SOC 27-2022 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro

Coaches and Scouts Salary in Lansing, MI

The average salary for coaches and scouts in Lansing, Michigan is $127,670 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,270: half of the 280 people in this job in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 109% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,183).

$127,670average per year

Median $51,270Take-home ≈ $92,130

  • $26K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $87K75th
  • $184K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

280people in this job
+109%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 14Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coaches and Scouts pay range in Lansing

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $184,390 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Lansing earn between $31,340 and $86,520.

  • $26K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $87K75th
  • $184K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$127,670$10,639—
Median$51,270$4,272—
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,340$2,612—
Experienced (75th percentile)$86,520$7,210—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Lansing

On the average salary of $127,670, a single filer in Lansing takes home about $92,130 a year, or $7,678 a month and $3,543 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

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Is Lansing a good place for coaches and scouts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lansing area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.0), so the average $127,670 buys what about $134,402 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lansing ($52,800). A typical home costs $250,377, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coaches and Scouts salary in other Michigan cities

Lansing ranks 1st of 14 Michigan metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Coaches and Scouts salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).

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Coaches and Scouts salary in Lansing: questions

What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Lansing?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,340, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Lansing?

About $92,130 a year ($7,678 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $127,670. Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

Do coaches and scouts earn more in Lansing than elsewhere?

The average here is 109% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,183).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-2022; area Lansing-East Lansing, MI (29620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.81, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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