Engineers, All Other in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$89,062
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$31,938
26.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$94,561
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
$121,000
Kept after tax
$89,062
Worth in national money
$94,561
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Michigan is 18 of 51 states for engineers, all other, with a middle wage of $121,000. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Michigan reports, engineers, all other comes in at 29 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $121,000 the take-home is $89,062; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $94,561 would nationally. The average lands at $118,500, below the middle of the range.
- Michigan ranks 18 of 51 for engineers, all other at $121,000. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Engineers, all other ranks 29 of 493 occupations by median in Michigan, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for engineers, all other in Michigan, on $121,000, is $89,062 — equivalent to $94,561 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 $118,500 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $69,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $121,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $166,360 |
| This salary | $121,000 |
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 | $89,062 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $93,954 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,123 |
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 | $114,047 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,933 |
| 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 $121,000. The published range is $69,990 up to $166,360, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $89,062 take-home in Michigan comes from $121,000. 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 29 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $94,561, the adjusted value of that $121,000 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 29 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for engineers, all other in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $69,990 to $166,360. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $89,062, from $121,000, 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 29 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $94,561 — the adjusted value of that $121,000 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 29 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $69,990 at the bottom tenth to $166,360 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $94,561.
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 $89,062.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($69,990) and the ninetieth ($166,360) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $94,561 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 $89,062 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.