Expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Lansing, MI

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Okemos, Mason, Dimondale, Diamondale, Dimandale.

Median salary$131,123
Middle 50%$120k–$188.1k
vs. all levels here+29%comparison median $101,795
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $113,443 and $226,455.
PercentileSalary
10th$113,443
25th$119,964
50th (median)$131,123
75th$188,094
90th$216,050

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $89,440 (11 filings) FY2021: median $90,667 (21 filings) FY2022: median $113,140 (14 filings) FY2023: median $120,000 (10 filings) FY2024: median $115,274 (16 filings) FY2025: median $134,771 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 21
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$89,440$85,987$98,50011
FY2021$90,667$86,050$105,00021
FY2022$113,140$96,125$131,41014
FY2023$120,000$104,658$121,36010
FY2024$115,274$102,877$123,91516
FY2025$134,771$113,443$186,07110
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Lansing's median expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $131,123 is worth about $138,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Lansing, MI area earned a median of $90,250 in May 2025 (390 employed). The H-1B median here is $131,123, 45% 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
Deloittetoo few2
Accident Fund Insurance Company of Americatoo few2
Dart Container of Michigantoo few2
Stafford Graytoo few2
Vajraasystoo 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 $85,700 14
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $131,123 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$75,899$85,70014
Expert · Level IV$113,443$131,12316

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.