Programmer Analyst salary in Grand Rapids, MI

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Walker, Kentwood, Byron Center.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$77,709
Middle 50%$72.2k–$96.3k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $92,207
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,661 and $106,662.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,661
25th$72,238
50th (median)$77,709
75th$96,283
90th$101,957

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $60,700 (11 filings) FY2021: median $61,982 (10 filings) FY2022: median $67,392 (17 filings) FY2023: median $70,658 (15 filings) FY2024: median $78,582 (13 filings) FY2025: median $76,500 (12 filings) FY2026: median $79,945 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 17
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$60,700$60,000$62,50011
FY2021$61,982$60,175$62,97110
FY2022$67,392$67,392$80,50017
FY2023$70,658$64,480$78,58215
FY2024$78,582$78,582$78,58213
FY2025$76,500$72,238$83,33912
FY2026$79,945$68,661$96,28312

Cost of living

Grand Rapids's median Programmer Analyst salary of $77,709 is worth about $81,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Grand Rapids, MI area earned a median of $80,060 in May 2025 (250 employed). The H-1B median here is $77,709, 3% 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
Htc Global Servicestoo few6
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few3
Makcatstoo few2
Nga Grouptoo few2
Verton Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $72,238 18
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$72,238$72,23818

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.