Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,388
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$8,862
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,759
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
$47,250
Kept after tax
$38,388
Worth in national money
$40,759
State rank
42
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Michigan pays this job a middle wage of $47,250, 42 of 48 states and about 6.79% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Michigan reports figures for, this is number 331.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,250 the take-home is $38,388; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $40,759 would nationally. The average comes to $49,520, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Michigan's $47,250 median for computer numerically controlled tool operators places it 42 of 48 states, about 6.79% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Michigan's occupational distribution, computer numerically controlled tool operators sits at 331 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Michigan, on $47,250, is $38,388 — equivalent to $40,759 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 $49,520 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,190 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,800 |
| This salary | $47,250 |
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 | $38,388 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,145 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$554 |
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 | $45,063 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$670 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,250 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,190 and the ninetieth is $62,800 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $38,388, from $47,250, 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 331 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 $40,759, the adjusted value of that $47,250 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 331 of 493 in the state.
- The Michigan median of $47,250 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,190 to $62,800. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,388 from $47,250. 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 331 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $40,759 — the adjusted value of that $47,250 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 331 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $49,520 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $36,190 at the tenth percentile, $62,800 at the ninetieth.
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 $40,759 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 $38,388.
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 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Michigan is $49,520. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,190 to $62,800) 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 $40,759 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 $38,388 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.