Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$93,052
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$34,148
26.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$98,798
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
$127,200
Kept after tax
$93,052
Worth in national money
$98,798
State rank
13
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $127,200, which ranks 13 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 2.32% above the national middle.
- Within Michigan this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 24 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $127,200 you keep $93,052 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $98,798 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $123,090.
- Michigan ranks 13 of 50 states publishing a median for electronics engineers, except computer, at $127,200 — about 2.32% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Michigan publishes a median for, electronics engineers, except computer sits 24 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Michigan is $93,052 after the full tax stack, from $127,200. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $98,798 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $123,090 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $89,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $127,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $166,410 |
| This salary | $127,200 |
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 | $93,052 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $98,207 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,264 |
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 | $119,718 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,219 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of electronics engineers, except computer in Michigan earn under $127,200 and half over. The published range runs $89,320 at the tenth percentile to $166,410 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $93,052, from $127,200, 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 24 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 $98,798, the adjusted value of that $127,200 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 24 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for electronics engineers, except computer in Michigan, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $89,320 to $166,410; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $93,052 from $127,200. 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 24 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $98,798 — the adjusted value of that $127,200 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 24 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $123,090, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $89,320 and the top tenth $166,410, so most people doing this work in Michigan sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $98,798.
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 $93,052.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $123,090. 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 ($89,320 to $166,410) 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 $98,798 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 $93,052 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.