Biological Technicians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,295
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$9,775
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,845
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
$51,070
Kept after tax
$41,295
Worth in national money
$43,845
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Michigan pays biological technicians around $51,070 at the midpoint, 32 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against other work in Michigan, this sits in the middle: 291 of 493 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $51,070 the take-home is $41,295; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $43,845 would nationally. The average comes to $52,300, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For biological technicians the Michigan median is $51,070, ranking 32 of 51 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.
- Biological technicians ranks 291 of 493 occupations in Michigan by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for biological technicians in Michigan, on $51,070, is $41,295 — equivalent to $43,845 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 $52,300 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Biological Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,870 |
| This salary | $51,070 |
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 | $41,295 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,215 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$626 |
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 | $48,681 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$757 |
| 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 $51,070. The published range is $38,900 up to $67,870, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $41,295 take-home in Michigan comes from $51,070. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 291 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,845, the adjusted value of that $51,070 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 291 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for biological technicians in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,900 to $67,870. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $41,295, from $51,070, assumes a single Michigan filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 291 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 32 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $43,845 — the adjusted value of that $51,070 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 291 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,900 at the bottom tenth to $67,870 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Michigan sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $43,845 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $41,295.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,900 to $67,870) 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 $43,845 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 $41,295 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.