Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,980
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$8,420
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,264
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
$45,400
Kept after tax
$36,980
Worth in national money
$39,264
State rank
39
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $45,400, ranking 39 of 45 states — about 13.69% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 361 among 493 occupations Michigan publishes pay for.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $45,400 you keep $36,980, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $39,264 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $46,670, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Michigan ranks 39 of 45 for audiovisual equipment installers and repairers, with a median of $45,400 — about 13.69% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 361 of 493 in Michigan places audiovisual equipment installers and repairers 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.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for audiovisual equipment installers and repairers on $45,400 is $36,980. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $39,264 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 $46,670 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,800 |
| This salary | $45,400 |
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 | $36,980 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,659 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$519 |
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 | $43,311 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$628 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,400 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $33,880 and the ninetieth is $61,800 — 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 $36,980, worked from $45,400. 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 361 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,264, the adjusted value of that $45,400 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 361 of 493 in the state.
- The Michigan median of $45,400 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $33,880 to $61,800. 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 $36,980, on $45,400 for work ranking 361 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 361 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $39,264 — the adjusted value of that $45,400 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 361 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $33,880 at the bottom tenth to $61,800 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $39,264.
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 $36,980 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 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,880 to $61,800) 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 $39,264 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 $36,980 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.