How much do Architectural and Engineering Managers make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

Percentile spread

For Architectural and Engineering Managers, the published 10th percentile is $110,320 and the 90th percentile is $195,070. The difference is $84,750, which is 63.0% 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 $128,180 to the 75th at $165,480, covers $37,300.

The mean annual wage is $147,370, which sits above the median of $134,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 21.4% lower than the national median of $171,270 for Architectural and Engineering Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $141,634, which is 17.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.4% lower than the Michigan median of $166,930.

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 $134,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Engineering Managers at $141,634 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Engineering Managers. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 27th of 33 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).).

• Jackson, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $159,680 and employment of 140. That median is 18.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $173,983, against $141,634 here.
• Battle Creek, MI is 39 miles away, with a median of $152,500 and employment of 140. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $168,432, against $141,634 here.
• Flint, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $132,920 and employment of 100. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $142,872, against $141,634 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Engineering Managers accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (360 of 217,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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.