SOC 25-3021 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for self-enrichment teachers in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $53,020 a year ($25.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,190: half of the 310 people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$53,020average per year

$25.49 / hourMedian $46,190Take-home ≈ $42,775

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

310people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#2 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Self-Enrichment Teachers pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,470 or more. The middle half of self-enrichment teachers in Kalamazoo earn between $36,370 and $63,910.

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,020$4,418$25.49
Median$46,190$3,849$22.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,370$3,031$17.49
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,910$5,326$30.73

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Self-Enrichment Teachers pay in Kalamazoo vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Self-enrichment teachers in Kalamazoo earn 13% more than the Michigan average ($46,800) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $46,800.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kalamazoo$53,020$46,190$29,350$81,470310
Michigan$46,800$40,350$28,000$74,4007,190
United States$54,740$46,800$30,050$92,840332,110

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $53,020, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $42,775 a year, or $3,565 a month and $1,645 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Kalamazoo a good place for self-enrichment teachers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kalamazoo area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.8), so the average $53,020 buys what about $55,905 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Kalamazoo ($48,510). A typical home costs $279,752, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 2nd of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Traverse City pays the most ($59,840).

All Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for self-enrichment teachers

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,220).

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary by city

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in Kalamazoo: questions

How much do self-enrichment teachers make an hour in Kalamazoo?

$25.49 an hour on average, and $22.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level self-enrichment teachers salary in Kalamazoo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,370, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the self-enrichment teachers take-home pay in Kalamazoo?

About $42,775 a year ($3,565 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,020.

Do self-enrichment teachers earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-3021; area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.20, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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