Opticians, Dispensing Salary — Grand Rapids, Michigan

The average Opticians, Dispensing in Grand Rapids, Michigan earns $44,680 a year.

$44,680 / year, mean
↓ 14.6% below national average 80th percentile in Michigan

Grand Rapids pays well above most of Michigan for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's noticeably below the national average for opticians, dispensing, 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)
370
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.4%
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.

Santa Rosa $70,420 Syracuse $70,310 Vallejo $69,690 New York $67,940 Trenton $66,760 Atlantic City $66,420 San Jose $66,100 Kiryas Joel $65,600 Albany $65,260 San Francisco $65,260 Watertown $65,160 Buffalo $64,330 Sacramento $63,200 Utica $63,180 Naples $63,100 Napa $63,080 Bend $62,970 Kingston $62,960 Rochester $62,370 San Diego $62,200 Glens Falls $62,010 Stockton $61,670 Binghamton $60,690 Santa Maria $60,530 Wenatchee $60,520 Modesto $60,400 Chico $60,110 Olympia $59,960 Palm Bay $59,870 Harrisonburg $59,730 Los Angeles $59,720 Riverside $58,870 Santa Cruz $58,650 Oxnard $58,630 Port St. Lucie $58,510 Winchester $58,500 Fresno $58,460 San Luis Obispo $58,180 Sebastian $58,020 Visalia $57,690 Fort Myers $57,650 Miami $57,580 Sarasota $57,410 Gainesville $57,330 Salinas $57,190 Ocala $57,160 Crestview $57,100 Punta Gorda $56,670 Charlottesville $56,510 Jacksonville $56,370 Orlando $56,300 Seattle $56,000 Tallahassee $55,990 Tampa $55,930 Portland $55,760 Wildwood $55,550 Bakersfield $55,360 Deltona $55,100 Lakeland $54,190 Richmond $53,960 Bremerton $53,850 Virginia Beach $53,690 Philadelphia $53,620 Salem $53,370 Mount Vernon $53,110 Panama City $52,920 Roanoke $52,900 Albany $52,380 Bellingham $52,260 Lynchburg $51,950 Pensacola $51,560 Eugene $51,540 Spokane $51,040 Kennewick $50,820 Yakima $50,700 Allentown $50,680 Lexington $50,550 Baltimore $50,300 Redding $50,150 Medford $49,310 Lancaster $48,180 Ann Arbor $47,540 Elizabethtown $47,310 Chicago $47,180 Harrisburg $46,910 York $46,670 Austin $46,290 Pittsburgh $45,720 Salisbury $45,660 Dallas $45,600 State College $44,820 Scranton $44,760 Traverse City $44,700 Grand Rapids $44,680 Springfield $44,680 Paducah $44,650 Detroit $44,380 Louisville $44,370 Rockford $44,370 Hagerstown $44,340 Champaign $43,970 Reading $43,610 Lansing $43,490 Amarillo $43,320 Kalamazoo $43,310 Fort Wayne $43,280 Lebanon $43,250 Wheeling $42,950 Peoria $42,930 Huntington $42,490 Indianapolis $42,330 Midland $42,270 Bloomington $42,100 Erie $41,880 Odessa $41,880 Charleston $41,820 Bowling Green $41,680 Elkhart $41,530 Houston $41,530 South Bend $41,440 San Antonio $41,220 Texarkana $41,180 Flint $41,130 Niles $41,120 Bloomington $41,010 Killeen $40,810 College Station $40,600 Lafayette $40,360 Johnstown $40,310 Muskegon $40,060 Kokomo $40,040 Parkersburg $39,760 Muncie $39,680 Michigan City $39,600 Saginaw $39,550 Terre Haute $39,470 Evansville $39,390 Abilene $39,330 Morgantown $39,310 Longview $39,250 El Paso $38,770 Lubbock $38,700 Corpus Christi $38,690 Wichita Falls $38,250 Beaumont $38,150 Brownsville $37,900 Tyler $37,030 Laredo $36,980 San Angelo $36,890 McAllen $36,260 Waco $35,160 Victoria $34,270
CityMean salaryvs. Grand Rapids
Abilene, Texas$39,330-12.0%
Albany, Oregon$52,380+17.2%
Albany, New York$65,260+46.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$50,680+13.4%
Amarillo, Texas$43,320-3.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$47,540+6.4%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$66,420+48.7%
Austin, Texas$46,290+3.6%
Bakersfield, California$55,360+23.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$50,300+12.6%
Beaumont, Texas$38,150-14.6%
Bellingham, Washington$52,260+17.0%
Bend, Oregon$62,970+40.9%
Binghamton, New York$60,690+35.8%
Bloomington, Illinois$42,100-5.8%
Bloomington, Indiana$41,010-8.2%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$41,680-6.7%
Bremerton, Washington$53,850+20.5%
Brownsville, Texas$37,900-15.2%
Buffalo, New York$64,330+44.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$57,650+29.0%
Champaign, Illinois$43,970-1.6%
Charleston, West Virginia$41,820-6.4%
Charlottesville, Virginia$56,510+26.5%
Chicago, Illinois$47,180+5.6%
Chico, California$60,110+34.5%
College Station, Texas$40,600-9.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$38,690-13.4%
Crestview, Florida$57,100+27.8%
Dallas, Texas$45,600+2.1%
Deltona, Florida$55,100+23.3%
Detroit, Michigan$44,380-0.7%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$47,310+5.9%
Elkhart, Indiana$41,530-7.1%
El Paso, Texas$38,770-13.2%
Erie, Pennsylvania$41,880-6.3%
