Audio and Video Technicians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,797
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$11,503
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,687
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
$58,300
Kept after tax
$46,797
Worth in national money
$49,687
State rank
14
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Michigan pays audio and video technicians a middle wage of $58,300, ranking 14 of 49 states and sitting about 0.34% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Audio and video technicians ranks 254 among 493 occupations Michigan publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $58,300 you keep $46,797 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $49,687 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $57,330.
- Michigan's median for audio and video technicians is $58,300, about 0.34% above the national figure and 14 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Position 254 of 493 in Michigan places audio and video technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Michigan is $46,797 after the full tax stack, from $58,300. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $49,687 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $57,330 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Audio and Video Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,610 |
| This salary | $58,300 |
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 | $46,797 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,024 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$762 |
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 | $55,528 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$922 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,300 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,640 and the ninetieth is $77,610 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $46,797, from $58,300, 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 254 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $49,687, the adjusted value of that $58,300 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 254 of 493 in the state.
- The Michigan median of $58,300 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,640 to $77,610. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $46,797 from $58,300. 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 254 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $49,687 — the adjusted value of that $58,300 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 254 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,640 at the tenth percentile, $77,610 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 $49,687 in national terms.
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 $46,797 of this wage survives to your account.
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 49 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 ($37,640 to $77,610) 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 $49,687 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 $46,797 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.