SOC 13-1199 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make in Ann Arbor, MI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Ann Arbor, MI is $81,810. The 10th percentile is $53,380 and the 90th percentile is $131,730. Employment is 1,400.
Median annual wage
$81,810
- 10th percentile
- $53,380
- 25th percentile
- $66,200
- Median
- $81,810
- 75th percentile
- $100,300
- 90th percentile
- $131,730
- Mean
- $86,260
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Business Operations Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $53,380 and the 90th percentile is $131,730. The difference is $78,350, which is 95.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $66,200 to the 75th at $100,300, covers $34,100.
The mean annual wage is $86,260, which sits above the median of $81,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Ann Arbor, MI median is 1.5% lower than the national median of $83,050 for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,096, which is 2.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is about the same as the Michigan median of $81,810.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Operations Specialists, All Other at $81,096 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 6th of 31 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $81,810 and employment of 190. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,138, against $81,096 here.
- Monroe, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $81,740 and employment of 80. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,430, against $81,096 here.
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $84,970 and employment of 8,300. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,718, against $81,096 here.
Employment share
Business Operations Specialists, All Other accounts for 0.64% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (1,400 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.70% of employment (1,087,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Ann Arbor, MI · Business Operations Specialists, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make in Ann Arbor, MI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Ann Arbor, MI is $81,810. The 10th percentile is $53,380 and the 90th percentile is $131,730. Employment is 1,400.
How does that compare with the national median for Business Operations Specialists, All Other?
The local median is 1.5% lower than the national median of $83,050.
What is Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $81,810 is $81,096. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Business Operations Specialists, All Other?
Jackson, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $81,810. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 6th of 31 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.