How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $70,010 and the 90th percentile is $97,320. The difference is $27,310, which is 34.4% 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 $78,150 to the 75th at $93,950, covers $15,800.

The mean annual wage is $84,160, which sits above the median of $79,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,028, which is 6.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the Michigan median of $78,150.

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 $79,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $83,028 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 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 6th 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).).

• Ann Arbor, MI is 108 miles away, with a median of $85,300 and employment of 50. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,556, against $83,028 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 109 miles away, with a median of $77,310 and employment of 160. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,753, against $83,028 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $85,300 and employment of 200. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,047, against $83,028 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (160 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.