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Salaries & Cost of Living in Kent County, MI

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 11 occupations in Kent County, MI.

Jobs listed
11
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
Median of medians
$36,130
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,365
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Kent County, MI

Kent County, MI is part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI labor market, and this page summarizes 11 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $36,130 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $101,720, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $28,240.

A one-bedroom apartment in Kent County, MI has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,365 a month and a two-bedroom $1,630. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $23,707 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $38,461 a year, and every one of the 11 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Kent County, MI or against other counties.

All jobs in Kent County, MI, highest paying first

Showing 1–11 of 11.

Occupations in Kent County, MI ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$101,720$76,034$4,361
2Registered Nurses$83,920$64,269$3,380
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,270$46,718$1,918
4Office Clerks, General$45,320$36,864$1,096
5Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,120$32,145$703
6Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,130$29,870$514
7Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,890$29,687$498
8Stockers and Order Fillers$35,840$29,649$495
9Retail Salespersons$34,800$28,858$429
10Cashiers$29,880$25,114$117
11Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,240$23,866$13