2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. 33 published occupation pages; regional price parity 95.5 (US = 100).
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · 33 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation
What Grand Rapids pays
Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.
| Occupation | Median | Employment |
|---|
| Financial Managers | $133,380 | 2,820 |
| Lawyers | $129,360 | 1,430 |
| Software Developers | $107,520 | 4,310 |
| General and Operations Managers | $101,720 | 10,880 |
| Industrial Engineers | $98,940 | 4,170 |
| Registered Nurses | $83,920 | 13,740 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $76,270 | 5,670 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $72,170 | 6,980 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $66,340 | 3,210 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $64,880 | 2,980 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $64,840 | 4,110 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $58,270 | 10,820 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $48,550 | 5,070 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $48,530 | 5,470 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $46,100 | 3,490 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $45,440 | 4,710 |
| Office Clerks, General | $45,320 | 11,310 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $45,110 | 4,710 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $44,990 | 9,010 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $43,490 | 4,520 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $42,930 | 8,080 |
| Security Guards | $40,810 | 3,100 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $37,470 | 4,590 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $37,360 | 4,850 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $37,170 | 3,130 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $36,310 | 5,490 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $36,130 | 18,840 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $35,890 | 11,490 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $35,840 | 10,960 |
| Retail Salespersons | $34,800 | 12,600 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | $33,680 | 330 |
| Cashiers | $29,880 | 9,670 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,240 | 13,190 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.