Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Kalamazoo, MI

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Portage.

Median salary$66,800
Middle 50%$66.6k–$84.6k
vs. national median−42%comparison median $114,795
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,714 and $145,818.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,083
25th$66,581
50th (median)$66,800
75th$84,573
90th$103,206

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $66,914 (17 filings) FY2021: median $96,975 (16 filings) FY2022: median $66,144 (15 filings) FY2023: median $80,045 (12 filings) FY2024: median $74,006 (22 filings) FY2025: median $67,600 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$66,914$62,500$89,50217
FY2021$96,975$76,950$110,70016
FY2022$66,144$66,144$81,60015
FY2023$80,045$69,200$166,25012
FY2024$74,006$67,344$88,03122
FY2025$67,600$66,581$84,57321
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Kalamazoo's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $66,800 is worth about $70,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Kalamazoo = 94.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Kalamazoo, MI area earned a median of $81,940 in May 2025 (110 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,800, 18% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Services$66,58115
Infosystoo few3
Strykertoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $66,581 14
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$66,581$66,58114

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.