High paying business and finance jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lansing-East Lansing, MI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Lansing-East Lansing, MI run 5.0% below the national average (2024), so a Lansing-East Lansing, MI salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Lansing-East Lansing, MI · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$97,050
Bachelor's degree
$60,670 – $136,4701,350
2Budget Analysts$96,430
Bachelor's degree
$84,260 – $106,250140
3Personal Financial Advisors$86,220
Bachelor's degree
$45,160 – $329,010210
4Financial Specialists, All Other$83,870
Bachelor's degree
$56,150 – $128,410230
5Financial and Investment Analysts$83,420
Bachelor's degree
$61,320 – $132,660510
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$82,940
Bachelor's degree
$59,380 – $106,2504,360
7Management Analysts$80,580
Bachelor's degree
$52,620 – $130,3501,060
8Compliance Officers$79,640
Bachelor's degree
$49,600 – $105,230580
9Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,680 – $102,100700
10Accountants and Auditors$79,210
Bachelor's degree
$54,710 – $115,1302,270
11Cost Estimators$78,310
Bachelor's degree
$45,420 – $126,650330
12Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$77,620
Bachelor's degree
$53,760 – $100,380150
13Property Appraisers and Assessors$75,860
Bachelor's degree
$50,010 – $94,190150
14Insurance Underwriters$75,140
Bachelor's degree
$51,730 – $103,270480
15Fundraisers$73,540
Bachelor's degree
$45,870 – $107,520320
16Loan Officers$72,890
Bachelor's degree
$37,680 – $127,030420
17Logisticians$72,740
Bachelor's degree
$48,460 – $114,050380
18Human Resources Specialists$72,490
Bachelor's degree
$47,960 – $103,9301,520
19Buyers and Purchasing Agents$71,720
Bachelor's degree
$45,720 – $100,040570
20Training and Development Specialists$65,110
Bachelor's degree
$39,430 – $102,060660
21Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$64,690
Bachelor's degree
$39,580 – $104,9801,050
22Labor Relations Specialists$60,880
Bachelor's degree
$34,890 – $123,880260
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$60,130
Bachelor's degree
$37,840 – $84,040340
24Tax Preparers$51,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,630 – $99,09070

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianLansing-East Lansing, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$97,050	$60,670 – $136,470	1,350
2	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,430	$84,260 – $106,250	140
3	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$86,220	$45,160 – $329,010	210
4	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,870	$56,150 – $128,410	230
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$83,420	$61,320 – $132,660	510
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,940	$59,380 – $106,250	4,360
7	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,580	$52,620 – $130,350	1,060
8	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$79,640	$49,600 – $105,230	580
9	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,510	$47,680 – $102,100	700
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$79,210	$54,710 – $115,130	2,270
11	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,310	$45,420 – $126,650	330
12	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,620	$53,760 – $100,380	150
13	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$75,860	$50,010 – $94,190	150
14	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$75,140	$51,730 – $103,270	480
15	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$73,540	$45,870 – $107,520	320
16	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$72,890	$37,680 – $127,030	420
17	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$72,740	$48,460 – $114,050	380
18	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,490	$47,960 – $103,930	1,520
19	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$71,720	$45,720 – $100,040	570
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,110	$39,430 – $102,060	660
21	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,690	$39,580 – $104,980	1,050
22	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,880	$34,890 – $123,880	260
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$60,130	$37,840 – $84,040	340
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,870	$29,630 – $99,090	70

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Lansing-East Lansing, MI. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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