Industrial Production Managers in Lansing-East Lansing

BLS metro-level wage data places Industrial Production Managers pay in Lansing-East Lansing, MI at a median of $110,410 per year ($53.08/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $126,060, Lansing-East Lansing pays 12% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 580 industrial production managerss are employed across the Lansing-East Lansing MSA in SOC 11-3051.

The Lansing-East Lansing pay distribution spans from $82,680 at the 10th percentile to $168,720 at the 90th, a 2.0× 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 $98,600 and the 75th at $134,440, so half of Lansing-East Lansing-based industrial production managerss 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.