How much do Forest and Conservation Technicians make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Forest and Conservation Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,360 and the 90th percentile is $35,360. The difference is $0, which is 0.0% 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 $35,360 to the 75th at $35,360, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $36,310, which sits above the median of $35,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 35.2% lower than the national median of $54,560 for Forest and Conservation Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,008, which is 32.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.7% lower than the Michigan median of $45,760.

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 $35,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Forest and Conservation Technicians at $37,008 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Forest and Conservation Technicians. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 6th of 6 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 $52,840 and employment of 30. That median is 49.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,626, against $37,008 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 109 miles away, with a median of $63,300 and employment of 180. That median is 79% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,300, against $37,008 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 137 miles away, with a median of $49,630 and employment of 380. That median is 40.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,908, against $37,008 here.