Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI moved from $47,510 in May 2024 to $47,570 in May 2025 (+0.1%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI sits -3.0 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Physicians, All Other shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
Physicians, All Other publishes $179,910 here versus $265,930 nationally (-32.3%; 2,200metro-area jobs). Next is Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $80,440 locally versus $63,800 nationally (+26.1%).
- Physicians, All Other$179,910 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI sits 32.3% below the national Physicians, All Other median of $265,930 (2,200 published local jobs).
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$80,440 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI sits 26.1% above the national Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $63,800 (2,270 published local jobs).
- Waiters and Waitresses$42,930 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI sits 21.9% above the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (8,080 published local jobs).
- Software Developers$107,520 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI sits 20.9% below the national Software Developers median of $135,980 (4,310 published local jobs).
Physicians, All Other and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 24340 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $61K mean
MEAN-MID · RPP-MID · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-BEHIND · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MID #179/528
- RPP-MID 95.5
- OCC-MOST 572 occs
- TOP-LEAD Obstetricians… · $251K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-BEHIND -3.0 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Warner Robins, GA
- BOOK-FULL 561 rows · May 2025
Read with Warner Robins, GA (+$38 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwo…
Employment scale inside Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI's top-pay list
Financial Managers and Sales Managers lead published employment inside Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 2,820 jobs · $133,380
- 2. Sales Managers 2,490 jobs · $131,030
- 3. Physicians, All Other 2,200 jobs · $179,910
- 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,590 jobs · $142,700
- 5. Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,520 jobs · $156,280
- 6. Lawyers 1,430 jobs · $129,360
- 7. Managers, All Other 1,030 jobs · $128,910
- 8. Physician Assistants 940 jobs · $131,930
- 9. Pharmacists 820 jobs · $140,710
- 10. Human Resources Managers 750 jobs · $132,100
- 11. Chief Executives 540 jobs · $248,660
- 12. Dentists, General 490 jobs · $173,160
- 13. Family Medicine Physicians 370 jobs · $218,000
- 14. Anesthesiologists 270 jobs · $228,760
- 15. Optometrists 170 jobs · $134,420
- 16. Nurse Anesthetists 160 jobs · $223,040
- 17. Natural Sciences Managers 130 jobs · $131,550
- 18. Psychiatrists 110 jobs · $225,440
Occupations Tracked
572
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$60,713
employment-weighted, 561 complete rows
Top Salary
$250,680
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Cost of Living
95.5
4% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $250,680 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $248,660 |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $240,020 |
| 4 | Pediatricians, General | $234,380 |
| 5 | Anesthesiologists | $228,760 |
| 6 | Psychiatrists | $225,440 |
| 7 | Nurse Anesthetists | $223,040 |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physicians | $218,000 |
| 9 | Physicians, All Other | $179,910 |
| 10 | Dentists, General | $173,160 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $156,280 |
| 12 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $151,860 |
| 13 | Aerospace Engineers | $144,020 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $142,700 |
| 15 | Pharmacists | $140,710 |
| 16 | Optometrists | $134,420 |
| 17 | Financial Managers | $133,380 |
| 18 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $133,080 |
| 19 | Human Resources Managers | $132,100 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants | $131,930 |
| 21 | Nurse Midwives | $131,760 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $131,550 |
| 23 | Sales Managers | $131,030 |
| 24 | Lawyers | $129,360 |
| 25 | Managers, All Other | $128,910 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $26,930 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $27,070 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,180 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,240 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $28,560 |
| Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | $28,840 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $28,980 |
| Animal Caretakers | $29,630 |
| Cashiers | $29,880 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $30,430 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in MI
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside MI. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($60,713 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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