High paying management jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$190,650
Bachelor's degree
$108,150 – $505,980320
2Education Administrators, Postsecondary$158,720
Master's degree
$78,460 – $356,170480
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$134,540
Bachelor's degree
$110,320 – $195,070360
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,440
Bachelor's degree
$103,470 – $209,4001,050
5Financial Managers$132,590
Bachelor's degree
$80,780 – $213,6401,190
6Human Resources Managers$131,420
Bachelor's degree
$83,740 – $204,410260
7Purchasing Managers$126,950
Bachelor's degree
$92,280 – $195,680100
8Marketing Managers$126,890
Bachelor's degree
$74,180 – $222,500270
9Sales Managers$124,630
Bachelor's degree
$64,720 – $215,880600
10Public Relations Managers$120,420
Bachelor's degree
$68,180 – $190,790160
11General and Operations Managers$119,140
Bachelor's degree
$50,030 – $215,0504,470
12Training and Development Managers$110,720
Bachelor's degree
$72,810 – $160,45070
13Industrial Production Managers$110,410
Bachelor's degree
$82,680 – $168,720580
14Natural Sciences Managers$109,280
Bachelor's degree
$68,380 – $141,380370
15Facilities Managers$105,450
Bachelor's degree
$61,830 – $144,920300
16Medical and Health Services Managers$104,990
Bachelor's degree
$60,760 – $176,090580
17Administrative Services Managers$104,600
Bachelor's degree
$73,020 – $152,370650
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,020
Master's degree
$76,170 – $131,870440
19Construction Managers$104,010
Bachelor's degree
$69,990 – $163,870620
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,610 – $146,490330
21Education Administrators, All Other$92,330
Bachelor's degree
$50,640 – $134,750120
22Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$64,840
Bachelor's degree
$40,190 – $111,59090
23Food Service Managers$63,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,330 – $99,630400
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,110 – $106,250300
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$57,320
Bachelor's degree
$39,450 – $93,19090

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$190,650	$108,150 – $505,980	320
2	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$158,720	$78,460 – $356,170	480
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,540	$110,320 – $195,070	360
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,440	$103,470 – $209,400	1,050
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,590	$80,780 – $213,640	1,190
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,420	$83,740 – $204,410	260
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,950	$92,280 – $195,680	100
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,890	$74,180 – $222,500	270
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,630	$64,720 – $215,880	600
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,420	$68,180 – $190,790	160
11	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,140	$50,030 – $215,050	4,470
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,720	$72,810 – $160,450	70
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,410	$82,680 – $168,720	580
14	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,280	$68,380 – $141,380	370
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,450	$61,830 – $144,920	300
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,990	$60,760 – $176,090	580
17	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,600	$73,020 – $152,370	650
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$104,020	$76,170 – $131,870	440
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,010	$69,990 – $163,870	620
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,220	$62,610 – $146,490	330
21	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$92,330	$50,640 – $134,750	120
22	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$64,840	$40,190 – $111,590	90
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,010	$44,330 – $99,630	400
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,660	$36,110 – $106,250	300
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$57,320	$39,450 – $93,190	90

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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