SOC 21-2021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is $39,500. The 10th percentile is $29,030 and the 90th percentile is $79,000. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$39,500

10th percentile
$29,030
25th percentile
$34,960
Median
$39,500
75th percentile
$54,220
90th percentile
$79,000
Mean
$46,110

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $29,030 and the 90th percentile is $79,000. The difference is $49,970, which is 126.5% 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 $34,960 to the 75th at $54,220, covers $19,260.

The mean annual wage is $46,110, which sits above the median of $39,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 24.2% lower than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,583, which is 20.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.4% lower than the Michigan median of $45,590.

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 $39,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $41,583 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 8th of 8 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).).

  • Flint, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $42,460 and employment of 30. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,639, against $41,583 here.
  • Ann Arbor, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $49,270 and employment of 40. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,840, against $41,583 here.
  • Saginaw, MI is 51 miles away, with a median of $51,450 and employment of 40. That median is 30.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,606, against $41,583 here.

Employment share

Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (70 of 217,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.26 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is $39,500. The 10th percentile is $29,030 and the 90th percentile is $79,000. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

The local median is 24.2% lower than the national median of $52,100.

What is Directors, Religious Activities and Education pay in Lansing-East Lansing, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 94.991, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $39,500 is $41,583. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lansing-East Lansing, MI compare with nearby metros for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?

Flint, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 50 miles away, at $42,460. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 8th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.