SOC 15-1211 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Computer Systems Analysts Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for computer systems analysts in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $96,440 a year ($46.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $93,740: half of the 280 people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($114,610).

$96,440average per year

$46.37 / hourMedian $93,740Take-home ≈ $72,823

  • $65K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $94KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

280people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#9 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Systems Analysts pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $132,090 or more. The middle half of computer systems analysts in Kalamazoo earn between $79,880 and $103,940.

  • $65K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $94KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$96,440$8,037$46.37
Median$93,740$7,812$45.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$79,880$6,657$38.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$103,940$8,662$49.97

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Computer Systems Analysts pay in Kalamazoo vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Computer systems analysts in Kalamazoo earn 10% less than the Michigan average ($107,150) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($114,610). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $105,850.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kalamazoo$96,440$93,740$64,600$132,090280
Michigan$107,150$103,410$66,360$155,67014,070
United States$114,610$105,850$67,340$167,710519,530

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer Systems Analysts salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $96,440, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $72,823 a year, or $6,069 a month and $2,801 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Kalamazoo a good place for computer systems analysts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kalamazoo area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.8), so the average $96,440 buys what about $101,687 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Kalamazoo ($48,510). A typical home costs $279,752, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Systems Analysts salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 9th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Jackson pays the most ($111,830).

All Computer Systems Analysts salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for computer systems analysts

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($157,170).

Computer Systems Analysts salary by city

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Computer Systems Analysts salary in Kalamazoo: questions

How much do computer systems analysts make an hour in Kalamazoo?

$46.37 an hour on average, and $45.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer systems analysts salary in Kalamazoo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $79,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer systems analysts take-home pay in Kalamazoo?

About $72,823 a year ($6,069 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $96,440.

Do computer systems analysts earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($114,610).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1211; area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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