Accountant salary in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

Pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming against Michigan and the US

The middle half of accountants in Grand Rapids-Wyoming earns $63,210–$99,510. The top tenth earns $130,520 or more, 2.5 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.6 times. The mean ($84,740) is 11% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $36,300 wide, against $37,180 across Michigan and $42,790 nationally: employers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $23,240 over the median, the 25th only $13,060 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $29,987 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $83,680 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, and the Michigan statewide median of $78,820 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $22,143 to the $76,270 median and brings it to $98,413 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Grand Rapids-Wyoming

Of the 17 roles we track in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($95,020); sales development representatives come next at $66,340.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #13 of the 17 roles we track in Grand Rapids-Wyoming (-8.9%), between project coordinators (-7.1%) and medical administrative assistants (-10.3%). The typical role here is at -5.2%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost less in Grand Rapids-Wyoming than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 11.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, 10.2% across Michigan and 9.1% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Michigan

Across the 19 areas of Michigan with data for this job, the median runs from $69,740 in the Northern Michigan nonmetro area to $91,790 in Midland, a gap of $22,050 a year. The one area in Michigan with more accountants, Detroit-Warren, MI ($80,650), also pays more.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Grand Rapids-Wyoming is #46 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Michigan, Topeka and El Centro pay just above Grand Rapids-Wyoming and Amarillo and Waco just below. All four are within $130 a year of the median in Grand Rapids-Wyoming. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, all three pay more.

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