Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Lansing, MI

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Okemos, Mason, Dimondale, Diamondale, Dimandale.

Median salary$85,700
Middle 50%$81.2k–$89.6k
vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $101,795
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,899 and $121,881.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,905
25th$81,182
50th (median)$85,700
75th$89,605
90th$96,458

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $76,787 (10 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $76,430 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 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$76,787$62,213$89,25010
FY2021–––6
FY2022$80,000$69,826$87,00013
FY2023–––4
FY2024$76,430$68,478$82,08820
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Lansing's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $85,700 is worth about $90,200 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 $85,700, 5% lower.

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
Predicatoo few2
Tech Smart Solutionstoo 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.