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Kalamazoo County · Michigan · United States

What trades pay in Kalamazoo County

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Kalamazoo County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$1,201 Median weekly pay across these 30 trades. $2,132 — $384.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 41 businesses · 440 employees$2,132$110,852 a year+5.1%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 79 businesses · 470 employees$2,080$108,169 a year+17.4%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 7 businesses · 119 employees$1,766$91,839 a year-7.6%down
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 12 businesses · 212 employees$1,657$86,176 a year+6.7%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 47 businesses · 547 employees$1,604$83,398 a year+12.0%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 108 businesses · 3,136 employees$1,568$81,532 a year+4.4%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 4 businesses · 54 employees$1,529$79,531 a year+1.3%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 14 businesses · 1,011 employees$1,500$78,008 a year-4.0%down
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 26 businesses · 463 employees$1,466$76,214 a year+0.1%flat
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 68 businesses · 563 employees$1,373$71,414 a year+10.8%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 20 businesses · 297 employees$1,325$68,889 a year-0.2%flat
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 33 businesses · 179 employees$1,265$65,758 a year+2.3%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 60 businesses · 482 employees$1,258$65,431 a year+5.5%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 100 businesses · 898 employees$1,229$63,924 a year+3.3%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 12 businesses · 108 employees$1,201$62,469 a year-2.2%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 121 businesses · 579 employees$1,124$58,430 a year-25.0%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 54 businesses · 232 employees$1,026$53,351 a year+3.2%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 30 businesses · 202 employees$985$51,237 a year-1.5%down
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 41 businesses · 1,130 employees$920$47,854 a year-1.4%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 12 businesses · 850 employees$918$47,749 a year+2.3%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 8 businesses · 42 employees$879$45,695 a year+5.4%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 92 businesses · 654 employees$817$42,487 a year+3.0%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 5 businesses · 46 employees$741$38,534 a year
Retail bakeriesNAICS 311811 · 8 businesses · 92 employees$665$34,567 a year+5.4%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 39 businesses · 243 employees$621$32,283 a year-3.1%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 46 businesses · 596 employees$579$30,087 a year+5.5%up
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 44 businesses · 1,293 employees$495$25,733 a year+2.1%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 51 businesses · 602 employees$490$25,500 a year-3.0%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 201 businesses · 3,640 employees$441$22,955 a year+3.8%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 186 businesses · 3,844 employees$384$19,982 a year+3.5%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses22,074
Employees437,853
Annual payroll$25 M
Net movement of people−987People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Kalamazoo County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Michigan

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Kalamazoo County?
Across the 30 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,201 a week. The highest pays $2,132 and the lowest $384.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Kalamazoo County report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.