How much do Agricultural Equipment Operators make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $33,660 and the 90th percentile is $55,370. The difference is $21,710, which is 51.8% 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 $34,250 to the 75th at $48,420, covers $14,170.

The mean annual wage is $43,010, which sits above the median of $41,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 0.5% higher than the national median of $41,730 for Agricultural Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,141, which is 5.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% lower than the Michigan median of $42,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 94.991, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Equipment Operators at $44,141 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 Agricultural Equipment Operators. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 4th 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).).

• Fort Wayne, IN is 122 miles away, with a median of $45,470 and employment of 70. That median is 8.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,119, against $44,141 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 178 miles away, with a median of $47,080 and employment of 360. That median is 12.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,446, against $44,141 here.
• Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 198 miles away, with a median of $52,100 and employment of 30. That median is 24.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,764, against $44,141 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Equipment Operators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (40 of 217,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.