BLS metro-level wage data places Social and Community Service Managers pay in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI at a median of $95,670 per year ($46.00/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $80,390, Muskegon-Norton Shores pays +19% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 100 social and community service managerss are employed across the Muskegon-Norton Shores MSA in SOC 11-9151.

The Muskegon-Norton Shores pay distribution spans from $48,270 at the 10th percentile to $107,240 at the 90th — a 2.2× 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 $64,630 and the 75th at $100,870, so half of Muskegon-Norton Shores-based social and community service 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, 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.