SOC 19-4042 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $61,540 a year ($29.59 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,480: half of the 40 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. average for this job ($60,800).

$61,540average per year

$29.59 / hourMedian $62,480Take-home ≈ $49,258

  • $46K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $79K90th

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

40people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,020 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Kalamazoo earn between $60,880 and $62,480.

  • $46K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $79K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,540$5,128$29.59
Median$62,480$5,207$30.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,880$5,073$29.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,480$5,207$30.04

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Kalamazoo vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Kalamazoo earn 9% more than the Michigan average ($56,260) and about the same as the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +13% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kalamazoo$61,540$62,480$45,880$79,02040
Michigan$56,260$51,290$41,600$74,570600
United States$60,800$55,090$38,170$94,16034,670

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $61,540, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $49,258 a year, or $4,105 a month and $1,895 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 environmental science and protection technicians, including health? 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 $61,540 buys what about $64,888 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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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 1st of 5 Michigan metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Redding, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($95,860).

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in Kalamazoo: questions

How much do environmental science and protection technicians, including health make an hour in Kalamazoo?

$29.59 an hour on average, and $30.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental science and protection technicians, including health salary in Kalamazoo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental science and protection technicians, including health take-home pay in Kalamazoo?

About $49,258 a year ($4,105 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,540.

Do environmental science and protection technicians, including health earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

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 19-4042; area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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 1.36, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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