Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Kalamazoo, MI

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Portage.

Median salary$66,581
Middle 50%$65.5k–$66.6k
vs. all levels here−0%comparison median $66,800
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,083 and $67,496.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,083
25th$65,452
50th (median)$66,581
75th$66,581
90th$66,734

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2022: median $66,144 (10 filings) FY2024: median $66,653 (10 filings) FY2025: median $66,581 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 10
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–––9
FY2021–––7
FY2022$66,144$66,144$66,14410
FY2023–––3
FY2024$66,653$60,938$80,31910
FY2025$66,581$66,581$66,58110
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Kalamazoo's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $66,581 is worth about $70,200 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 $66,581, 19% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few9
Infosystoo 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.