The annual salary statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary vocational education 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 | $40,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary vocational education 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 $83,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,120 | 23.11% | 54.54% |
| 2021 | $63,140 | -7.55% | - |
| 2020 | $67,910 | 38.57% | - |
| 2019 | $41,720 | -3.91% | - |
| 2018 | $43,350 | 9.92% | - |
| 2016 | $39,050 | 6.53% | - |
| 2015 | $36,500 | -3.15% | - |
| 2014 | $37,650 | -1.57% | - |
| 2013 | $38,240 | 2.38% | - |
| 2012 | $37,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,120 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary vocational education teachers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 50.6 percent (50.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Niles-Benton Harbor and 62.7 percent (62.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.