How much do Education Administrators, Postsecondary make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $60,500 and the 90th percentile is $177,220. The difference is $116,720, which is 117.8% 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 $77,370 to the 75th at $124,540, covers $47,170.

The mean annual wage is $108,420, which sits above the median of $99,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 5.2% lower than the national median of $104,590 for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,741, which is 0.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.6% lower than the Michigan median of $108,500.

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 $99,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $103,741 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 13th of 16 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).).

• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $158,720 and employment of 480. That median is 60.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $167,090, against $103,741 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $83,950 and employment of 480. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,407, against $103,741 here.
• Flint, MI is 102 miles away, with a median of $125,730 and employment of 130. That median is 26.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,144, against $103,741 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Postsecondary accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (550 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.79 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.