Senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Grand Rapids, MI

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ada, Walker, Wyoming, Byron Center, Caledonia.

Median salary$101,670
Middle 50%$98.8k–$126.3k
vs. all levels here+11%comparison median $91,608
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,847 and $141,760.
PercentileSalary
10th$94,464
25th$98,821
50th (median)$101,670
75th$126,329
90th$138,455

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $69,680 (20 filings) FY2021: median $69,809 (20 filings) FY2023: median $80,101 (15 filings) FY2024: median $77,875 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$69,680$69,680$80,00020
FY2021$69,809$69,618$77,32720
FY2022–––8
FY2023$80,101$80,101$99,49115
FY2024$77,875$77,875$85,59814
FY2025–––5
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Grand Rapids's median senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $101,670 is worth about $106,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Grand Rapids, MI area earned a median of $100,220 in May 2025 (720 employed). The H-1B median here is $101,670, 1% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Capgemini Americatoo few4
Cognizanttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $74,128 26
Senior · Level III $101,670 13
Expert · Level IV $138,495 16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$69,742$74,12826
Senior · Level III$98,821$101,67013
Expert · Level IV$120,120$138,49516

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.