SOC 29-2010 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $62,680 a year ($30.14 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,190: half of the 260 people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,488).

$62,680average per year

$30.14 / hourMedian $62,190Take-home ≈ $50,126

  • $35K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

260people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 11Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,050 or more. The middle half of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Kalamazoo earn between $42,910 and $76,020.

  • $35K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,680$5,223$30.13
Median$62,190$5,182$29.90
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,910$3,576$20.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,020$6,335$36.55

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

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $62,680, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $50,126 a year, or $4,177 a month and $1,928 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians? 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 $62,680 buys what about $66,090 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 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 7th of 11 Michigan metro areas for this job; Battle Creek pays the most ($70,270).

All Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($97,190).

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary in Kalamazoo: questions

How much do clinical laboratory technologists and technicians make an hour in Kalamazoo?

$30.14 an hour on average, and $29.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level clinical laboratory technologists and technicians salary in Kalamazoo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,210 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,910, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the clinical laboratory technologists and technicians take-home pay in Kalamazoo?

About $50,126 a year ($4,177 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,680.

Do clinical laboratory technologists and technicians earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,488).

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 29-2010; area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • 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 0.98, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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