Eugene, Oregon$51,540+15.4%
Evansville, Indiana$39,390-11.8%
Flint, Michigan$41,130-7.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$43,280-3.1%
Fresno, California$58,460+30.8%
Gainesville, Florida$57,330+28.3%
Glens Falls, New York$62,010+38.8%
Hagerstown, Maryland$44,340-0.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$46,910+5.0%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$59,730+33.7%
Houston, Texas$41,530-7.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$42,490-4.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$42,330-5.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$56,370+26.2%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$40,310-9.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$43,310-3.1%
Kennewick, Washington$50,820+13.7%
Killeen, Texas$40,810-8.7%
Kingston, New York$62,960+40.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$65,600+46.8%
Kokomo, Indiana$40,040-10.4%
Lafayette, Indiana$40,360-9.7%
Lakeland, Florida$54,190+21.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$48,180+7.8%
Lansing, Michigan$43,490-2.7%
Laredo, Texas$36,980-17.2%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$43,250-3.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$50,550+13.1%
Longview, Texas$39,250-12.2%
Los Angeles, California$59,720+33.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$44,370-0.7%
Lubbock, Texas$38,700-13.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$51,950+16.3%
McAllen, Texas$36,260-18.8%
Medford, Oregon$49,310+10.4%
Miami, Florida$57,580+28.9%
Michigan City, Indiana$39,600-11.4%
Midland, Texas$42,270-5.4%
Modesto, California$60,400+35.2%
Morgantown, West Virginia$39,310-12.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$53,110+18.9%
Muncie, Indiana$39,680-11.2%
Muskegon, Michigan$40,060-10.3%
Napa, California$63,080+41.2%
Naples, Florida$63,100+41.2%
New York, New York$67,940+52.1%
Niles, Michigan$41,120-8.0%
Sarasota, Florida$57,410+28.5%
Ocala, Florida$57,160+27.9%
Odessa, Texas$41,880-6.3%
Olympia, Washington$59,960+34.2%
Orlando, Florida$56,300+26.0%
Oxnard, California$58,630+31.2%
Paducah, Kentucky$44,650-0.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$59,870+34.0%
Panama City, Florida$52,920+18.4%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$39,760-11.0%
Pensacola, Florida$51,560+15.4%
Peoria, Illinois$42,930-3.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$53,620+20.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$45,720+2.3%
Portland, Oregon$55,760+24.8%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$58,510+31.0%
Punta Gorda, Florida$56,670+26.8%
Reading, Pennsylvania$43,610-2.4%
Redding, California$50,150+12.2%
Richmond, Virginia$53,960+20.8%
Riverside, California$58,870+31.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$52,900+18.4%
Rochester, New York$62,370+39.6%
Rockford, Illinois$44,370-0.7%
Sacramento, California$63,200+41.5%
Saginaw, Michigan$39,550-11.5%
Salem, Oregon$53,370+19.4%
Salinas, California$57,190+28.0%
Salisbury, Maryland$45,660+2.2%
San Angelo, Texas$36,890-17.4%
San Antonio, Texas$41,220-7.7%
San Diego, California$62,200+39.2%
San Francisco, California$65,260+46.1%
San Jose, California$66,100+47.9%
San Luis Obispo, California$58,180+30.2%
Santa Cruz, California$58,650+31.3%
Santa Maria, California$60,530+35.5%
Santa Rosa, California$70,420+57.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$44,760+0.2%
Seattle, Washington$56,000+25.3%
Sebastian, Florida$58,020+29.9%
South Bend, Indiana$41,440-7.3%
Spokane, Washington$51,040+14.2%
Springfield, Illinois$44,680+0.0%
State College, Pennsylvania$44,820+0.3%
Stockton, California$61,670+38.0%
Syracuse, New York$70,310+57.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$55,990+25.3%
Tampa, Florida$55,930+25.2%
Terre Haute, Indiana$39,470-11.7%
Texarkana, Texas$41,180-7.8%
Traverse City, Michigan$44,700+0.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$66,760+49.4%
Tyler, Texas$37,030-17.1%
Utica, New York$63,180+41.4%
Vallejo, California$69,690+56.0%
Victoria, Texas$34,270-23.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$53,690+20.2%
Visalia, California$57,690+29.1%
Waco, Texas$35,160-21.3%
Watertown, New York$65,160+45.8%
Wenatchee, Washington$60,520+35.5%
Wheeling, West Virginia$42,950-3.9%
Wichita Falls, Texas$38,250-14.4%
Wildwood, Florida$55,550+24.3%
Winchester, Virginia$58,500+30.9%
Yakima, Washington$50,700+13.5%
York, Pennsylvania$46,670+4.5%
Gross salary
44,680/yr
Estimated take-home
35,845/yr
Est. total withheld
19.8%

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 29-2081 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