Electrical Engineer salary in Kalamazoo, MI

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Portage, Galesburg, Richland.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$102,253
Middle 50%$92k–$126k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $123,560
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,992 and $141,355.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,013
25th$91,955
50th (median)$102,253
75th$126,000
90th$134,276

Cost of living

Kalamazoo's median Electrical Engineer salary of $102,253 is worth about $107,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Kalamazoo, MI area earned a median of $97,680 in May 2025 (170 employed). The H-1B median here is $102,253, 5% higher.

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
Strykertoo few7
Cumminstoo few3

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 – 0
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.