Accountant salary in Lansing, MI

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes East Lansing, Holt, Haslett, Okemos.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$74,000
Middle 50%$65.3k–$90.5k
vs. national median−22%comparison median $94,973
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,199 and $125,925.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,029
25th$65,294
50th (median)$74,000
75th$90,497
90th$92,860

Cost of living

Lansing's median Accountant salary of $74,000 is worth about $77,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lansing = 95.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Lansing, MI area earned a median of $79,210 in May 2025 (2,270 employed). The H-1B median here is $74,000, 7% 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
Family & Lifestyle Medicinetoo few2
Maner, Costerisan, & Ellis, P.C.too few2

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.