Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Michigan statewide data
$60,100
Median Annual Wage
+32% since 2014
$56,370
Michigan Median
+7% vs state
191,320
Total Workers
440
Occupations Tracked
Lansing-East Lansing, MI is a Metropolitan Area with 440 tracked occupations and an estimated 191,320 total workers. Wages grew an average of 33.1% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Legal Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $235,930 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $219,360 |
| Dentists, General | $207,260 |
| Chief Executives | $186,580 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $177,670 |
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $174,710 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $137,780 |
| Pharmacists | $134,280 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $133,840 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $133,750 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+33.1%
avg wage growth since 2014
+5.1%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+151.1%
$24,050 → $60,400
|
| Bartenders Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+149.5%
$18,170 → $45,330
|
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other Sales and Related Occupations |
+131.9%
$22,380 → $51,890
|
| Residential Advisors Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+125.2%
$19,150 → $43,120
|
| Photographers Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+117.4%
$23,270 → $50,590
|
Most Jobs Added
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+1200.0%
50 → 650
|
| Psychiatric Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+500.0%
60 → 380
|
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations |
+300.0%
70 → 300
|
| Natural Sciences Managers Management Occupations |
+300.0%
70 → 320
|
| Biological Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+300.0%
40 → 190
|
Wage Declines
| Health Education Specialists Community and Social Service Occupations |
-29.5%
$66,900 → $47,180
|
| Food Batchmakers Production Occupations |
-27.5%
$55,140 → $39,970
|
| Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-26.1%
$83,080 → $61,410
|
| Tax Preparers Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-25.3%
$62,930 → $46,980
|
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
-14.6%
$58,690 → $50,110
|
Wage Trends in Lansing-East Lansing, MI
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $60,100 |
| 2023 | $59,360 |
| 2022 | $52,440 |
| 2021 | $49,550 |
| 2020 | $49,585 |
| 2019 | $49,720 |
| 2018 | $46,970 |
| 2017 | $46,770 |
| 2016 | $46,810 |
| 2015 | $45,555 |
| 2014 | $45,370 |