Chemical Engineers Salary — Kalamazoo, Michigan

The average Chemical Engineers in Kalamazoo, Michigan earns $99,170 a year.

$99,170 / year, mean
↓ 22.9% below national average 60th 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 noticeably below the national average for chemical engineers, worth factoring into any relocation math. 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)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.6%
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.

Houston $155,750 Austin $149,140 Dallas $147,410 Trenton $144,720 Los Angeles $142,640 Beaumont $139,830 Pittsburgh $139,050 Kennewick $137,890 Portland $135,950 Corpus Christi $132,960 Seattle $129,180 Philadelphia $128,970 Evansville $128,250 Baltimore $127,240 Rochester $126,720 Albany $126,610 New York $126,240 Grand Rapids $121,350 Chicago $121,240 Richmond $119,540 Buffalo $119,480 Riverside $116,630 Tampa $115,780 Columbus $115,550 Indianapolis $115,420 Louisville $113,130 Miami $109,440 Detroit $109,400 Peoria $108,770 Reading $107,820 Kalamazoo $99,170 Ann Arbor $91,550 Lansing $72,680
CityMean salaryvs. Kalamazoo
Albany, New York$126,610+27.7%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$91,550-7.7%
Austin, Texas$149,140+50.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$127,240+28.3%
Beaumont, Texas$139,830+41.0%
Buffalo, New York$119,480+20.5%
Chicago, Illinois$121,240+22.3%
Columbus, Indiana$115,550+16.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$132,960+34.1%
Dallas, Texas$147,410+48.6%
Detroit, Michigan$109,400+10.3%
Evansville, Indiana$128,250+29.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$121,350+22.4%
Houston, Texas$155,750+57.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$115,420+16.4%
Kennewick, Washington$137,890+39.0%
Lansing, Michigan$72,680-26.7%
Los Angeles, California$142,640+43.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$113,130+14.1%
Miami, Florida$109,440+10.4%
New York, New York$126,240+27.3%
Peoria, Illinois$108,770+9.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$128,970+30.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$139,050+40.2%
Portland, Oregon$135,950+37.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$107,820+8.7%
Richmond, Virginia$119,540+20.5%
Riverside, California$116,630+17.6%
Rochester, New York$126,720+27.8%
Seattle, Washington$129,180+30.3%
Tampa, Florida$115,780+16.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$144,720+45.9%
Gross salary
99,170/yr
Estimated take-home
74,628/yr
Est. total withheld
24.7%

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 17-2041 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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Population (metro area)
261,437