SOC 13-1199 · Ann Arbor, MI metro

Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary in Ann Arbor, MI

The average salary for other business operations specialists in Ann Arbor, Michigan is $86,260 a year ($41.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $81,810: half of the 1,400 people in this job in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

$86,260average per year

$41.47 / hourMedian $81,810Take-home ≈ $66,094

  • $53K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,400people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#4 of 15Michigan metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay range in Ann Arbor

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,730 or more. The middle half of other business operations specialists in Ann Arbor earn between $66,200 and $100,300.

  • $53K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$86,260$7,188$41.47
Median$81,810$6,818$39.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,200$5,517$31.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$100,300$8,358$48.22

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in Ann Arbor vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Other business operations specialists in Ann Arbor earn about the same as the Michigan average ($88,290) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($93,970). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $83,050.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ann Arbor$86,260$81,810$53,380$131,7301,400
Michigan$88,290$81,810$50,180$131,73020,940
United States$93,970$83,050$47,880$150,0101,087,090

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in Ann Arbor

On the average salary of $86,260, a single filer in Ann Arbor takes home about $66,094 a year, or $5,508 a month and $2,542 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Ann Arbor a good place for other business operations specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ann Arbor area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $86,260 buys what about $85,508 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Ann Arbor ($55,380). A typical home costs $422,945, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in other Michigan cities

Ann Arbor ranks 4th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Detroit pays the most ($95,170).

All Business Operations Specialists, All Other salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for other business operations specialists

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($134,090).

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in Ann Arbor: questions

How much do other business operations specialists make an hour in Ann Arbor?

$41.47 an hour on average, and $39.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other business operations specialists salary in Ann Arbor?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,380 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other business operations specialists take-home pay in Ann Arbor?

About $66,094 a year ($5,508 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $86,260.

Do other business operations specialists earn more in Ann Arbor than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1199; area Ann Arbor, MI (11460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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