How much do Drafters, All Other make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Drafters, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $49,230 and the 90th percentile is $116,640. The difference is $67,410, which is 101.8% 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 $61,630 to the 75th at $88,880, covers $27,250.

The mean annual wage is $76,360, which sits above the median of $66,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 4.3% higher than the national median of $63,520 for Drafters, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,328, which is 9.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the Michigan median of $67,750.

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 $66,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Drafters, All Other at $69,328 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 Drafters, All Other. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 3rd 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).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 109 miles away, with a median of $80,470. That median is 21.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,013, against $69,328 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $79,960 and employment of 180. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,722, against $69,328 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 137 miles away, with a median of $53,300 and employment of 120. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,450, against $69,328 here.

Employment share

Drafters, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (50 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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.