BLS metro-level wage data places Brokerage Clerks pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI at a median of $68,100 per year ($32.74/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $65,750, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood pays +4% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 70 brokerage clerkss are employed across the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood MSA in SOC 43-4011.

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood pay distribution spans from $51,030 at the 10th percentile to $95,860 at the 90th — a 1.9× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $59,040 and the 75th at $75,240, so half of Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood-based brokerage clerkss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide MI data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.