How much do Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $50,290 and the 90th percentile is $96,700. The difference is $46,410, which is 78.7% 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 $56,930 to the 75th at $77,770, covers $20,840.

The mean annual wage is $68,090, which sits above the median of $58,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is 28.3% lower than the national median of $82,220 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,178, which is 24.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.5% lower than the Michigan median of $76,080.

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 $58,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health at $62,178 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 18th of 20 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 $91,560 and employment of 40. That median is 55.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,125, against $62,178 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 44 miles away, with a median of $58,570 and employment of 90. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,075, against $62,178 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 52 miles away, with a median of $79,060 and employment of 280. That median is 34.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,745, against $62,178 here.