PROSPERITY
2023–2024 % Change
2019–2024 % Change
Title
2019 2023 2024
Assembler 1
$15.02
$18.53
$17.92
-3.29%
19.31%
Machine Operator
$16.64
$18.38 $19.96
8.60%
19.95%
Assembler 2
$16.74
$19.93
$21.99
10.34%
31.36%
WAGES AND OCCUPATIONS Average hourly earnings in Greater Grand Rapids reached $31.08/hr in Q3 2024, a moderate increase from the $30.87/hr rate during the same quarter of the previous year. Regional wages have fallen in recent quarters, putting wages on par with mid-2022 numbers. Average wages across both Michigan and U.S. outpace those of the region.
Material Handler
$16.54
$19.89
$20.39
2.51%
23.28%
Packer
$14.70
$18.02
$19.39
7.60%
31.90%
Injection Molding Machine Operator I
$14.87
$18.74
$19.23
2.61%
29.32%
Registered Nurse
$31.47
$34.04
$36.10
6.05%
14.71%
Case Worker
$17.20
$23.16
$21.97
-5.14%
27.73%
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS BY QUARTER
Social Worker
$27.16
$33.24
$29.57
-11.04%
8.87%
$37
Software Eng 1
$59,136
$71,379 $78,013
9.29%
31.92%
Greater Grand Rapids
Michigan
United States
Software Eng 2
$74,395 $95,996 $95,447
-0.57%
28.30%
$35
Software Eng 3
$95,647 $107,546 $123,107
14.47%
28.71%
OP Systems Programmer I OP Systems Programmer II Network Administrator
$58,073 $62,393 $59,885
-4.02%
3.12%
$33
$81,954 $84,489 $84,982
-0.59%
3.70%
$31
$70,530 $84,407 $84,507
0.12%
19.82%
$29
Accountant I
$50,726 $53,415 $58,808
10.10%
15.93%
Controller
$101,771 $115,405 $123,593
7.10%
21.44%
$27
HR Manager
$80,000 $95,563 $88,782
-7.10%
10.98%
$25
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Admin Assistant II
$41,981 $49,427 $48,184
-2.51%
14.78%
Source: Federal Bank of St. Louis and Bureau of Labor Statistics
Help Desk II
$22.27
$26.78
$27.91
4.22%
25.33%
Wage growth at the occupational level has proven a mixed bag, with some positions such as Software Engineer III (14.5%), Manufacturing Assembler II (10.3%), Paralegal (37.3%), and Accountant I (10.1%) showing double-digit wage growth compared to the previous year. Though, other occupations including social workers (-11%) and Human Resource Managers (-7%) have experienced significant declines.
Paralegal
$72,219 $62,491 $85,824
37.34%
18.84%
Buyer II
$60,824 $68,881 $70,905
2.94%
16.57%
Source: The Employers Association (TEA)
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STATE OF THE REGION 2024
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