Salaries in Ann Arbor.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.02x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$344,000

SVP of Data

Median of All Roles

$141,000

Recommendation Systems Engineer

Entry Level

$34,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Ann Arbor, MI has a cost-of-living index of 1.02x the national average. The highest-paying role is SVP of Data at $344,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $141,000. Ann Arbor is a top-tier research hub anchored by the University of Michigan.

About the Ann Arbor market

Ann Arbor is a top-tier research hub anchored by the University of Michigan. The city has a thriving startup ecosystem, strong automotive R&D presence, and growing AI and robotics sector. Toyota, Google, and numerous autonomous vehicle companies have offices here.

Higher EducationAutomotive R&DTechnologyHealthcareRobotics

Top 50 salaries in Ann Arbor

#	Role	Median	Range
1	SVP of Data	$344,000	$292,000 – $447,000
2	SVP of Technology	$344,000	$292,000 – $447,000
3	Senior VP of Security	$343,000	$292,000 – $446,000
4	SVP of AI Innovation	$334,000	$283,000 – $434,000
5	Senior VP of Product	$333,000	$260,000 – $433,000
6	Chief Security Officer	$333,000	$260,000 – $433,000
7	SVP of Engineering	$327,000	$278,000 – $425,000
8	Chief Science Officer	$323,000	$252,000 – $419,000
9	VP of AI Product	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
10	VP of Support Engineering	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
11	SVP of Product	$321,000	$272,000 – $417,000
12	SVP of Finance	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
13	VP of AI	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
14	VP of AI Research	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
15	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$318,000	$248,000 – $414,000
16	VP of Platform Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
17	VP of Security Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
18	VP of Data Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
19	VP of Infrastructure	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
20	VP of Data	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
21	VP of Field Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
22	SVP of Strategy	$315,000	$246,000 – $410,000
23	VP of Application Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
24	Chief AI Officer	$313,000	$232,000 – $404,000
25	Chief Design Officer	$313,000	$244,000 – $407,000
26	Chief Strategy Officer	$313,000	$244,000 – $407,000
27	VP of IT	$312,000	$266,000 – $406,000
28	VP of Information Technology	$312,000	$266,000 – $406,000
29	VP of AI Engineering	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
30	VP of Mobile	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
31	VP of Developer Experience	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
32	VP of Privacy	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
33	VP of Risk	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
34	VP of Database Engineering	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
35	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
36	VP of Cybersecurity	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
37	Senior Head of Security	$307,000	$261,000 – $399,000
38	Senior VP of Design	$307,000	$240,000 – $399,000
39	VP of Data Science	$306,000	$261,000 – $398,000
40	VP of Technical Support	$306,000	$261,000 – $398,000
41	Chief Technology Officer	$305,000	$226,000 – $399,000
42	Chief Commercial Officer	$304,000	$237,000 – $396,000
43	VP of Engineering	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
44	VP of Machine Learning	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
45	VP of Finance	$303,000	$257,000 – $394,000
46	VP of Cloud	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
47	Chief Legal Officer	$303,000	$236,000 – $394,000
48	VP of Information Security	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
49	VP of Reliability Engineering	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
50	VP of Core Engineering	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000

Tax considerations

Michigan has a flat 4.25% income tax. Ann Arbor has a city income tax of 1% for residents. The moderate combined rate is offset by the strong employer base and research ecosystem.

Negotiating in Ann Arbor

Leverage the autonomous vehicle and robotics corridor. Ann Arbor employers pay nationally competitive rates for AI, robotics, and automotive engineering talent.

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