Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Salary — Lansing, Michigan

The average Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in Lansing, Michigan earns $84,940 a year.

$84,940 / year, mean
↓ 20.5% below national average 38th percentile in Michigan

Lansing pays below most of Michigan for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for architects, except landscape and naval, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.6%
Cost of living 95 #103 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1688 #77 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $250,377 #136 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $70,886 #101 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Lansing ranks #103 for cost of living and #136 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $142,170 San Francisco $131,300 Trenton $127,000 Kiryas Joel $125,980 Sacramento $124,740 San Diego $123,640 Baltimore $120,710 Glens Falls $118,920 Redding $118,650 Modesto $116,700 Indianapolis $116,460 Bakersfield $116,030 Los Angeles $115,940 Santa Rosa $115,070 New York $114,000 Stockton $113,900 Kennewick $113,500 Midland $112,410 Watertown $112,340 Santa Maria $112,050 Ithaca $111,970 Binghamton $109,890 Salinas $108,590 Riverside $107,870 Fresno $107,700 Albany $107,360 Rochester $105,420 Oxnard $105,180 Santa Cruz $105,160 Buffalo $105,120 Virginia Beach $105,040 Portland $105,000 Jacksonville $104,670 Philadelphia $104,010 Syracuse $103,930 Miami $103,700 Salisbury $103,370 Waco $103,360 Visalia $102,850 Crestview $102,500 San Luis Obispo $102,390 Louisville $102,350 Seattle $101,520 Houston $101,440 York $101,350 Palm Bay $101,330 Bremerton $101,190 Evansville $100,990 Dallas $100,900 Springfield $100,640 Austin $99,780 Richmond $99,210 Reading $99,000 Sarasota $98,870 Orlando $98,610 Lancaster $98,340 Bellingham $98,090 Tampa $97,970 Detroit $97,680 Fort Myers $97,610 Charlottesville $97,220 Lexington $96,650 Gainesville $96,360 Panama City $96,100 Erie $95,930 Port St. Lucie $95,390 Allentown $95,050 Ann Arbor $94,950 State College $94,870 Beaumont $94,770 Tyler $94,520 Olympia $94,240 Naples $94,220 Sebastian $94,170 Spokane $94,160 Fort Wayne $93,900 San Antonio $93,760 Chicago $93,260 Ocala $93,190 Pittsburgh $92,720 Amarillo $92,460 South Bend $91,970 Harrisburg $91,620 Pensacola $91,560 Deltona $91,480 Corpus Christi $91,330 Lubbock $90,990 Grand Rapids $90,830 Rockford $90,410 College Station $90,290 Kalamazoo $90,150 Roanoke $89,730 Scranton $89,690 Champaign $89,300 Bend $89,150 Eugene $87,760 Flint $87,680 Salem $87,350 Peoria $86,830 Bloomington $86,750 El Paso $86,300 Blacksburg $85,420 Bloomington $85,080 Lansing $84,940 Tallahassee $84,100 Medford $83,090 McAllen $81,660 Laredo $80,020 Traverse City $79,980 Saginaw $78,020
CityMean salaryvs. Lansing
Albany, New York$107,360+26.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$95,050+11.9%
Amarillo, Texas$92,460+8.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$94,950+11.8%
Austin, Texas$99,780+17.5%
Bakersfield, California$116,030+36.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$120,710+42.1%
Beaumont, Texas$94,770+11.6%
Bellingham, Washington$98,090+15.5%
Bend, Oregon$89,150+5.0%
Binghamton, New York$109,890+29.4%
Blacksburg, Virginia$85,420+0.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$85,080+0.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$86,750+2.1%
Bremerton, Washington$101,190+19.1%
Buffalo, New York$105,120+23.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$97,610+14.9%
Champaign, Illinois$89,300+5.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$97,220+14.5%
Chicago, Illinois$93,260+9.8%
College Station, Texas$90,290+6.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$91,330+7.5%
Crestview, Florida$102,500+20.7%
Dallas, Texas$100,900+18.8%
Deltona, Florida$91,480+7.7%
Detroit, Michigan$97,680+15.0%
El Paso, Texas$86,300+1.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$95,930+12.9%
Eugene, Oregon$87,760+3.3%
Evansville, Indiana$100,990+18.9%
Flint, Michigan$87,680+3.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$93,900+10.5%
Fresno, California$107,700+26.8%
Gainesville, Florida$96,360+13.4%
Glens Falls, New York$118,920+40.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$90,830+6.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$91,620+7.9%
Houston, Texas$101,440+19.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$116,460+37.1%
Ithaca, New York$111,970+31.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$104,670+23.2%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$90,150+6.1%
Kennewick, Washington$113,500+33.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$125,980+48.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$98,340+15.8%
Laredo, Texas$80,020-5.8%
Lexington, Kentucky$96,650+13.8%
Los Angeles, California$115,940+36.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$102,350+20.5%
Lubbock, Texas$90,990+7.1%
McAllen, Texas$81,660-3.9%
Medford, Oregon$83,090-2.2%
Miami, Florida$103,700+22.1%
Midland, Texas$112,410+32.3%
Modesto, California$116,700+37.4%
Naples, Florida$94,220+10.9%
New York, New York$114,000+34.2%
Sarasota, Florida$98,870+16.4%
Ocala, Florida$93,190+9.7%
Olympia, Washington$94,240+10.9%
Orlando, Florida$98,610+16.1%
Oxnard, California$105,180+23.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$101,330+19.3%
Panama City, Florida$96,100+13.1%
Pensacola, Florida$91,560+7.8%
Peoria, Illinois$86,830+2.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$104,010+22.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$92,720+9.2%
Portland, Oregon$105,000+23.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$95,390+12.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$99,000+16.6%
Redding, California$118,650+39.7%
Richmond, Virginia$99,210+16.8%
Riverside, California$107,870+27.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$89,730+5.6%
Rochester, New York$105,420+24.1%
Rockford, Illinois$90,410+6.4%
Sacramento, California$124,740+46.9%
Saginaw, Michigan$78,020-8.1%
Salem, Oregon$87,350+2.8%
Salinas, California$108,590+27.8%
Salisbury, Maryland$103,370+21.7%
San Antonio, Texas$93,760+10.4%
San Diego, California$123,640+45.6%
San Francisco, California$131,300+54.6%
San Jose, California$142,170+67.4%
San Luis Obispo, California$102,390+20.5%
Santa Cruz, California$105,160+23.8%
Santa Maria, California$112,050+31.9%
Santa Rosa, California$115,070+35.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$89,690+5.6%
Seattle, Washington$101,520+19.5%
Sebastian, Florida$94,170+10.9%
South Bend, Indiana$91,970+8.3%
Spokane, Washington$94,160+10.9%
Springfield, Illinois$100,640+18.5%
State College, Pennsylvania$94,870+11.7%
Stockton, California$113,900+34.1%
Syracuse, New York$103,930+22.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$84,100-1.0%
Tampa, Florida$97,970+15.3%
Traverse City, Michigan$79,980-5.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$127,000+49.5%
Tyler, Texas$94,520+11.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$105,040+23.7%
Visalia, California$102,850+21.1%
Waco, Texas$103,360+21.7%
Watertown, New York$112,340+32.3%
York, Pennsylvania$101,350+19.3%
Gross salary
84,940/yr
Estimated take-home
64,430/yr
Est. total withheld
24.1%

Single filer, federal + Michigan state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-1011 SOC code
Official area Lansing-East Lansing, MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 29620 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: mi_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
East Lansing
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Population (metro area)
470,434