Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,590
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$16,310
21.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,208
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
$74,900
Kept after tax
$58,590
Worth in national money
$62,208
State rank
34
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Michigan. The middle earner gets $74,900. That is 34 of 50 states, and about 6.22% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Michigan reports figures for, this is number 148.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $74,900 the take-home is $58,590; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $62,208 would nationally. The average comes to $76,090, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For aircraft mechanics and service technicians, Michigan sits in the lower band at $74,900, ranking 34 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 6.22%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Michigan's occupational distribution, aircraft mechanics and service technicians sits at 148 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.
- Post-tax income for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Michigan, on $74,900, is $58,590 — equivalent to $62,208 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $76,090 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $118,100 |
| This salary | $74,900 |
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 | $58,590 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,522 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,103 |
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 | $70,732 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,524 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Michigan earn less than $74,900. The published range is $48,180 up to $118,100, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $58,590, from $74,900, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 148 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $62,208 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 148.
- Reported values are medians; for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,180 to $118,100. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $58,590 from $74,900. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 148 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $62,208, worked from $74,900, 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 148 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $48,180 at the bottom tenth to $118,100 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $62,208.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Michigan adds its own income tax on top — which is why $58,590 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($48,180) and the ninetieth ($118,100) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $62,208 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 $58,590 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.