How much do Mechanical Drafters make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $48,200 and the 90th percentile is $103,810. The difference is $55,610, which is 76.2% 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 $53,830 to the 75th at $79,460, covers $25,630.

The mean annual wage is $71,950, which sits below the median of $72,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is 1.9% higher than the national median of $71,550 for Mechanical Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,908, which is 7.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% higher than the Michigan median of $72,280.

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 $72,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Drafters at $76,908 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Drafters. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 6th of 21 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).).

• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $58,880 and employment of 140. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,187, against $76,908 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 52 miles away, with a median of $74,490 and employment of 360. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,962, against $76,908 here.
• Jackson, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $68,760 and employment of 30. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,919, against $76,908 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Drafters accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (60 of 121,790). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.92 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.