Project Management Jobs in Michigan

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Michigan Ranks:
6
in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary
22
in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary
26
in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary
36
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary
36
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary
44
in the US for Natural Sciences Managers median annual salary

Michigan is a study in contrasts when it comes to project management, with some regions offering more jobs than others, and at a wide range of salaries. Choose a specialty and region carefully, in order to receive competitive wages. Made famous for its depressed economy in the movie “Roger and Me,” construction managers in the city of Flint actually earn 134% of the U.S. median yearly salary, or $111,000, and its industrial production managers make 121% of the national average, or $108,000. In the affluent city of Ann Arbor, natural sciences managers average over $133,000, annually. Computer and information systems managers in Battle Creek, however, earn only 71% of the national median salary. Battle Creek also ranks lowest for its architectural and engineering manager salaries, at just 58% of the U.S. average.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Industrial Production Managers10,590$96,630108%
Architectural and Engineering Managers8,970$109,70088%
Computer and Information Systems Managers7,310$97,77081%
Construction Managers4,240$82,30099%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers1,630$79,41097%
Natural Sciences Managers930$88,81077%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI5,360$114,96092%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI770$97,61078%
Ann Arbor, MI360$122,62098%
Holland-Grand Haven, MI280$98,72079%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI240$99,87080%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI230$89,05071%
Monroe, MI210$120,33096%
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI190$103,00082%
Battle Creek, MI70$71,87058%
Flint, MI60$105,65085%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI50$88,91071%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI3,960$106,71088%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI880$88,40073%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI630$97,39081%
Ann Arbor, MI570$105,06087%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI170$92,60077%
Holland-Grand Haven, MI140$91,85076%
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI90$91,95076%
Flint, MI80$91,47076%
Battle Creek, MI60$86,46071%
Jackson, MI50$92,40076%
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI50$92,63077%
Monroe, MI40$100,15083%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI40$91,32076%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI1,880$88,910107%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI540$70,14085%
Ann Arbor, MI180$96,880117%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI140$71,10086%
Holland-Grand Haven, MI130$62,88076%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI130$85,020103%
Flint, MI90$111,110134%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI70$68,59083%
Battle Creek, MI60$87,000105%
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI60$73,23088%
Monroe, MI60$84,430102%
Jackson, MI40$78,18094%
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI40$86,300104%
Bay City, MI30$53,68065%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI5,450$106,750120%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI1,050$88,23099%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI380$91,990103%
Holland-Grand Haven, MI340$91,700103%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI280$91,650103%
Flint, MI260$107,950121%
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI250$89,160100%
Ann Arbor, MI240$98,390110%
Jackson, MI130$90,290101%
Battle Creek, MI130$80,86091%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI120$89,830101%
Monroe, MI110$107,210120%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI270$83,05072%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI40$95,47082%
Ann Arbor, MI30$133,130115%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI750$85,620105%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI170$65,22080%
Flint, MI70$93,210114%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI60$76,75094%
Holland-Grand Haven, MI50$81,37099%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI50$76,24093%
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI50$97,000119%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012