	$42,470	4,760	76.44	0.87
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,420	$42,310	90	1.46	0.52
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,480	$36,940	1,430	23.00	0.79
Sales and Related	$33,230	$41,890	6,750	108.29	1.25
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,640	$34,220	7,140	114.47	1.30
Personal Care and Service	$29,620	$34,650	1,100	17.59	0.84

Every occupation in Michigan, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 252 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI estimates (area 34740).

*: 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, 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.