Accountant salary in Grand Rapids, MI

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Greenville, Grand Haven.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$66,500
Middle 50%$52.2k–$89.1k
vs. national median−30%comparison median $94,973
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,628 and $106,903.
PercentileSalary
10th$52,166
25th$52,166
50th (median)$66,500
75th$89,050
90th$97,850

Cost of living

Grand Rapids's median Accountant salary of $66,500 is worth about $69,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Grand Rapids = 95.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Grand Rapids, MI area earned a median of $76,270 in May 2025 (5,670 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,500, 13% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few3
Dicastal North Americatoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.