The annual salary statistics of legislators in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in Kalamazoo-Portage is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $101,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $44,650 | 38.10% | 57.40% |
| 2018 | $27,640 | 1.19% | - |
| 2017 | $27,310 | 28.45% | - |
| 2016 | $19,540 | 2.00% | - |
| 2015 | $19,150 | 2.87% | - |
| 2014 | $18,600 | -2.58% | - |
| 2013 | $19,080 | 0.31% | - |
| 2012 | $19,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,650, Kalamazoo-Portage is the second highest paying city for legislators in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Muskegon-Norton Shores (median annual salary of $45,040). Compared with Muskegon-Norton Shores, the median annual salary of legislators in Kalamazoo-Portage is .9 percent (.9%) lower.