BLS metro-level wage data places Administrative Services Managers pay in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI at a median of $101,740 per year ($48.91/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $114,130, Kalamazoo-Portage pays 11% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 160 administrative services managerss are employed across the Kalamazoo-Portage MSA in SOC 11-3012.

The Kalamazoo-Portage pay distribution spans from $76,860 at the 10th percentile to $169,240 at the 90th — a 2.2× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $84,070 and the 75th at $133,950, so half of Kalamazoo-Portage-based administrative services managerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Kalamazoo-Portage, MI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide MI data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.