SOC 49-3093 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Tire Repairers and Changers 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 Tire Repairers and Changers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $37,470. The 10th percentile is $35,210 and the 90th percentile is $48,240. Employment is 610.

Median annual wage

$37,470

10th percentile
$35,210
25th percentile
$35,980
Median
$37,470
75th percentile
$44,550
90th percentile
$48,240
Mean
$40,550

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Tire Repairers and Changers, the published 10th percentile is $35,210 and the 90th percentile is $48,240. The difference is $13,030, which is 34.8% 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 $35,980 to the 75th at $44,550, covers $8,570.

The mean annual wage is $40,550, which sits above the median of $37,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $37,710 for Tire Repairers and Changers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,217, which is 4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% higher than the Michigan median of $37,130.

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 $37,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tire Repairers and Changers at $39,217 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tire Repairers and Changers. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 16th of 27 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).).

  • Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is 47 miles away, with a median of $35,950 and employment of 170. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,857, against $39,217 here.
  • Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 52 miles away, with a median of $36,910 and employment of 110. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,918, against $39,217 here.
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $38,040 and employment of 180. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,046, against $39,217 here.

Employment share

Tire Repairers and Changers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (610 of 598,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.46 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Tire Repairers and Changers make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tire Repairers and Changers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $37,470. The 10th percentile is $35,210 and the 90th percentile is $48,240. Employment is 610.

How does that compare with the national median for Tire Repairers and Changers?

The local median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $37,710.

What is Tire Repairers and Changers 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 $37,470 is $39,217. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI compare with nearby metros for Tire Repairers and Changers?

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $35,950. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 16th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.