Family Medicine Physicians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$150,442
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$63,628
29.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$159,732
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
$214,070
Kept after tax
$150,442
Worth in national money
$159,732
State rank
47
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Michigan pays family medicine physicians a middle wage of $214,070, 47 of 51 states and about 12.33% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Michigan this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, family medicine physicians ranks 3 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $214,070 you keep $150,442 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $159,732 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $219,610, since top earners drag the number up.
- Michigan's $214,070 median for family medicine physicians places it 47 of 51 states, about 12.33% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Michigan publishes a median for, family medicine physicians sits 3 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 $150,442 after the full tax stack, from $214,070. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $159,732 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $219,610 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Family Medicine Physicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $214,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $382,240 |
| This salary | $214,070 |
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 | $150,442 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $159,290 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,188 |
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 | $202,057 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,526 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $214,070 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $65,320 and the ninetieth is $382,240 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $150,442, from $214,070, 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 3 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 $159,732, the adjusted value of that $214,070 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 3 of 493 in the state.
- The Michigan median of $214,070 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $65,320 to $382,240. 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 $150,442 from $214,070. 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 3 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $159,732 — the adjusted value of that $214,070 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 3 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $65,320 and the top tenth $382,240 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $159,732 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $150,442 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($65,320) and the ninetieth ($382,240) 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 $159,732 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 $150,442 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.