Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,143
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$9,727
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,683
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
$50,870
Kept after tax
$41,143
Worth in national money
$43,683
State rank
30
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Michigan pays this job around $50,870 at the midpoint, 30 of 47 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against other work in Michigan, this sits in the middle: 293 of 493 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $50,870 the take-home is $41,143; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $43,683 would nationally. The average comes to $53,670, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For farm equipment mechanics and service technicians the Michigan median is $50,870, ranking 30 of 47 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.
- Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians ranks 293 of 493 occupations in Michigan by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in Michigan, on $50,870, is $41,143 — equivalent to $43,683 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 $53,670 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,990 |
| This salary | $50,870 |
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 | $41,143 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,054 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$622 |
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 | $48,491 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$753 |
| 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 $50,870. The published range is $38,170 up to $73,990, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $41,143 take-home in Michigan comes from $50,870. 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 293 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,683, the adjusted value of that $50,870 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 293 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,170 to $73,990. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $41,143, from $50,870, 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 293 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 30 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $43,683 — the adjusted value of that $50,870 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 293 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $53,670 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,170 at the bottom tenth to $73,990 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $43,683.
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 $41,143.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $53,670. 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 ($38,170 to $73,990) 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 $43,683 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 $41,143 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.