SOC 43-5111 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Grand Rapids, Michigan is $46,220 a year ($22.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,770: half of the 120 people in this job in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$46,220average per year

$22.22 / hourMedian $45,770Take-home ≈ $36,994

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Michigan metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Grand Rapids

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,980 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Grand Rapids earn between $36,910 and $51,410.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,220$3,852$22.22
Median$45,770$3,814$22.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,910$3,076$17.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,410$4,284$24.72

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Grand Rapids vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Grand Rapids earn about the same as the Michigan average ($46,030) and about the same as the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Grand Rapids$46,220$45,770$35,360$59,980120
Michigan$46,030$43,950$34,450$65,320700
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Grand Rapids

On the average salary of $46,220, a single filer in Grand Rapids takes home about $36,994 a year, or $3,083 a month and $1,423 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).

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Is Grand Rapids a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Grand Rapids area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $46,220 buys what about $48,375 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Rapids ($47,570). A typical home costs $359,923, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Michigan cities

Grand Rapids ranks 2nd of 2 Michigan metro areas for this job; Detroit pays the most ($48,310).

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Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Grand Rapids: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Grand Rapids?

$22.22 an hour on average, and $22.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Grand Rapids?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,360 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,910, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Grand Rapids?

About $36,994 a year ($3,083 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,220. Includes Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Grand Rapids than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (24340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.59, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.59).

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