2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
Lansing
Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. 35 published occupation pages; regional price parity 95.0 (US = 100).
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · 35 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation
What Lansing pays
Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.
| Occupation | Median | Employment |
|---|
| Financial Managers | $132,590 | 1,190 |
| Lawyers | $128,610 | 1,130 |
| General and Operations Managers | $119,140 | 4,470 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $98,550 | 650 |
| Industrial Engineers | $98,260 | 810 |
| Project Management Specialists | $97,050 | 1,350 |
| Registered Nurses | $84,320 | 4,120 |
| Electricians | $80,480 | 1,140 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $79,210 | 2,270 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $72,930 | 1,730 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $72,490 | 1,520 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $69,520 | 1,960 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $67,090 | 1,010 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $64,690 | 1,050 |
| Construction Laborers | $57,570 | 1,450 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $56,710 | 2,820 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | $50,820 | 2,110 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $50,500 | 1,940 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $48,670 | 2,460 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $48,200 | 450 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $47,880 | 770 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $47,580 | 1,960 |
| Office Clerks, General | $45,830 | 4,830 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $45,070 | 790 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $44,250 | 3,790 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $44,220 | 820 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $41,880 | 1,140 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $40,060 | 4,270 |
| Security Guards | $38,210 | 550 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $37,760 | 1,260 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $37,330 | 1,070 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $37,100 | 1,850 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $35,730 | 3,170 |
| Cashiers | $29,930 | 4,170 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,640 | 4,810 |
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.