Salary guide, May 2025

Shift Supervisor pay in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI was $66,910 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $57,170 and $82,900.

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is $7,540 below the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI: median $66,910; published 25th to 75th percentile $57,170 to $82,900.

Annual wage percentiles, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$48,240	$57,170	$66,910	$82,900	$104,270

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI: median $32.17; published 25th to 75th percentile $27.49 to $39.86.

Hourly wage percentiles, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.19	$27.49	$32.17	$39.86	$50.13

BLS estimated 960 workers employed in this occupation in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI. Location quotient: 1.81.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Shift Supervisor median is $66,910. The all-occupations median in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $48,510. Ratio: 1.38 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.81 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Shift Supervisor in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$57,360	$65,700	$80,220
May 2025	$57,170	$66,910	$82,900

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Shift Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Battle Creek, MI	$67,690	$61,420 to $78,340
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$67,340	$57,460 to $80,120

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