How much do Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $33,310 and the 90th percentile is $52,940. The difference is $19,630, which is 49.7% 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 $39,470 to the 75th at $43,080, covers $3,610.

The mean annual wage is $42,270, which sits above the median of $39,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $42,670 for Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,310, which is 3.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the Michigan median of $39,840.

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 $39,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other at $41,310 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $41,670 and employment of 80. That median is 5.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,546, against $41,310 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 137 miles away, with a median of $54,830 and employment of 100. That median is 38.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,927, against $41,310 here.