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How much do Editors 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 Editors in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is $65,400. The 10th percentile is $33,880 and the 90th percentile is $96,780. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$65,400

10th percentile
$33,880
25th percentile
$53,880
Median
$65,400
75th percentile
$82,000
90th percentile
$96,780
Mean
$69,750

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Editors, the published 10th percentile is $33,880 and the 90th percentile is $96,780. The difference is $62,900, which is 96.2% 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 $53,880 to the 75th at $82,000, covers $28,120.

The mean annual wage is $69,750, which sits above the median of $65,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 16.1% lower than the national median of $77,920 for Editors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,849, which is 11.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% higher than the Michigan median of $63,090.

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 $65,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Editors at $68,849 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Editors. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 6th of 12 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 $64,670 and employment of 210. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,106, against $68,849 here.
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $61,860 and employment of 200. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,744, against $68,849 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $65,740 and employment of 680. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,545, against $68,849 here.

Employment share

Editors accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (110 of 217,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, MI · Editors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Editors make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Editors in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is $65,400. The 10th percentile is $33,880 and the 90th percentile is $96,780. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for Editors?

The local median is 16.1% lower than the national median of $77,920.

What is Editors 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 $65,400 is $68,849. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lansing-East Lansing, MI compare with nearby metros for Editors?

Ann Arbor, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 50 miles away, at $64,670. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 6th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.