The annual salary statistics of chemists in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists 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 | $36,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $138,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $97,130 | -1.42% | 37.30% |
| 2021 | $98,510 | 14.72% | - |
| 2020 | $84,010 | -4.75% | - |
| 2019 | $88,000 | -0.82% | - |
| 2018 | $88,720 | 10.54% | - |
| 2017 | $79,370 | -5.49% | - |
| 2016 | $83,730 | 8.41% | - |
| 2015 | $76,690 | 5.89% | - |
| 2014 | $72,170 | 15.08% | - |
| 2013 | $61,290 | 0.64% | - |
| 2012 | $60,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,130 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Kalamazoo-Portage is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Bay City and 49.9 percent (49.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lansing-East Lansing.