SOC 43-4061 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $70,660. The 10th percentile is $52,980 and the 90th percentile is $86,030. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$70,660

10th percentile
$52,980
25th percentile
$63,340
Median
$70,660
75th percentile
$77,460
90th percentile
$86,030
Mean
$69,900

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, the published 10th percentile is $52,980 and the 90th percentile is $86,030. The difference is $33,050, which is 46.8% 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 $63,340 to the 75th at $77,460, covers $14,120.

The mean annual wage is $69,900, which sits below the median of $70,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is 30.3% higher than the national median of $54,210 for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,504, which is 37.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% higher than the Michigan median of $66,830.

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 $70,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs at $74,504 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 1st of 31 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).).

  • Battle Creek, MI is 27 miles away, with a median of $70,660 and employment of 60. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,042, against $74,504 here.
  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 44 miles away, with a median of $42,720 and employment of 110. That median is 39.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,006, against $74,504 here.
  • Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $41,900 and employment of 40. That median is 40.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,388, against $74,504 here.

Employment share

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (150 of 121,790). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $70,660. The 10th percentile is $52,980 and the 90th percentile is $86,030. Employment is 150.

How does that compare with the national median for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs?

The local median is 30.3% higher than the national median of $54,210.

What is Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs pay in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 94.840, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $70,660 is $74,504. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kalamazoo-Portage, MI compare with nearby metros for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs?

Battle Creek, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $70,660. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 1st of 31 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.