Calibration Technologists and Technicians Salary — Kalamazoo, Michigan

The average Calibration Technologists and Technicians in Kalamazoo, Michigan earns $69,170 a year.

$69,170 / year, mean
↓ 6.2% below national average 67th percentile in Michigan

Kalamazoo sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Michigan — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for calibration technologists and technicians — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.6%
Cost of living 95 #106 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1688 #77 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $279,752 #117 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $70,525 #105 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Kalamazoo ranks #106 for cost of living and #117 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $99,070 Seattle $98,160 San Francisco $96,630 Beaumont $95,490 Oxnard $88,260 San Diego $83,460 Richmond $83,270 Houston $80,100 Detroit $78,390 Dallas $76,750 Albany $76,560 Corpus Christi $76,280 New York $75,090 Los Angeles $74,970 Odessa $73,250 Baltimore $72,770 Sacramento $72,590 Virginia Beach $72,590 Portland $70,160 Kalamazoo $69,170 San Antonio $68,600 Miami $68,410 Riverside $68,080 Syracuse $67,100 Austin $67,090 Philadelphia $66,970 Grand Rapids $65,870 Tampa $65,820 Pittsburgh $64,830 Chicago $64,350 Rochester $62,860 Indianapolis $62,370 Jacksonville $62,080 El Paso $60,630 Orlando $59,320 Louisville $58,860 Buffalo $58,460 Fort Wayne $57,330 Midland $51,950
CityMean salaryvs. Kalamazoo
Albany, New York$76,560+10.7%
Austin, Texas$67,090-3.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$72,770+5.2%
Beaumont, Texas$95,490+38.1%
Buffalo, New York$58,460-15.5%
Chicago, Illinois$64,350-7.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$76,280+10.3%
Dallas, Texas$76,750+11.0%
Detroit, Michigan$78,390+13.3%
El Paso, Texas$60,630-12.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$57,330-17.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,870-4.8%
Houston, Texas$80,100+15.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$62,370-9.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$62,080-10.3%
Los Angeles, California$74,970+8.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$58,860-14.9%
Miami, Florida$68,410-1.1%
Midland, Texas$51,950-24.9%
New York, New York$75,090+8.6%
Odessa, Texas$73,250+5.9%
Orlando, Florida$59,320-14.2%
Oxnard, California$88,260+27.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$66,970-3.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$64,830-6.3%
Portland, Oregon$70,160+1.4%
Richmond, Virginia$83,270+20.4%
Riverside, California$68,080-1.6%
Rochester, New York$62,860-9.1%
Sacramento, California$72,590+4.9%
San Antonio, Texas$68,600-0.8%
San Diego, California$83,460+20.7%
San Francisco, California$96,630+39.7%
San Jose, California$99,070+43.2%
Seattle, Washington$98,160+41.9%
Syracuse, New York$67,100-3.0%
Tampa, Florida$65,820-4.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$72,590+4.9%
Gross salary
69,170/yr
Estimated take-home
54,798/yr
Est. total withheld
20.8%

Single filer, federal + Michigan state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3028 SOC code
Official area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 28020 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: mi_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Portage
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Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Michigan

Population (metro area)
261,437