Software Engineer salary in Kalamazoo, MI

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Portage, Galesburg, Richland.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$114,691
Middle 50%$88.9k–$129.4k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $139,194
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,058 and $163,376.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,687
25th$88,899
50th (median)$114,691
75th$129,418
90th$147,042

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $90,000 (44 filings) FY2021: median $97,406 (37 filings) FY2022: median $87,698 (30 filings) FY2023: median $87,500 (34 filings) FY2024: median $93,704 (24 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $124,592 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 44 filings FY20 FY2021: 37 filings FY21 FY2022: 30 filings FY22 FY2023: 34 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 44
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$90,000$68,203$97,45044
FY2021$97,406$87,797$117,00037
FY2022$87,698$77,012$101,50030
FY2023$87,500$77,355$109,11734
FY2024$93,704$80,766$114,73824
FY2025$100,000$86,778$118,56017
FY2026$124,592$109,609$134,28718

Cost of living

Kalamazoo's median Software Engineer salary of $114,691 is worth about $120,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Kalamazoo, MI area earned a median of $118,100 in May 2025 (430 employed). The H-1B median here is $114,691, 3% 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
Stryker$124,19710
Akkodistoo few2
Bosch Automotive Service Solutionstoo few2
Collaborate Solutionstoo 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 $110,587 13
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 6

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$94,286$110,58713

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.