BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers pay in Lansing-East Lansing, MI at a median of $55,950 per year ($26.90/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $55,940, Lansing-East Lansing pays same as, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 40 first-line supervisors of security workerss are employed across the Lansing-East Lansing MSA in SOC 33-1091.

The Lansing-East Lansing pay distribution spans from $29,930 at the 10th percentile to $92,410 at the 90th — a 3.1× 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 $40,640 and the 75th at $62,740, so half of Lansing-East Lansing-based first-line supervisors of security workerss 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 Lansing-East Lansing, 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.