The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreation workers 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 | $22,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $48,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,950 | -0.14% | 34.20% |
| 2021 | $28,990 | 1.97% | - |
| 2020 | $28,420 | 18.97% | - |
| 2019 | $23,030 | 6.73% | - |
| 2018 | $21,480 | 3.49% | - |
| 2017 | $20,730 | -0.29% | - |
| 2016 | $20,790 | 3.61% | - |
| 2015 | $20,040 | 3.39% | - |
| 2014 | $19,360 | -2.58% | - |
| 2013 | $19,860 | 4.08% | - |
| 2012 | $19,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,950 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 28.8 percent (28.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.