How much do Food Batchmakers make in Jackson, MI?

Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $35,310 and the 90th percentile is $62,510. The difference is $27,200, which is 59.2% 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 $39,980 to the 75th at $56,950, covers $16,970.

The mean annual wage is $47,610, which sits above the median of $45,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MI median is 8.7% higher than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,088, which is 18.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.5% higher than the Michigan median of $40,160.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MI is 91.779, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $50,088 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Batchmakers. Jackson, MI ranks 9th of 29 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).).

• Battle Creek, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $75,370 and employment of 270. That median is 64% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,244, against $50,088 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $38,880 and employment of 90. That median is 15.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,930, against $50,088 here.
• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $38,420 and employment of 150. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,510, against $50,088 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MI (190 of 55,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.03 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.