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Carpenters salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The median carpenters in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI earns $61,060 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,054 a month.

10th percentile
$40,100
25th percentile
$48,250
Median percentile
$61,060
75th percentile
$65,070
90th percentile
$78,530

Based on 410 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,647 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,060
Federal income tax−$5,147
Social Security + Medicare−$4,671
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,595
Monthly take-home$4,054
Every two weeks$1,871

Does it go far here?

$64,382Median pay in Kalamazoo, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.8 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,093 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kalamazoo, MI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$130,760
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,260
General and Operations Managers$100,160
Project Management Specialists$97,590
Industrial Engineers$97,250
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$90,730
Registered Nurses$88,200
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,190

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