How much do Biochemists and Biophysicists make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

Percentile spread

For Biochemists and Biophysicists, the published 10th percentile is $50,080 and the 90th percentile is $109,010. The difference is $58,930, which is 92.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,080 to the 75th at $79,070, covers $28,990.

The mean annual wage is $75,710, which sits above the median of $63,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is 50.1% lower than the national median of $127,410 for Biochemists and Biophysicists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,092, which is 47.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 41.8% lower than the Michigan median of $109,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 94.840, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biochemists and Biophysicists at $67,092 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biochemists and Biophysicists. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 5th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $67,870 and employment of 90. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,449, against $67,092 here.
• Ann Arbor, MI is 86 miles away, with a median of $109,070 and employment of 90. That median is 71.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,119, against $67,092 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 123 miles away, with a median of $85,780 and employment of 170. That median is 34.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,803, against $67,092 here.