SOC 33-1091 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $49,730. The 10th percentile is $41,180 and the 90th percentile is $72,260. Employment is 210.
Median annual wage
$49,730
- 10th percentile
- $41,180
- 25th percentile
- $41,180
- Median
- $49,730
- 75th percentile
- $62,060
- 90th percentile
- $72,260
- Mean
- $53,730
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, the published 10th percentile is $41,180 and the 90th percentile is $72,260. The difference is $31,080, which is 62.5% 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 $41,180 to the 75th at $62,060, covers $20,880.
The mean annual wage is $53,730, which sits above the median of $49,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 11.1% lower than the national median of $55,940 for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,048, which is 7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 8.8% lower than the Michigan median of $54,500.
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 $49,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers at $52,048 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 12th of 18 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 $55,950 and employment of 40. That median is 12.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,900, against $52,048 here.
- Battle Creek, MI is 62 miles away, with a median of $58,750 and employment of 30. That median is 18.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,888, against $52,048 here.
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $47,130 and employment of 70. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,755, against $52,048 here.
Employment share
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (210 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (81,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.67 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 First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $49,730. The 10th percentile is $41,180 and the 90th percentile is $72,260. Employment is 210.
How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers?
The local median is 11.1% lower than the national median of $55,940.
What is First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,730 is $52,048. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers?
Lansing-East Lansing, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $55,950. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 12th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.