SOC 53-3031 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Driver/Sales Workers Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for driver/sales workers in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $42,240 a year ($20.31 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,210: half of the 570 people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,038).

$42,240average per year

$20.31 / hourMedian $44,210Take-home ≈ $34,571

  • $26K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

570people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Driver/Sales Workers pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,400 or more. The middle half of driver/sales workers in Kalamazoo earn between $35,610 and $46,870.

  • $26K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,240$3,520$20.31
Median$44,210$3,684$21.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,610$2,968$17.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,870$3,906$22.53

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

Driver/Sales Workers salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $42,240, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $34,571 a year, or $2,881 a month and $1,330 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 driver/sales workers? 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 $42,240 buys what about $44,538 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Kalamazoo ($48,510). A typical home costs $279,752, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 5th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Bay City pays the most ($47,350).

All Driver/Sales Workers salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for driver/sales workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($55,520).

Driver/Sales Workers salary by city

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in Kalamazoo: questions

How much do driver/sales workers make an hour in Kalamazoo?

$20.31 an hour on average, and $21.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level driver/sales workers salary in Kalamazoo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the driver/sales workers take-home pay in Kalamazoo?

About $34,571 a year ($2,881 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,240.

Do driver/sales workers earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,038).

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 53-3031; area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 1.77, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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