The annual salary statistics of postsecondary biological science teachers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary biological science teachers in Kalamazoo-Portage is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $41,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary biological science teachers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary biological science teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,230 | 3.43% | 2.60% |
| 2021 | $79,410 | -12.69% | - |
| 2020 | $89,490 | -4.65% | - |
| 2019 | $93,650 | 4.56% | - |
| 2018 | $89,380 | 9.39% | - |
| 2017 | $80,990 | 1.11% | - |
| 2016 | $80,090 | 4.62% | - |
| 2015 | $76,390 | 28.59% | - |
| 2014 | $54,550 | -3.57% | - |
| 2013 | $56,500 | -41.75% | - |
| 2012 | $80,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,230 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary biological science teachers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary biological science teachers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Lansing-East Lansing and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.