Mid-level Software Engineer salary in Kalamazoo, MI

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

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

Median salary$110,587
Middle 50%$87k–$118.6k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $114,691
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,778 and $142,513.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,778
25th$87,000
50th (median)$110,587
75th$118,560
90th$133,315

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $68,203 (22 filings) FY2021: median $70,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $77,355 (17 filings) FY2023: median $78,000 (18 filings) FY2024: median $80,766 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 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$68,203$68,203$90,00022
FY2021$70,000$69,368$93,70311
FY2022$77,355$66,800$90,39717
FY2023$78,000$77,355$88,75018
FY2024$80,766$80,766$89,96012
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Kalamazoo's median mid-level Software Engineer salary of $110,587 is worth about $116,600 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 $110,587, 6% 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
Akkodistoo 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.