Architectural and Engineering Managers in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$118,519
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$48,411
29.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$125,838
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
$166,930
Kept after tax
$118,519
Worth in national money
$125,838
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Michigan is 22 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $166,930. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Michigan this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 6 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $166,930 you keep $118,519, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $125,838 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $167,660, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Michigan ranks 22 of 51 for architectural and engineering managers at $166,930. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Michigan publishes a median for, architectural and engineering managers sits 6 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for architectural and engineering managers on $166,930 is $118,519. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $125,838 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $167,660 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Architectural and Engineering Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $117,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $166,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $218,050 |
| This salary | $166,930 |
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 | $118,519 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $125,363 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,170 |
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 | $156,917 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,506 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $166,930 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $117,490 and the ninetieth is $218,050 — 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 $118,519, worked from $166,930. 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 6 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $125,838, the adjusted value of that $166,930 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 6 of 493 in the state.
- The Michigan median of $166,930 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $117,490 to $218,050. 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 $118,519, on $166,930 for work ranking 6 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 6 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $125,838 — the adjusted value of that $166,930 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 6 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $117,490 and the top tenth $218,050, so most people doing this work in Michigan sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $125,838 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Michigan then takes its own share, leaving $118,519.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($117,490 to $218,050) 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 $125,838 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 $118,519 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.