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SOC 15-1299 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Computer Occupations, All Other — Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · 10 metro areas compared

$106,240 /year
$51.08per hour
390jobs in area
−8.9%vs US median

The median wage for Computer Occupations, All Other in Ann Arbor, MI is $106,240 per year, 8.9% below the national median of $116,580.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $116,58010TH$57,34025TH$71,810MEDIAN$106,24075TH$138,39090TH$166,860

How pay has moved

$117,740$51,0802019202020212022202320242025$106,240
$62,190 in 2019 to $106,240 in 2025, +70.8% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+8.2%
Openings per year
31,300
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Ann Arbor, MI.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Computer Occupations, All Other in Ann Arbor, MI is $106,240 per year, 8.9% below the national median of $116,580. Pay ranges from under $57,340 at the tenth percentile to more than $166,860 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $71,810 to $138,390.

The area has 390 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 1.8 of every thousand jobs. Jackson leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $128,570. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 65th of 434 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Ann Arbor, MI · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$57,340−50.8%
25th$71,810−38.4%
Median (50th)$106,240−8.9%
75th$138,390+18.7%
90th$166,860+43.1%
Mean$109,120−6.4%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Michigan

Median annual wage for Computer Occupations, All Other, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Jackson$128,570110
2Battle Creek$112,400300
3Detroit$107,5603,830
4Midland$102,28030
5Grand Rapids$100,220720
6Saginaw$99,580100
7Lansing$90,250390
8Traverse City$82,33040
9Kalamazoo$81,940110
10Flint$68,280120

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Ann Arbor sit close to the national average, so $106,240 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.

Published median

$106,240as reported by BLS

Local price level

100.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$105,292US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $106,240 a year, 8.9% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $57,340 to $166,860 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 390 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Jackson, at $128,570.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Computer Occupations, All Other in Ann Arbor, MI?

The median annual wage is $106,240, or $51.08 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $116,580, so pay in Ann Arbor, MI is 8.9% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Ann Arbor, MI earns more than $166,860 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $57,340 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Jackson, at $128,570 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 390 jobs in this occupation in Ann Arbor, MI. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.