Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Across all occupations in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area, the median wage is $52,800 a year ($25.39 an hour) and the mean $65,450, May 2025. That median is +4% against the US median of $50,980 and +7% against Michigan's $49,270. BLS counts 217,180 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.
All occupations: Lansing-East Lansing, MI vs Michigan and the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Hourly | $14.52 | $18.00 | $25.39 | $38.24 | $52.14 | $31.47 | 217,180 |
| Annual | $30,200 | $37,440 | $52,800 | $79,550 | $108,460 | $65,450 | ||
| Michigan | Hourly | $14.56 | $17.82 | $23.69 | $37.46 | $53.20 | $31.21 | 4,403,730 |
| Annual | $30,290 | $37,070 | $49,270 | $77,910 | $110,650 | $64,920 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
458 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Michigan. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.
20 highest-paying occupations in Lansing-East Lansing, MI
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $307,290 | $147.74 | 320 |
| 2 | Nurse Anesthetists | $250,570 | $120.47 | 100 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $206,110 | $99.09 | 150 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $190,650 | $91.66 | 320 |
| 5 | Dentists, General | $164,610 | $79.14 | 100 |
| 6 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $158,720 | $76.31 | 480 |
| 7 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $144,660 | $69.55 | 120 |
| 8 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $139,710 | * | ** |
| 9 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $139,470 | * | 700 |
| 10 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $139,380 | * | 240 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $134,540 | $64.69 | 360 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers in Michigan | $134,440 | $64.64 | 1,050 |
| 13 | Pharmacists | $133,300 | $64.09 | 330 |
| 14 | Financial Managers in Michigan | $132,590 | $63.74 | 1,190 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $131,420 | $63.18 | 260 |
| 16 | Optometrists | $130,710 | $62.84 | 70 |
| 17 | Nurse Practitioners | $129,450 | $62.24 | 270 |
| 18 | Lawyers in Michigan | $128,610 | $61.83 | 1,130 |
| 19 | Commercial Pilots | $128,500 | * | 30 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants | $128,230 | $61.65 | 260 |
Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.
20 largest occupations in Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Most concentrated occupations in Lansing-East Lansing, MI
The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.
| Rank | Occupation | Location quotient | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soil and Plant Scientists | 10.22 | 220 | 1.03 | $65,390 |
| 2 | Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | 9.19 | 2,110 | 9.70 | $50,820 |
| 3 | Social Science Research Assistants | 8.54 | 370 | 1.68 | $64,220 |
| 4 | Physicists | 8.11 | 230 | 1.07 | $71,580 |
| 5 | Agricultural Technicians | 5.60 | 120 | 0.55 | $64,790 |
| 6 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 5.50 | 1,650 | 7.58 | $39,780 |
| 7 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 5.34 | 120 | 0.56 | $144,660 |
| 8 | Actuaries | 4.84 | 180 | 0.83 | $80,910 |
| 9 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 4.65 | 580 | 2.67 | $85,180 |
| 10 | Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 4.25 | 1,140 | 5.26 | $64,440 |
Occupation groups in Lansing-East Lansing, MI
| Group | Median annual | Mean annual | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | $115,440 | $127,640 | 15,800 | 72.73 | 1.02 |
| Legal | $102,400 | $115,050 | 1,790 | 8.22 | 0.98 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $87,050 | $93,690 | 3,830 | 17.66 | 1.05 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $83,220 | $88,490 | 8,990 | 41.39 | 1.22 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $80,490 | $97,030 | 11,460 | 52.79 | 0.84 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $80,280 | $82,330 | 18,370 | 84.59 | 1.25 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $67,860 | $75,760 | 4,460 | 20.56 | 2.17 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $62,810 | $74,360 | 2,720 | 12.51 | 0.95 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $62,460 | $72,790 | 15,720 | 72.39 | 1.24 |
| Construction and Extraction | $62,400 | $65,750 | 7,940 | 36.55 | 0.88 |
| Community and Social Service | $59,310 | $62,680 | 4,940 | 22.73 | 1.32 |
| Protective Service | $57,960 | $59,570 | 3,390 | 15.62 | 0.64 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $57,870 | $60,350 | 7,540 | 34.72 | 0.89 |
| Production | $47,820 | $53,590 | 14,790 | 68.08 | 1.24 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $47,320 | $50,660 | 27,580 | 126.98 | 1.11 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $42,170 | $44,690 | 18,770 | 86.44 | 0.98 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $40,650 | $44,780 | 430 | 1.96 | 0.70 |
| Healthcare Support | $36,940 | $38,720 | 8,040 | 37.02 | 0.73 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $36,300 | $38,690 | 5,560 | 25.62 | 0.88 |
| Sales and Related | $36,230 | $48,390 | 15,310 | 70.48 | 0.82 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $33,550 | $36,540 | 16,210 | 74.62 | 0.85 |
| Personal Care and Service | $33,280 | $37,560 | 3,550 | 16.36 | 0.78 |
Every occupation in Michigan, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 458 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Lansing-East Lansing, MI estimates (area 29620).
*- Wage estimate not available.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
- Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
- The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.