Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,221
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$5,669
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,964
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
$33,890
Kept after tax
$28,221
Worth in national money
$29,964
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $33,890, ranking 40 of 51 states — about 5.41% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Michigan, this one sits low: 472 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $33,890 you keep $28,221, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $29,964 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $34,550, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Michigan ranks 40 of 51 for cleaners of vehicles and equipment, with a median of $33,890 — about 5.41% 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.
- Cleaners of vehicles and equipment occupies position 472 of 493 in Michigan's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for cleaners of vehicles and equipment on $33,890 is $28,221. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $29,964 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 $34,550 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $25,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $33,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,140 |
| This salary | $33,890 |
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 | $28,221 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,411 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$302 |
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 | $32,410 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$365 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $33,890 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $25,960 and the ninetieth is $45,140 — 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 $28,221, worked from $33,890. 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 472 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $29,964 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 472.
- The Michigan median of $33,890 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $25,960 to $45,140. 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 $28,221, on $33,890 for work ranking 472 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 472 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $29,964, worked from $33,890, 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 472 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $25,960 at the tenth percentile, $45,140 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 $29,964 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 $28,221.
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 ($25,960 to $45,140) 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 $29,964 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 $28,221 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.