How much do Computer and Information Research Scientists make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Research Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $66,700 and the 90th percentile is $83,220. The difference is $16,520, which is 24.8% 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 $66,700 to the 75th at $66,700, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $73,180, which sits above the median of $66,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 52.5% lower than the national median of $140,300 for Computer and Information Research Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,217, which is 50% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.2% lower than the Michigan median of $82,590.

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 $66,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Research Scientists at $70,217 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Research Scientists. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 5th of 5 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 50 miles away, with a median of $151,110 and employment of 50. That median is 126.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,792, against $70,217 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $136,720 and employment of 150. That median is 105% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,314, against $70,217 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 178 miles away, with a median of $126,860 and employment of 40. That median is 90.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,068, against $70,217 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Research Scientists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (110 of 217,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.12 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.