High paying management jobs in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI run 5.2% below the national average (2024), so a Kalamazoo-Portage, MI salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI · Employed

1Chief Executives$285,300
Bachelor's degree
$103,010 – $464,630150
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,030
Bachelor's degree
$118,680 – $219,200290
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,390
Bachelor's degree
$87,800 – $210,430310
4Marketing Managers$131,500
Bachelor's degree
$77,800 – $205,230150
5Human Resources Managers$131,350
Bachelor's degree
$84,290 – $220,600150
6Financial Managers$130,760
Bachelor's degree
$79,400 – $223,400560
7Managers, All Other$130,590
Bachelor's degree
$75,950 – $207,670240
8Sales Managers$128,360
Bachelor's degree
$64,370 – $216,620480
9Industrial Production Managers$127,770
Bachelor's degree
$78,630 – $179,610490
10Purchasing Managers$125,220
Bachelor's degree
$87,410 – $177,89080
11Fundraising Managers$122,340
Bachelor's degree
$77,160 – $194,50040
12Natural Sciences Managers$114,480
Bachelor's degree
$88,400 – $231,02080
13Public Relations Managers$110,060
Bachelor's degree
$64,560 – $195,13040
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,770
Master's degree
$78,730 – $144,030200
15Construction Managers$103,810
Bachelor's degree
$69,340 – $164,830290
16Medical and Health Services Managers$102,260
Bachelor's degree
$64,260 – $176,030600
17Administrative Services Managers$101,740
Bachelor's degree
$76,860 – $169,240160
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,760 – $160,260230
19General and Operations Managers$100,160
Bachelor's degree
$49,210 – $210,7002,330
20Facilities Managers$90,780
Bachelor's degree
$58,780 – $163,000120
21Social and Community Service Managers$90,220
Bachelor's degree
$54,140 – $118,120220
22Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$70,420
Bachelor's degree
$43,060 – $112,03050
23Education Administrators, All Other$64,340
Bachelor's degree
$43,390 – $124,82040
24Food Service Managers$62,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,820 – $97,000200
25Lodging Managers$59,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,920 – $129,33040
26Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$59,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,440 – $99,300220
27Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,680
Bachelor's degree
$38,780 – $78,62050

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianKalamazoo-Portage, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$285,300	$103,010 – $464,630	150
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,030	$118,680 – $219,200	290
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,390	$87,800 – $210,430	310
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,500	$77,800 – $205,230	150
5	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,350	$84,290 – $220,600	150
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,760	$79,400 – $223,400	560
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$130,590	$75,950 – $207,670	240
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,360	$64,370 – $216,620	480
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,770	$78,630 – $179,610	490
10	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,220	$87,410 – $177,890	80
11	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,340	$77,160 – $194,500	40
12	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,480	$88,400 – $231,020	80
13	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,060	$64,560 – $195,130	40
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$104,770	$78,730 – $144,030	200
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,810	$69,340 – $164,830	290
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,260	$64,260 – $176,030	600
17	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,740	$76,860 – $169,240	160
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,340	$63,760 – $160,260	230
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,160	$49,210 – $210,700	2,330
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$90,780	$58,780 – $163,000	120
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$90,220	$54,140 – $118,120	220
22	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$70,420	$43,060 – $112,030	50
23	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$64,340	$43,390 – $124,820	40
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,860	$40,820 – $97,000	200
25	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,850	$34,920 – $129,330	40
26	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,590	$35,440 – $99,300	220
27	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$49,680	$38,780 – $78,620	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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