Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,015
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$11,885
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,980
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$59,900
Kept after tax
$48,015
Worth in national money
$50,980
State rank
23
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Michigan pays this job around $59,900 at the midpoint, 23 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Michigan reports figures for, this is number 236.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $59,900 you keep $48,015 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $50,980 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $59,230.
- For adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors the Michigan median is $59,900, ranking 23 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Michigan's occupational distribution, adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors sits at 236 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Michigan is $48,015 after the full tax stack, from $59,900. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $50,980 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $59,230 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,420 |
| This salary | $59,900 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Michigan | $48,015 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,310 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$793 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $57,044 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$959 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $59,900 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,600 and the ninetieth is $78,420 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Michigan's $48,015, worked from $59,900. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 236 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $50,980 uses one figure for the whole of Michigan. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 236.
- The Michigan median of $59,900 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,600 to $78,420. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Michigan take-home of $48,015, on $59,900 for work ranking 236 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 236 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $50,980, worked from $59,900, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Michigan address, on work sitting at 236 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $39,600 at the tenth percentile, $78,420 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Michigan is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $50,980 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Michigan's own levy, $48,015 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,600 to $78,420) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Michigan rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $50,980 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $48,015 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.