Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,524
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$16,276
21.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,137
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
$74,800
Kept after tax
$58,524
Worth in national money
$62,137
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Michigan is 33 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $74,800. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Michigan reports figures for, this is number 149.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $74,800 you keep $58,524, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $62,137 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $73,230, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Michigan ranks 33 of 51 for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians at $74,800. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Michigan's occupational distribution, electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians sits at 149 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.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians on $74,800 is $58,524. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $62,137 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 $73,230 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,420 |
| This salary | $74,800 |
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 | $58,524 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,452 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,101 |
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 | $70,638 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,521 |
| 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 $74,800. The published range is $46,590 up to $100,420, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Michigan's $58,524, worked from $74,800. 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 149 of 493.
- Two cautions on $62,137, the adjusted value of that $74,800 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Michigan. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 149 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $46,590 to $100,420. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Michigan take-home of $58,524, on $74,800 for work ranking 149 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 149 of 493 in the state.
- This $62,137 adjusted figure, worked from $74,800, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 149 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 149 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,590 at the bottom tenth to $100,420 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 $62,137 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 $58,524.
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 ($46,590 to $100,420) 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 $62,137 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 $58,524 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.