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How much do Producers and Directors make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Producers and Directors in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $61,030. The 10th percentile is $34,430 and the 90th percentile is $121,460. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$61,030

10th percentile
$34,430
25th percentile
$46,350
Median
$61,030
75th percentile
$75,170
90th percentile
$121,460
Mean
$71,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Producers and Directors, the published 10th percentile is $34,430 and the 90th percentile is $121,460. The difference is $87,030, which is 142.6% 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 $46,350 to the 75th at $75,170, covers $28,820.

The mean annual wage is $71,340, which sits above the median of $61,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is 32.5% lower than the national median of $90,360 for Producers and Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,350, which is 28.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% lower than the Michigan median of $65,720.

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 $61,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Producers and Directors at $64,350 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Producers and Directors. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 12th of 16 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).).

  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 44 miles away, with a median of $47,600 and employment of 90. That median is 22% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,261, against $64,350 here.
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 52 miles away, with a median of $62,160 and employment of 190. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,058, against $64,350 here.
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $72,350 and employment of 190. That median is 18.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,165, against $64,350 here.

Employment share

Producers and Directors accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (60 of 121,790). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (143,120 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.54 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI · Producers and Directors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Producers and Directors make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Producers and Directors in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $61,030. The 10th percentile is $34,430 and the 90th percentile is $121,460. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Producers and Directors?

The local median is 32.5% lower than the national median of $90,360.

What is Producers and Directors 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 $61,030 is $64,350. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kalamazoo-Portage, MI compare with nearby metros for Producers and Directors?

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $47,600. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 12th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.