How much do Forest and Conservation Technicians make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

Percentile spread

For Forest and Conservation Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,320 and the 90th percentile is $64,770. The difference is $29,450, which is 55.7% 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 $36,490 to the 75th at $64,770, covers $28,280.

The mean annual wage is $51,810, which sits below the median of $52,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 3.2% lower than the national median of $54,560 for Forest and Conservation Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,626, which is 2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.5% higher than the Michigan median of $45,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 94.991, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Forest and Conservation Technicians at $55,626 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Forest and Conservation Technicians. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $35,360. That median is 33.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,008, against $55,626 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 166 miles away, with a median of $63,300 and employment of 180. That median is 19.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,300, against $55,626 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 178 miles away, with a median of $37,450 and employment of 40. That median is 29.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,873, against $55,626 here.

Employment share

Forest and Conservation Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (30 of 217,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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.