How much do Aerospace Engineers make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Aerospace Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $90,010 and the 90th percentile is $180,160. The difference is $90,150, which is 62.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $99,980 to the 75th at $161,900, covers $61,920.

The mean annual wage is $134,980, which sits below the median of $144,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 6.7% higher than the national median of $134,960 for Aerospace Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $150,734, which is 11.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.7% higher than the Michigan median of $128,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $144,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aerospace Engineers at $150,734 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Aerospace Engineers. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 1st of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Ann Arbor, MI is 108 miles away, with a median of $102,290 and employment of 100. That median is 29% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,398, against $150,734 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $128,960 and employment of 260. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,577, against $150,734 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 137 miles away, with a median of $134,510 and employment of 120. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,842, against $150,734 here.