SOC 47-4051 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Highway Maintenance Workers Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for highway maintenance workers in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $50,450 a year ($24.26 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,480: half of the 130 people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,738).

$50,450average per year

$24.26 / hourMedian $46,480Take-home ≈ $40,819

  • $42K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Highway Maintenance Workers pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,740 or more. The middle half of highway maintenance workers in Kalamazoo earn between $45,890 and $56,510.

  • $42K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,450$4,204$24.25
Median$46,480$3,873$22.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,890$3,824$22.06
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,510$4,709$27.17

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

Highway Maintenance Workers salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $50,450, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $40,819 a year, or $3,402 a month and $1,570 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 highway maintenance 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 $50,450 buys what about $53,195 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Kalamazoo ($48,510). A typical home costs $279,752, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highway Maintenance Workers salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 11th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($61,170).

All Highway Maintenance Workers salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for highway maintenance workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($84,480).

Highway Maintenance Workers salary by city

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Highway Maintenance Workers salary in Kalamazoo: questions

How much do highway maintenance workers make an hour in Kalamazoo?

$24.26 an hour on average, and $22.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level highway maintenance workers salary in Kalamazoo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,610 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,890, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the highway maintenance workers take-home pay in Kalamazoo?

About $40,819 a year ($3,402 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,450.

Do highway maintenance workers earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,738).

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 47-4051; area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 1.08, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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