How much do Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $43,850 and the 90th percentile is $133,420. The difference is $89,570, which is 106.8% 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 $61,230 to the 75th at $104,110, covers $42,880.

The mean annual wage is $83,730, which sits below the median of $83,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 4.9% higher than the national median of $79,940 for Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,748, which is 9.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.6% lower than the Michigan median of $99,330.

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 $83,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $87,748 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 7th of 11 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 $109,000 and employment of 200. That median is 30% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,748, against $87,748 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $78,080 and employment of 160. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,085, against $87,748 here.
• Ann Arbor, MI is 108 miles away, with a median of $137,720 and employment of 310. That median is 64.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,519, against $87,748 here.

Employment share

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (160 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.