SOC 25-3099 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Teachers and Instructors, All Other Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for other teachers and instructors in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $54,210 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,840: half of the 50 people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% less than the U.S. average for this job ($73,880).

$54,210average per year

Median $50,840Take-home ≈ $43,680

  • $47K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $64K90th

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

50people in this job
-27%vs U.S. average
#8 of 8Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,210 or more. The middle half of other teachers and instructors in Kalamazoo earn between $48,920 and $55,140.

  • $47K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $64K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,210$4,518—
Median$50,840$4,237—
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,920$4,077—
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,140$4,595—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay in Kalamazoo vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Other teachers and instructors in Kalamazoo earn 10% less than the Michigan average ($60,200) and 27% less than the U.S. average ($73,880). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $66,140.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kalamazoo$54,210$50,840$46,700$64,21050
Michigan$60,200$54,680$32,110$95,1401,770
United States$73,880$66,140$37,010$118,020113,790

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

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $54,210, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $43,680 a year, or $3,640 a month and $1,680 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 other teachers and instructors? 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 $54,210 buys what about $57,159 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 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 8th of 8 Michigan metro areas for this job; Saginaw pays the most ($65,220).

All Teachers and Instructors, All Other salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for other teachers and instructors

Kiryas Joel, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($125,450).

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary by city

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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in Kalamazoo: questions

What is the entry-level other teachers and instructors salary in Kalamazoo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other teachers and instructors take-home pay in Kalamazoo?

About $43,680 a year ($3,640 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,210.

Do other teachers and instructors earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is 27% less than the U.S. average for this job ($73,880).

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 25-3099; area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 0.61, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.61).

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