Location Salary Data

Salaries in Traverse City, MI

Government-verified salary data from 88 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$84,185
88 filings
Median DOL Salary
$84,185
Total DOL Filings
88
Companies Hiring
62
Cost of Living Index
90.6
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Traverse City, MI$84,185
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Traverse City, MI is 38.2% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Traverse City

EmployerIndustryLocal FilingsMedian SalaryType
Accenture LLP8$85,342Staffing
Hagerty Insurance Agency8$92,414Other
CPM Acquisition Corporation5$70,034Other
MICROLINE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION5$95,000Other
Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc.4$68,960Other
THE MINERVINI GROUP, LLC4$24,274Other
Coforge Inc.3$99,403Other
LUONG ENTERPRISES LLC3$34,820Other
SKILLED MANUFACTURING INC.3$55,000Other
ORCA DEVELOPMENTS, LLC3$52,000Other
5NINE SOFTWARE INC2$47,310Other
WORLD MAGNETICS COMPANY2$147,000Other
Northwestern Michigan College2$53,475Other
CONE DRIVE OPERATIONS, INC.2$78,226Other
Hagerty Management, LLC2$123,489Other
NAVEEGO, INC.2$85,000Other
HEALTHBRIDGE FINANCIAL, LLC2$90,000Other
OV THE FARM2$72,000Other
CENTURY, INC.2N/AOther
Epitec, Inc.2$91,520Other
PROGRESSIVE STEP CORP.2$78,000Other
UMBONO INVESTMENTS (US) LLC2$49,000Other
Zoetis, Inc1$104,603Other
Munson Medical Center1$550,000Other
ATLAS SPACE OPERATIONS, INC.1$75,000Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Traverse City

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Electrical Engineers$75,720-26.5%6
Mechanical Engineers$66,518-35.3%5
General and Operations Managers$52,000-47.8%5

BLS Wage Survey Data - Michigan

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Michigan.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Nurse Anesthetists$234,5202,960
General Internal Medicine Physicians$227,2701,810
Family Medicine Physicians$219,9904,400
Chief Executives$219,2303,940
Physicians, All Other$197,95014,570
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$193,500560
Pediatricians, General$182,040770
Dentists, General$177,0803,920
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$167,560350
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,00014,030

Salary Trend in Traverse City, MI

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Traverse City, MI has a cost of living index of 90.6, which is 9.4% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $110,375 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Electrical Engineers$75,720$83,576
Mechanical Engineers$66,518$73,419
General and Operations Managers$52,000$57,395

Compare to Other Cities

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Popular Salary Pages in Traverse City, MI

Electrical EngineersGeneral and Operations ManagersMechanical Engineers
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.