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Average Community And Social Service Specialists, All Other Salary in Battle Creek, MI

Community And Social Service Specialists, All Other in Battle Creek, MI earn a median annual salary of $46,950, which is -14.5% compared to the national median. There are 30 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Battle Creek, MI (metro area).

$46,950
Battle Creek, MI median annual wage
$23/hour median
-14.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $54,940
30
Local employment
0.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.80
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$32,330
25th
$43,330
Median
$46,950
75th
$62,170
90th
$95,040

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Battle Creek, MI, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$51,855
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 95.0%
Rents: 61.0%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
State College, PA$87,960Compare170
Grand Forks, ND-MN$84,610Compare50
Columbus, OH$79,160Compare250
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$77,720Compare260
Ithaca, NY$76,010Compare140
Bismarck, ND$75,630Compare50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Battle Creek, MI

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Marketing Managers$168,0101.04
Sales Managers$147,0500.65
Computer And Information Systems Managers$138,8300.57
Financial Managers$136,4600.84
Purchasing Managers$135,3602.04
Pharmacists$134,6300.95
Architectural And Engineering Managers$132,1201.99
Physician Assistants$131,7001.24

Battle Creek, MI has salary data for 232 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Marketing Managers.

Historical series

Trend for Community And Social Service Specialists, All Other in Battle Creek, MI

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Community And Social Service Specialists, All Other are projected to change by +4.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 13,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.