BLS figures put the median pay for cost estimators in Kalamazoo, MI, at $77,780 a year. It runs 4% above the national median of $75,000 for this occupation — pay here is notably stronger than the U.S. average. The middle 50% land between $54,710 and $100,060 — a 45,350 range that reflects differences in seniority, employer type, and specialization. The average (mean) of $82,270 comes in higher than the median, which usually means a share of high earners is pulling the average up. The catch: Kalamazoo is roughly in line with the national cost of living (cost index 100 against a 100 baseline), so that headline number buys less than it would elsewhere. On an hourly basis that is about $37.39, useful for comparing contract or part-time offers.

For context, the national median for cost estimators across all U.S. metros in our data is $75,000.