SOC 19-1021 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Biochemists and Biophysicists Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for biochemists and biophysicists in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $75,710 a year ($36.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,630: half of the people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 43% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($132,380).

$75,710average per year

$36.40 / hourMedian $63,630Take-home ≈ $59,121

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  • $50K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

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-43%vs U.S. metro average
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95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Biochemists and Biophysicists pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,010 or more. The middle half of biochemists and biophysicists in Kalamazoo earn between $50,080 and $79,070.

  • $50K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$75,710$6,309$36.40
Median$63,630$5,302$30.59
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,080$4,173$24.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$79,070$6,589$38.01

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

Biochemists and Biophysicists salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $75,710, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $59,121 a year, or $4,927 a month and $2,274 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 biochemists and biophysicists? 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 $75,710 buys what about $79,829 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Kalamazoo ($48,510). A typical home costs $279,752, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 4th of 4 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($114,540).

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Highest-paying cities for biochemists and biophysicists

Jacksonville, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($170,200).

Biochemists and Biophysicists salary by city

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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Kalamazoo: questions

How much do biochemists and biophysicists make an hour in Kalamazoo?

$36.40 an hour on average, and $30.59 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level biochemists and biophysicists salary in Kalamazoo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the biochemists and biophysicists take-home pay in Kalamazoo?

About $59,121 a year ($4,927 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,710.

Do biochemists and biophysicists earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is 43% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($132,380).

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 19-1021; area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 28.8%.
  • 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).

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