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Budget Analysts Salary in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Budget Analysts in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $60,570. BLS estimates approximately 40 people work in this occupation in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 33.9% below the national median ($91,640).

Median salary
$60,570
Average salary
$77,990
Median hourly
$29.12
Employment
40

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$52,750$25.36
25th percentile$52,750$25.36
Median (50th)$60,570$29.12
75th percentile$84,200$40.48
90th percentile$135,420$65.11

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 7.6% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 14% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.328
Location quotient
1.08

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 94.84, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $63,865 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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