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Bay City salaries

The median worker in the Bay City, MI metro area earned $41,940 a year in 2024, about $20.17 an hour. That ranks #331 of the 391 metro areas published here, 15.3% below the national median.

Michigan

Median pay $41,940 $20.17 per hour
Vs national -15.3% U.S. $49,500
Workers 33,370 wage and salary
Metro rank #331 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Bay City pays 13.2% less than Michigan as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.78× 1,460 $26,930
Nursing Assistants 1.66× 500 $36,850
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.46× 690 $29,230
Office Clerks, General 1.44× 780 $39,450
Cashiers 1.35× 920 $27,820
Stockers and Order Fillers 1.29× 780 $32,430
Retail Salespersons 1.25× 1,030 $30,120
Registered Nurses 1.18× 840 $87,670
Waiters and Waitresses 1.12× 560 $35,040
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1.1× 950 $31,410
General and Operations Managers 0.86× 670 $78,690

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Bay City
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Registered Nurses $87,670 $42.15 840
General and Operations Managers $78,690 $37.83 670
Accountants and Auditors $68,060 $32.72 320
Electricians $66,770 $32.10 220
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $64,840 n/a 340
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $62,400 $30.00 220
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $57,530 $27.66 220
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $57,060 $27.43 310
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $54,790 $26.34 480
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $45,570 $21.91 210
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $45,240 $21.75 310
Construction Laborers $45,050 $21.66 200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $43,140 $20.74 380
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $43,020 $20.69 290
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $42,280 $20.33 340
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $41,890 $20.14 290
Office Clerks, General $39,450 $18.97 780
Bartenders $38,590 $18.55 230
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $37,120 $17.85 310
Customer Service Representatives $36,870 $17.72 320
Nursing Assistants $36,850 $17.72 500
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $36,500 $17.55 280
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $35,680 $17.15 320
Waiters and Waitresses $35,040 $16.85 560
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $35,010 $16.83 440
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $34,530 $16.60 270
Cooks, Restaurant $34,030 $16.36 390
Receptionists and Information Clerks $33,650 $16.18 250
Light Truck Drivers $32,550 $15.65 250
Stockers and Order Fillers $32,430 $15.59 780
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $31,410 $15.10 950
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $31,070 n/a 290
Retail Salespersons $30,120 $14.48 1,030
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,230 $14.05 690
Cashiers $27,820 $13.37 920
Fast Food and Counter Workers $26,930 $12.95 1,460

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Bay City by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,460 $26,930 $12.95
Retail Salespersons 1,030 $30,120 $14.48
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 950 $31,410 $15.10
Cashiers 920 $27,820 $13.37
Registered Nurses 840 $87,670 $42.15
Office Clerks, General 780 $39,450 $18.97
Stockers and Order Fillers 780 $32,430 $15.59
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 690 $29,230 $14.05
General and Operations Managers 670 $78,690 $37.83
Waiters and Waitresses 560 $35,040 $16.85
Nursing Assistants 500 $36,850 $17.72
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 480 $54,790 $26.34
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 440 $35,010 $16.83
Cooks, Restaurant 390 $34,030 $16.36
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 380 $43,140 $20.74
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 340 $64,840 n/a
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 340 $42,280 $20.33
Accountants and Auditors 320 $68,060 $32.72
Customer Service Representatives 320 $36,870 $17.72
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 320 $35,680 $17.15

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other Michigan metro areas

Bay City pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Bay City?

The median across all occupations is $41,940, or $20.17 an hour, covering 33,370 wage and salary workers. The mean is $53,170, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Bay City pay more than the rest of Michigan?

No. The metro median of $41,940 is 13.2% below the Michigan median of $48,300. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Bay City?

Registered Nurses ($87,670), General and Operations Managers ($78,690), Accountants and Auditors ($68,060). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Bay City unusually full of?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, at 1.78× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.