How much do Sewing Machine Operators make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

Percentile spread

For Sewing Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $29,630 and the 90th percentile is $44,630. The difference is $15,000, which is 42.9% 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 $30,160 to the 75th at $39,680, covers $9,520.

The mean annual wage is $36,320, which sits above the median of $34,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $36,670 for Sewing Machine Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,862, which is 0.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.7% lower than the Michigan median of $37,490.

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 $34,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sewing Machine Operators at $36,862 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sewing Machine Operators. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 19th of 23 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 $32,470 and employment of 200. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,967, against $36,862 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $40,130 and employment of 470. That median is 14.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,428, against $36,862 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 52 miles away, with a median of $38,480 and employment of 480. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,274, against $36,862 here.