Forensic Science Technicians Salary — Grand Rapids, Michigan

The average Forensic Science Technicians in Grand Rapids, Michigan earns $83,390 a year.

$83,390 / year, mean
↑ 3.0% above national average 50th percentile in Michigan

Grand Rapids sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Michigan — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for forensic science technicians — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
70
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.1%
Cost of living 96 #97 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 $359,923 #76 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,296 #51 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Grand Rapids ranks #97 for cost of living and #76 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 $132,690 San Francisco $127,560 Los Angeles $107,010 Chicago $105,710 Sacramento $105,420 Oxnard $104,680 San Diego $104,440 Seattle $90,700 Portland $90,620 Fresno $90,100 Riverside $87,970 Lansing $85,820 Buffalo $85,260 New York $85,170 Albany $84,980 Baltimore $84,620 Grand Rapids $83,390 Stockton $80,580 Richmond $79,550 Miami $78,790 Bakersfield $77,390 Indianapolis $74,480 Rochester $73,290 Roanoke $72,580 Fort Wayne $72,500 Sarasota $72,500 Naples $72,010 Philadelphia $70,620 Austin $68,750 Virginia Beach $67,630 Tampa $66,570 Charleston $65,780 Fort Myers $65,320 Houston $65,280 Pensacola $64,210 Harrisburg $64,110 Jacksonville $63,110 Orlando $62,470 El Paso $62,380 Dallas $61,330 Tallahassee $58,680 San Antonio $58,250 Lakeland $57,740 Pittsburgh $57,740 McAllen $55,280 Palm Bay $54,850 Corpus Christi $54,150 Lubbock $53,540
CityMean salaryvs. Grand Rapids
Albany, New York$84,980+1.9%
Austin, Texas$68,750-17.6%
Bakersfield, California$77,390-7.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$84,620+1.5%
Buffalo, New York$85,260+2.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$65,320-21.7%
Charleston, West Virginia$65,780-21.1%
Chicago, Illinois$105,710+26.8%
Corpus Christi, Texas$54,150-35.1%
Dallas, Texas$61,330-26.5%
El Paso, Texas$62,380-25.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$72,500-13.1%
Fresno, California$90,100+8.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$64,110-23.1%
Houston, Texas$65,280-21.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$74,480-10.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$63,110-24.3%
Lakeland, Florida$57,740-30.8%
Lansing, Michigan$85,820+2.9%
Los Angeles, California$107,010+28.3%
Lubbock, Texas$53,540-35.8%
McAllen, Texas$55,280-33.7%
Miami, Florida$78,790-5.5%
Naples, Florida$72,010-13.6%
New York, New York$85,170+2.1%
Sarasota, Florida$72,500-13.1%
Orlando, Florida$62,470-25.1%
Oxnard, California$104,680+25.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$54,850-34.2%
Pensacola, Florida$64,210-23.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$70,620-15.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$57,740-30.8%
Portland, Oregon$90,620+8.7%
Richmond, Virginia$79,550-4.6%
Riverside, California$87,970+5.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$72,580-13.0%
Rochester, New York$73,290-12.1%
Sacramento, California$105,420+26.4%
San Antonio, Texas$58,250-30.1%
San Diego, California$104,440+25.2%
San Francisco, California$127,560+53.0%
San Jose, California$132,690+59.1%
Seattle, Washington$90,700+8.8%
Stockton, California$80,580-3.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$58,680-29.6%
Tampa, Florida$66,570-20.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$67,630-18.9%
Gross salary
83,390/yr
Estimated take-home
63,033/yr
Est. total withheld
24.4%

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 19-4092 SOC code
Official area Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 24340 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: mi_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
WyomingKentwood
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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Population (metro area)
1,154,320