How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Bay City, MI?

Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $109,280 and the 90th percentile is $278,380. The difference is $169,100, which is 82.8% 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 $171,730 to the 75th at $204,220, covers $32,490.

The mean annual wage is $192,200, which sits below the median of $204,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bay City, MI median is 22.1% higher than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $222,060, which is 32.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 58.1% higher than the Michigan median of $129,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bay City, MI is 91.921, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $204,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $222,060 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 Natural Sciences Managers. Bay City, MI ranks 2nd 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).).

• Midland, MI is 20 miles away, with a median of $212,130 and employment of 60. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $230,774, against $222,060 here.
• Flint, MI is 49 miles away, with a median of $95,990 and employment of 30. That median is 53% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,177, against $222,060 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 75 miles away, with a median of $109,280 and employment of 370. That median is 46.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,042, against $222,060 here.

Employment share

Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Bay City, MI (50 of 33,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.12 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.