Environmental Engineers in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$78,539
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$26,541
25.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,389
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
$105,080
Kept after tax
$78,539
Worth in national money
$83,389
State rank
21
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Michigan pays environmental engineers around $105,080 at the midpoint, 21 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Within Michigan this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, environmental engineers ranks 50 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $105,080 you keep $78,539, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $83,389 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $107,600, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For environmental engineers the Michigan median is $105,080, ranking 21 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Ranked against every occupation Michigan publishes a median for, environmental engineers sits 50 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.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for environmental engineers on $105,080 is $78,539. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $83,389 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 $107,600 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Environmental Engineers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $73,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $105,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $142,570 |
| This salary | $105,080 |
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 | $78,539 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $82,754 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,771 |
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 | $99,088 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,446 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $105,080 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $73,090 and the ninetieth is $142,570 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $78,539, from $105,080, 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 50 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 $83,389, the adjusted value of that $105,080 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 50 of 493 in the state.
- The Michigan median of $105,080 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $73,090 to $142,570. 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 $78,539 from $105,080. 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 50 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $83,389 — the adjusted value of that $105,080 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 50 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $73,090 at the bottom tenth to $142,570 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $83,389 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Michigan's own levy, $78,539 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($73,090 to $142,570) 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 $83,389 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 $78,539 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.