How much do Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

Percentile spread

For Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, the published 10th percentile is $55,740 and the 90th percentile is $82,350. The difference is $26,610, which is 38.9% 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 $68,470 to the 75th at $68,470, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $73,280, which sits above the median of $68,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 33.8% lower than the national median of $103,410 for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,081, which is 30.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.8% lower than the Michigan median of $84,310.

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 $68,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists at $72,081 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 12th of 12 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).).

• Ann Arbor, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $85,120 and employment of 380. That median is 24.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,377, against $72,081 here.
• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $83,470 and employment of 50. That median is 21.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,011, against $72,081 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $84,310 and employment of 1,120. That median is 23.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,060, against $72,081 here.

Employment share

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (300 of 217,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (172,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.25 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.