SOC 21-2099 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Religious Workers, All Other make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Religious Workers, All Other in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $45,080. The 10th percentile is $30,250 and the 90th percentile is $75,240. Employment is 80.
Median annual wage
$45,080
- 10th percentile
- $30,250
- 25th percentile
- $37,400
- Median
- $45,080
- 75th percentile
- $73,940
- 90th percentile
- $75,240
- Mean
- $51,210
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Religious Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $30,250 and the 90th percentile is $75,240. The difference is $44,990, which is 99.8% 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 $37,400 to the 75th at $73,940, covers $36,540.
The mean annual wage is $51,210, which sits above the median of $45,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 0.4% lower than the national median of $45,280 for Religious Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,181, which is 4.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 4% lower than the Michigan median of $46,960.
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 $45,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Religious Workers, All Other at $47,181 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Religious Workers, All Other. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 4th of 4 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 108 miles away, with a median of $49,590 and employment of 40. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,157, against $47,181 here.
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $46,720 and employment of 260. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,581, against $47,181 here.
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 137 miles away, with a median of $50,210 and employment of 450. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,468, against $47,181 here.
Employment share
Religious Workers, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (80 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.32 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Religious Workers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Religious Workers, All Other make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Religious Workers, All Other in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $45,080. The 10th percentile is $30,250 and the 90th percentile is $75,240. Employment is 80.
How does that compare with the national median for Religious Workers, All Other?
The local median is 0.4% lower than the national median of $45,280.
What is Religious Workers, All Other pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,080 is $47,181. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI compare with nearby metros for Religious Workers, All Other?
Ann Arbor, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 108 miles away, at $49,590. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.